The European Council's agreement on appointments to senior European positions undermines discussions on the coalition programme of the European Parliament's four main political families (see EUROPE B12287A1).
Indeed, the unity displayed so far by these groups has experienced a serious setback, starting Tuesday 2 July, in the evening. On behalf of the Greens/EFA group, Belgium's Philippe Lamberts and Germany's Ska Keller expressed their disappointment at the lack of environmental ambition...