The PP blocks Ribera’s appointment until he gives explanations for DANA and paralyzes the yes to the new European Commission

The European People’s Party at the request of the PP has decided to block the appointment of Teresa Ribera as future commissioner until he gives explanations to Congress about the effects of DANA, something he plans to do in the coming days. In this way, the yes or no vote for the rest of the future vice presidents of the European Commission is also paralyzed, so the formation of the new community Executive remains up in the air. It is expected that this meeting of the political groups of the European Parliament can be held, yes, next week. For now, The PP sees this as “a political success”say sources consulted by 20 minutes.

This step was taken a few hours after Alberto Núñez Feijoo assured that his MEPs “they were not going to vote in favor” of the jump of the vice president of the Government to the European Commissionprecisely because of his ‘disappearance’ in recent days in the middle of the catastrophe. The EPP announcement also has consequences for the rest of the future vice presidents, Kaja Kallas, Roxana Minzatu, Stephane Sejourné, Hena Virkkunen and Raffaele Fitto, since the green light for all of them, Ribera included, will be voted en bloc.

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