In a blow for President Emmanuel Macron, Sylvie Goulard’s nomination was thrown out after grueling interviews about her finances.
Tag: European Parliament
The Best and Brightest? Not Always for E.U. Leadership Jobs
Parliamentary hearings of proposed European commissioners reveal legal, ethical and competence problems for many.
‘Protecting Our European Way of Life’? Outrage Follows New E.U. Role
Ursula von der Leyen is under pressure to ditch the title “vice president for protecting our European way of life” for the person in charge of migration policy.
Can an Outspoken Spaniard Give Europe One Voice in the World?
Josep Borrell Fontelles has been selected to become the European Union’s next foreign policy chief. Among his credentials is a taste for bluntness.
First Woman Chosen for Top E.U. Job Wins Confirmation
The former German defense minister, Ursula von der Leyen, will face an array of global challenges and the bloc’s own internal divisions.
Greens Are the New Hope for Europe’s Center. For the Far Right, They’re Enemy No. 1.
As climate change emerges as the latest front in Europe’s culture wars, can Green parties show that environmental policy is compatible with social justice?
Who Got the E.U.’s Top Jobs
A German supporter of a “United States of Europe,” a French power broker, a Belgian coalition-builder and a Spanish socialist will try to lead the European Union through complex times.
E.U. Names Germany’s Defense Minister President of European Commission
European Union leaders nominated Ursula von der Leyen, Germany’s defense minister, for arguably the most powerful position in Brussels: president of the European Commission.
Who Will Get E.U.’s Top Jobs? Bloc Must Decide How to Fill Them First
In typical European Union style, the bloc’s leaders even disagreed on the process they would follow to reach a decision.
E.U. Leaders Fail to Strengthen Climate Target
A proposal to reduce the 28-country bloc’s net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 failed when eastern countries that are heavily dependent on coal raised objections.