Martin Schulz
Ex EU parliament head Schulz to stand against Germany's Merkel
Germany's Social Democrats unexpectedly named former European Parliament chief Martin Schulz as their candidate for the chancellorship on Jan. 24, raising the stakes in a September election that promises to be Chancellor Angela Merkel's toughest yet.
Vucic, Schulz meet in Davos
DAVOS - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic met with former European Parliament President Martin Schulz in Davos on Thursday.
Vucic is attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, which is also an opportunity for a series of meetings with world leaders and heads of the most significant economic institutions.
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Italian conservative Tajani elected new EU parliament president
Antonio Tajani of Italy was elected president of the European Parliament on Jan. 17, consolidating a conservative grip on key European Union institutions as the mainstream right and left struggle to unite against eurosceptics.
EP Deputies Fail to Elect New President After Second Ballot
European deputies did not manage to elect a new President of the European Parliament at the second round of voting as well.
During the second round of voting on the replacement of Martin Schulz in Strasbourg, the candidates of the left-wing and the right-wing ranked first again.
EP Presidential election under way (watch live video)
The European Parliament is electing its new President, as the current head of the body, Martin Schulz stepped down to compete for the leadership of the socialist party in Germany. The two major contenders in the EP elections are Antonio Tajani of the EPP, who was an MEP for 14 years before becoming European Commissioner in 2008.
Divided European Parliament to elect new president
The European Parliament faces a stormy election for a new president on Jan. 17 after a long-standing coalition of pro-EU parties collapsed just as the crisis-hit bloc confronts a wave of eurosceptic populism.
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EP's President Schulz Opposes Liberalisation of Visa Regime With Turkey
According to the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, the process of liberalisation of the visa regime between Turkey and the EU will not begin until Ankara carries out reforms in its anti-terrorist legislation.
Greek PM: Respect to national sovereignty (video)
It is time to rise above any obstacles concerning the Greek matter without any “blackmail”, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras told reporters upon his arrival at the EU Summit meeting in Brussels, Thursday. Mr.
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EP President Sculz backs Greek proposals on surplus
The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz offered his support to the Greek government concerning the recent announcements by PM Tsipras to provide part of the surplus to alleviate low income social groups in Greece, and expressed his disagreement with the subsequent decision by the EuroGroup to suspend the implementation of the agreed medium-term measures for the Greek debt relief
Greek PM to push for political solution of second review at EU Summit
While talks with Greece’s creditors on the second review of the bailout program have reached a critical phase, with the IMF embroiled in disagreements with both the its European partners and Greece, PM Alexis Tsipras is scheduled to depart for Brussels on Wednesday to take part in Thursday’s EU Summit.