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Ursula von der Leyen secures five more years in top EU job

18 July 2024, 13:18 BST

Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as president of the European Commission following a secret ballot among MEPs.

She secured the backing of 401 Members of the European Parliament at a vote in Strasbourg on Thursday - 41 more than she needed.

Ms von der Leyen, of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), was first elected in 2019.

She will now serve another five years at the helm of the EU.

“You can imagine this is a very emotional and special moment for me,” she said after the vote, hailing the result as a sign of strong confidence.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw5yg6dp0gxo

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Orban Defies EU Court, Refuses to Pay €200 Million Fine

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/or ... r-AA1pY3KN

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Europe Grasps for Ways to Stop the Migrant Surge

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/eu ... r-AA1r9wUV

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Euroviews. European integration is at a crossroads. Why is the EU struggling to define its future?

Published on 03/10/2024 - 17:37 GMT+2

The time for feet dragging is over, but the sense of urgency is still missing. And there is more: In addition to being very demanding, these challenges need to be faced simultaneously. Is that even possible, Ricardo Borges de Castro asks.

The phrase, "Europe will be forged in crises and will be the sum of the solutions adopted for these crises," is nothing less than a dogma in Brussels.

In fact, the maxim of Jean Monnet, one of the European Union’s founding fathers, seems to be confirmed with each crisis. But can this dogma be in crisis as well?

A key ingredient in advancing European integration beyond adversities is what I would call a "minimum European consensus" in the sense that the 27 member states pursue a shared destiny and common goals.

Currently, this consensus seems to be in decline, with negative implications for the definition of a long-term strategic orientation for the EU and for taking on the radical changes that the recent Draghi report also advocates for.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024 ... its-future

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Migrant deportations to increase, says EU chief

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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the bloc could "draw lessons" from the contested Italian policy of processing migrants offshore in Albania ahead of an EU summit focusing on migration.

She made the remarks in a letter to member states ahead of the meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, where she said the European Commission would present a new proposal for legislation to increase deportations of migrants.

Von der Leyen - who is just starting a second five-year term as European Commission chief - appears to be responding to pressure on migration from across Europe.

In her letter to member states, she said the return rate of irregular migrants from EU countries is currently only about 20% - meaning the vast majority of people who are ordered to leave an EU member state do not.

Many simply stay put or move to another country within the bloc, she said.

Member states should all recognise the decisions taken by other EU countries to ensure that "migrants who have a return decision against them in one country cannot exploit cracks in the system to avoid return elsewhere", Von der Leyen wrote.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2mzvj4051o

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Think we've nearly posted nearly the exact thing but like 7 and a half hours apart, put this in the Moldova thread viewtopic.php?p=59593#p59593.

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It looks like Maia Sandu will win in this runoff, a win for the pro-EU integration coalition. Whatever funny business the Russians tried to manipulate this election, it failed.

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Elon Musk wades in on latest Italian migrant case: 'These judges must go'

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/el ... r-AA1u05PU

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FT- Vance’s real warning to Europe

https://archive.ph/3nX3P

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Europe looks to poach US researchers as Trump cuts funding

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe- ... zaharieva/

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FT- EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones over spying fears

https://archive.ph/uVNqq

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Administrative court: Cookie banner must contain "Reject all" button

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Administra ... 90520.html

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More on that by the AP:

https://apnews.com/article/trump-resear ... 726475e10e

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It’s Official: Bulgaria Finally Meets All Criteria to Join the Eurozone

https://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=232694

Russians Join Anti-Euro Protest in Sofia, Cite 'Defense of Bulgarian Sovereignty' (lmao)

https://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=232693