Von der Leyen
Schinas attends hearing at European Parliament, defends title
European Commissioner designate for Protecting our European Way of Life Margaritis Schinas attends his hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels, Thursday. Schinas defended the title assigned to him by Ursula von der Leyen, the incoming president of the EU's executive, underlining that "populists should feel threatened by our values." [Yves Herman/Reuters]
Hungary Proposes New EU Commissioner After Trocsanyi Rejection
Hungary on Monday nominated Oliver Varhelyi, its ambassador to the EU, as its new candidate for a European Commissioner's post, after European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen accepted a decision by the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs to block Budapest's previous proposal, Laszlo Trocsanyi.
On the Balkans, Europe has Revealed its Trump Side
Consider the borderline authoritarianism that has ensconced itself in EU member states like Poland and Hungary; or the alarming gains made by the far right in such "established" European democracies as Austria, Germany, and Italy; or the brutal border regime that the EU maintains along its Mediterranean frontier - a border regime, we should recall, that at the current rate will likely result in
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Politico: Schinas 'prominent, well-liked' member of von der Leyen team
Margaritis Schinas, who was nominated to serve as a European Commission vice president "for protecting our European way of life" by EC President-elect Ursula von der Leyen earlier this week. has been lauded by Politico as "one of the most prominent and well-liked members of von der Leyen's new team."
EU Parliament chief questions European way of life job title
The European Parliament's president said Thursday that he will meet with incoming European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen later this month to discuss her contentious decision to nominate a commissioner responsible for "protecting our European Way of Life."
Hungarian Media: Orban Won Big From Von der Leyen’s List
Author Laszlo Szocs pointed out that this portfolio affects two areas, Ukraine and Serbia, where important ethnic Hungarian communities live. The editorial also quoted several critical statements from the opposition - that it then refuted.
Healing wounds
The nomination on Tuesday of Margaritis Schinas to serve as a European Commission vice president by European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen, constitutes a milestone for Greece.
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New EU post to protect European Way of Life slammed as 'grotesque'
Critics poured scorn on the incoming chief of the EU's executive on Tuesday after she named among her line-up of commissioners an official responsible for "Protecting our European Way of Life", branding it "grotesque" and "a far-right slogan".
Hungarian EU Commissioner Nominee ‘Undermined Rule of Law’
Experts on the Western Balkans, as well as international law and civil society figures, took to social media to voice their concerns on Tuesday after the new European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, announced Hungary's Laszlo Trocsanyi as her proposed Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy.
Three Balkan Women Nominated for European Commission Posts
The president-elect of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced on Tuesday the names of the proposed new European commissioners, including three women from Balkan EU member states.
The proposed names will now be put forward to the European Parliament for votes on their approval.