Dacian Ciolos was elected President of the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament (see EUROPE B12277A13) on Wednesday 19 June. He takes over from the Belgian, Guy Verhofstadt, (Open VLD), who had held the position since 2009.
A member of the 'Party of Freedom, Unity and Solidarity', a new party member of the Renew Europe group, Dacian Ciolos (Romania) received 65 votes compared to 41 for Sophie in't Veld (Netherlands) (D66). Over recent days, two presidential candidates, Nathalie...