EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / European commission

Overview of political groups’ positions on re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as head of EU institution

Strasbourg, 18/07/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 18 July in Strasbourg, a pro-European majority in the European Parliament made up of four political groups - EPP, S&D, Renew Europe, Greens/EFA - re-elected German Christian Democrat Ursula von der Leyen to head the European Commission until 2029 by an absolute majority of 401 votes (see EUROPE B13456A1). An overview of the positions of the various political groups, which expressed their views following the presentation by the EPP’s leading candidate of her political...