Three parliamentary committees questioned Commissioner Günther Oettinger last night to assess his suitability for a new portfolio including responsibility for the EU budget and human resources. The hearing attracted extra attention following a speech in which Oettinger referred to Chinese people as “slitty-eyed rascals” and questions about the Commissioner’s interaction with unregistered lobbyists. It was […]
Pro-Europeans win against Verhofstadt: Liberal flirt with eurosceptic 5-Stars is over
Minutes ago the liberal ALDE group stopped the negotiations with the eurosceptic 5-star movement of Beppe Grillo to join their group. Few days ago a detailed draft agreement between liberals and 5-stars had surfaced and the 5-stars voted today in favour of this deal. MEP Sven Giegold, spokesperson of the German Greens in the European […]