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«A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other» «A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other» «A revolution will never be possible in Brussels, because we all know each other»

Politics

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One week until the moment of truth – Von der Leyen is playing for all she has in the next seven days. She will be able to count on the support of the Greens (projected towards the majority, but without a role in it), while the ECR will leave freedom of vote to its MEPs (although the delegations of Romania, Poland and France have already announced that they will not vote for her). Roberta Metsola is expected to be reconfirmed on Tuesday, while Raffaele Fitto is the favourite for vice-president of the Commission. ENVI will go to the Socialists, something the Spanish Populars do not like and therefore could decide to play a nasty trick on her. In short, the game is still up for grabs

The Renew Europe liberal group is urging Ursula von der Leyen to forgo any agreements with the far-right, including ECR. For this reason, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission seeking to secure a majority for a second term, assured the Renew Europe liberal group that she would refrain from forming a “structured cooperation” with Giorgia Meloni’s party.

Meloni’s charm wins over Orban – In the end, the PiS will join the European conservatives, despite the Hungarian temptations of the new ‘Patriots for Europe’ group. Nicola Procaccini and Joachim Brudzinski will be the co-presidents, elected at the end of the group’s constituent meeting

BUBBLEFLASH – Identity and Democracy marching towards the end? – According to our sources, the leaders of ‘Patriots for Europe’, the new European group founded by Viktor Orban, will meet tonight to discuss the organisation of key internal positions. The official announcement will be made on Monday. Marine Le Pen is also expected to have a role within the new group, which would mean the end of ID’s existence

BUBBLEFLASH – Lady Ursula looks to the left – The plan remains the same: ignore the emergence of the conservative right and strengthen the majority by looking the other way. Von der Leyen met with the Greens today (1st of July), but the road to their votes is always uphill. It is no longer the time for the Green Deal, priorities are other, and defence is always in the headlines. That is why an agreement is difficult, but not impossible

As Bubble Report predicted last week, Orbán announced today in Vienna the formation of a pro-Russian right-wing alliance to form a group in the European Parliament. In addition to the Hungarian leader, the founders of the Patriots of Europe include Austria’s Herbert Kickl and the Czech Andrej Babiš

BUBBLEFLASH – Orban ponders pledging love to ID – According to our sources, the Hungarian prime minister, after describing the top jobs agreement as ‘shameful’, is in the process of joining Marine Le Pen’s group, Identity and Democracy. This after receiving a clear rejection from ECR. Thus, the project of a pro-Russian group bringing together some of the countries historically close to Moscow’s ideas would have already foundered

It’s easy to put a spanner in the European works – Giorgia Meloni, with certainly interesting timing, points out that the agreement reached in the last few hours does not give any guarantees for the future: “Agreeing on top jobs does not mean having a majority, and it certainly does not mean having a solid majority’. For Meloni, should the Parliament vote in favor of Von der Leyen, it would mean staying out of the game for the entire legislature. Hence the wishful thinking that the already reached agreement means less than it’s supposed to mean

BUBBLEFLASH – It’s their game now! – Ursula Von der Leyen, Antonio Costa and Kaja Kallas have been selected by the six EU negotiators as heads of European Commission, European Council and European foreign policy service. The three names will be presented for approval this Thursday. But Lady Ursula’s road is still uphill: the vote in Parliament remains a stumbling block that cannot be taken for granted

A large extended family – The growth of right-wing parties is leading to a revolution. At the end of the day, there could remain as many as four groups to the EPP right. Orban is reportedly considering the formation of a pro-Russian group with the Slovenes, Slovaks and Czechs. The AfD crypto-Nazis (expelled from ID) are also thinking of a hyper-sovereignist group. An increasingly right-wing parliament would benefit ECR, making it look more digestible for S&D and Renew

Lady Ursula is teetering – The majority is by no means a foregone conclusion. With the departure of seven MEPs from the Renew Europe group, the number has slipped below the psychological threshold of 400 seats: it is stuck at 399. And considering that MEPs changing idea usually weigh about 10-15%, Lady Ursula won’t rest assured until the end of this week

BUBBLEFLASH – Supermario is flying to Brussels – Having so far remained on the sidelines of the dialogue on future European appointments, Draghi can certainly not claim to be excluded from the list of candidates. On the contrary, according to our sources he was seen on a scheduled flight leaving for Brussels at 10.20am. Supermario would be the first choice in case plan A, the one designed by Lady Ursula, should fail. The friction between Macron and Meloni could find a convergence precisely around his name

A fight to the last MEP – With the feeling of being surrounded by the right and the left, Giorgia Meloni wants to muster the numbers to reach a parliamentary representation of 84 members, which would allow her to become the third force, surpassing Renew of the detested Petit Napoleon. In this sense should be interpreted the ‘no’ to Viktor Orban’s entry into the ECR, which would have represented an extremeisation of the group unwelcome by many

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