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The campaign for the European elections, which are being held between June 6 and 9is now facing its final stretch and the names of the senior officials of the community institutions are beginning to be heard. beyond Brussels.
The ninth legislature came to an end in April with the last plenary session in the European Parliament and, now, it begins the race for the presidency of the European Parliament. After the June elections, negotiations will begin to appoint relevant positions such as the presidency of Parliament, the European Commission or the position of High Representative of the Union.
In this context, the names of the most influential MEPs in the European Union in the last five years. On this scale is the current president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.
The most influential MEPs in Brussels
Maltese politician came to office after the death of David Sassoli halfway through the term and has had to face one of the biggest scandals of the European institutions: he Qatargate, a plot of alleged bribes and payments to MEPs by Qatar and Morocco that ended with the former vice president of the European Parliament Eva Kailli in prison for four months.
Roberta Metsola has become the most influential MEP in Brussels and Strasbourg since the beginning of the ninth term in the European Parliament, in June 2019.
The president of the European Parliament and candidate for re-election, Roberta Metsola.
This is determined by the report ‘Top 100 Most politically influential MEPs’ produced by EU Matrixwhich shows the influence index of European parliamentarians.
This study has highlighted the key points of the president of the European Parliament as a leader: strengthening democracyfreedom of the press and plurality in the European Union.
The candidate to revalidate the presidency of Parliament is next in the ranking Manfred Weberthe president of the European People’s Party (PPE)the largest political group in the European Parliament.
The German politician has become one of the MEPs most critical of Pedro Sánchez in Brussels.
Manfred Weber, president of the EPP.
The list continues with the leader of the Social Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament. Iratxe García It is the Spanish one that is in first position in the list of EU Matrix. His influence is marked in the vision of his European project: social well-being, equality and the creation of quality jobs, among other challenges.
The top 5 on the list is also made up of other Spanish members of the European Parliament: the spokesperson for the PP and vice-president of the EPP, Dolors Montserrat, Javi Lopez (PSOE), Soraya Rodriguez (Cs) and Juan Fernando López Aguilar (PSOE).
Other MEPs who appear on the list of EU Matrix are Othmar Karasfirst vice-president of the EP and vice-president of the FISC, and Valérie Hayer, president of Renew and influential legislator on EU resources. The study also completes Dita Charanzová (EP vice-president, member of the Renew Bureau and key legislator on internal market issues).
Furthermore, they follow Roberts Zile (Vice President of the EP and member of the ECR Bureau which is key in maritime transport) and Frances Fitzgerald (Vice President of the EPP and prominent MEP on women’s rights). Dragos Tudorache (vice president of Renew and key legislator on Artificial Intelligence) and Evelyn Regner (Vice President of the European Parliament and legislator on taxation and women’s rights) complete the study.
The other most visible faces of the EU
Beyond the MEPsone of the most visible faces of the EU is Ursula von der Leyen. The top leader of the community Executive has a profile that has been consolidated since her arrival to the presidency of the European Commission in July 2019, after the previous European elections.
The Former German Defense Minister of Angela Merkel She was an unknown candidate for Parliament, whose votes for the election of the President of the Commission were secret.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.
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The German leader brought to Belgium a large part of her team of commissioners in Berlin, who carry out their duties for the Commission independently of the national governments of the countries from which they come. Although, if Ursula von der Leyen has stood out for something, it is for having shown on several occasions her power struggle with Charles Michelpresident of the European Council.
For his part, Charles Michel will exhaust his mandate in the European Council until next November. Precisely, one of his most controversial moments came from the commotion he generated after the announcement of his resignation as president of the Council to stand as a candidate in the elections to the European Parliament. However, finally decided to back down on this decision and ruled out running to the elections after “personal attacks” and criticism.
Charles Michel at the summit of European leaders in March 2024.
The candidate for re-election to continue her mandate on the Commission does not have it easy. Since Ursula von der Leyen announced that she was presenting herself as the head of the list for the European European People’s Party (EPP) Criticism is raining down on his leadership after having to deal with the management of the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The distribution of positions of power in the European Union will begin after the June elections. However, the Commission has a better positioned candidate: Mario Draghithe former president of the European Central Bank (ECB), who has become Ursula von der Leyen’s main rival. It must be taken into account that the president of the Commission is elected for a five-year term by Parliament, after the European elections.
In this process, the Council proposes a presidential candidate to Parliament and the election has to take into account the electoral results, therefore, the candidate usually comes from the political group with the greatest representation in the European Parliament. Parliament must approve the new president of the Commission by absolute majoritythat is, half of all Members of Parliament, plus one.
Once approved, The European Council officially appoints the new president. Although, if the candidate does not obtain approval from the European Parliament, the institution must propose a new candidate within a month.
Hemicycle of the European Parliament during a plenary session in Brussels (Belgium).
From June 10, the European Parliament groups will begin to form and the new legislature will begin July 16 with a first plenary session in Strasbourg (France) until July 19. Here the president of the European Parliamentto the fourteen vice-presidents and five quaestors, the permanent commissions and subcommittees.
Between September 16 and 19, there will be a session in the European Parliament to vote on president of the European Commission, which will have to receive candidates for commissioners from all countries. They are assigned portfolios and are chosen after passing a European Parliament hearing between October and November. For its part, the new president of the European Council He will take office expectedly on December 1.
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