The leaders of the three main groups in the European Parliament remain immersed in negotiations to approve this Wednesday as a block the six designated vice presidents of the new European Commission, which would include the candidacy of Teresa Ribera. But although the agreement is closer, the support of the PP is not yet assuredwhich conditions its vote on the commitment of the still minister to resign if she is prosecuted for the management of DANA.
The popular Europeans are closely following Ribera’s interventions in Congress and the Senate, where he will also appear in the afternoon on this matter. «The Popular Party deputy, Esther Muñoz, has asked Ribera to commit to resigning from her possible position in the European Commission if she is accused of her management of the floods that have devastated two Spanish regions. “She has not responded nor did she during her hearing before the European Parliament,” the party says in a statement, in which it insists that “she must resign” if she is charged.
In this sense, they insist that they will evaluate Ribera’s statements to make a decision. The socialist group in the European Parliament (S&D), chaired by the Spanish Iratxe García, has offered to vote for far-right candidates to be members of the Commission, in exchange for the European PP agreeing to save Teresa Ribera’s candidacy.
The pact to break the impasse would mean another resignation for socialists and liberals, who sought to force a secret vote for the Hungarian commissioner for Animal Health and Welfare, Olivér Varhelyi, who will finally be evaluated with the same format as the vice presidents. Yes, the detractors of Viktor Orbán’s candidate achieve that of his powers those on reproductive and sexual health are withdrawn and a woman’s right to abortion.
The Conference of Presidents (CoP), which brings together the leaders of all groups, meets this Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. to set the agenda for the plenary session to be held next week in Strasbourg (France), including the vote on Wednesday. 27 of the new European Commission. Barring last-minute surprises, the coordinators will meet an hour later to reactivate the evaluations and vote on the package between this Wednesday and Thursday.
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