07/12/2021 (Agence Europe) – Polish conservative Kosma Złotowski announced on Tuesday 7 December his candidacy for the presidency of the European Parliament on behalf of the ECR group. “I do not pretend to have an easy chance of winning this race, but I certainly will not stand by and watch as the leadership of this institution plays its part in the disintegration of the European Union”, he said in a statement. He called the European Parliament an “ideological battleground” “desperately” seeking public attention “by attacking democratically elected Member State governments”. He said the Parliament should fight for the important issues, namely “improving the internal market, managing the migration crisis and tackling rising energy prices”. On Tuesday, the ECR group welcomed Dorien Rookmaker from the Dutch Meer Directe Democratie party. (MB)