01/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 1 December, the President of the EPP at the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, announced that he would not put his hat into the ring for the presidency of the institution. In an interview with several German newspapers, he asserted, “I am not a candidate”. The EPP’s candidates to take over from Martin Schulz are Mairead McGuinness and Alain Lamassoure. Gianni Pittella (S&D) and Helga Stevens (ECR) are the other two declared candidates. Mr...