Manfred Weber

EPP Summit in Sibiu/Weber: Ruling parties in Romania play no part in their parties at European level

The EPP candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission, Manfred Weber, said on Thursday that the representatives of ruling parties in Romania are playing no part in their European-level parties. Here, in Romania, people can count on a strong party that is involved at European level.

EPP Sibiu Summit/Joseph Daul: We won't allow socialist, ALDE gov't actions spoil Romania's future

European democracy cannot exist without the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary, freedom and solidarity, on Thursday said in central Sibiu the Chairman of the European People's Party (EPP), Joseph Daul. We are in Sibiu also because we want to offer our support to President Iohannis, to Ludovic Orban [the National Liberal Party leader, ed.n.] and the EPP member party [PNL, ed.

Weber slams ‘irresponsible’ measures

Manfred Weber, the European Peoples Party's (EPP) lead candidate for the upcoming European elections, has criticized the financial measures announced Tuesday by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras as "irresponsible."

"When Tsipras makes irresponsible economic decisions, the people in the rest of Europe should not pay for the consequences," Weber said in a tweet.

Jean-Claude Juncker Presents the Program at the EU Summit in Sibiu

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will present in Brussels the program of the extraordinary summit of European leaders. It will be held on the Day of Europe - May 9 in the Romanian city of Sibiu.

It is expected that Romania will adopt a declaration with the ten most important commitments for the development of the European Union over the next five years.

President Iohannis to attend PNL Executive Bureau meeting on Wednesday, EPP Summit on Thursday, in Sibiu

President Klaus Iohannis will attend on Wednesday in central Sibiu, the meeting of the Executive Bureau of the National Liberal Party (PNL), and on Thursday the Summit of the European People's Party (EPP), according to the agenda released on Tuesday.

New Democracy VP Georgiadis: SYRIZA communists sold out Greece

The war of words between SYRIZA and New Democracy Vice-President Adonis Georgiadis is heating up with the MP branding the ruling party as communist who have brought disaster to the country.

"The paramount aim is to topple the communists who sold out the country," Georgiadis said in an interview with Star Channel web TV.

Weber launches EU campaign, backs UK staying

The leading conservative candidate in next month's European Parliament elections told the Associated Press that he would like to see Britain stay in the European Union and warned populist parties in Europe that they would have no place in the EUs largest political bloc unless they shared its vision of an "integrated and more ambitious Europe."

Mitsotakis, Weber visit Nemea

European People's Party candidate Manfred Weber (l) and the leader of Greece's conservative New Democracy party Kyriakos Mitsotakis visit an ancient temple at Nemea about 117 kilometers (73 miles) west of Athens on Tuesday. Weber is in Greece for the official launch of his campaign for the May 23-26 European Parliament elections. [Derek Gatopoulos/AP]

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