Eddy Wax
Italian Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will not run in EU election
BRUSSELS — Italy's European Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni told POLITICO he will not run in the Europe...
8 months ago
Fires and a toppled statue: Farmers clash with police by EU Parliament
BRUSSELS — Police fired water at protesting farmers who clogged the streets of Brussels with tractor...
8 months ago
EU’s biggest losers hold Ursula von der Leyen’s fate in their hands
PARIS — The fate of Ursula von der Leyen hangs in the balance — and the EU election’s biggest losers are the unlikely kingmakers. Every vote will count when the European Commission president attempts to convince just over half of the European Parliament’s...
2 months ago
French European Commissioner Thierry Breton resigns, attacks von der Leyen for ‘questionable governance’
BRUSSELS — France's European Commissioner Thierry Breton resigned Monday and accused his boss Ursula von der Leyen of undermining him, calling time on his stint in Brussels and throwing the EU's power transition into disarray.French President Emmanuel Mac...
1 month ago
Von der Leyen refuses to reveal Commission team to the European Parliament
STRASBOURG — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen did not attach names to the portfolios in her next team during a meeting with senior members of the European Parliament on Tuesday morning, according to two EU officials.At a closed-door meet...
4 weeks ago
European Parliament to decide between starting commissioner hearings in October or November
BRUSSELS — Senior MEPs will decide next week whether to start grilling the 26 nominees to become European commissioners on Oct. 14 or Nov. 4, according to two documents seen by POLITICO that circulated internally in the Parliament on Friday.The dates of t...
2 weeks ago
Von der Leyen sets new rules for Commission cabinet hires
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen set new hiring rules for incoming commissioners as they form their top teams.The rules aim to ensure diversity in nationality, gender and seniority in the cabinets of all 27 commissioners — one...
20 hours ago