Tag: epp
World 10.03.19 | 10:47

Weber initiates talks with Orban

The EPP candidate for the next President of the European Commission Manfred Weber proposed talks with the Hungarian conservative Fidesz party to overcome differences between the two. Weber said he will initiate talks with Hungarian Prime Miniter Viktor Orban, after a dozen of EPP member parties initiated...

World 06.03.19 | 21:03

Orban refuses to back down in face of EPP ultimatum

Hungary said that he will not back down before the ultimatum issued by the European People’s Party and its candidate for European Commission President Manfred Weber. Immigration is at the root of this debate w/in EPP. We listen to other opinions, including Weber’s. But more important than party...

World 06.03.19 | 20:13

EPP pushing the Hungarian Fidesz party out with a list of impossible demands

The latest, pre-European election round of pressure exerted on the Hungarian conservative Fidesz party is pushing it out of the European People’s Party. EPP demands that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban accepts three requests which are unacceptable to the sovereignist leader. These include...

World 04.03.19 | 22:17

Twelve parties ask that Orban’s Fidesz is expelled from the EPP

Twelve parties – members of the European People’s Party – initiated a procedure to expel the Hungarian Fidesz party from the pan-European conservative group. EPP party leader Joseph Daul announced that the proposal will be reviewed on March 20th. Some EPP leaders have been turning against...

Macedonia 24.02.19 | 11:12

EPP youth organization condemns attack on VMRO political prisoners

The youth organization of the European People’s Party strongly condemned the attack on political prisoners Mile Janakieski and Spiro Ristovski, who were assaulted by members of an Albanian terrorist organization in the Shutka prison in Skopje on Thursday. The two former Government Ministers were...

Macedonia 23.02.19 | 14:43

Gjorcev informs EPP representatives about the rising political persecution of the opposition in Macedonia

VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Vladimir Gjorcev spoke before the EPP representatives at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and warned against the political persecution against the opposition going on in Macedonia. Gjorcev informed the conservative parliamentarians about the latest arrests of VMRO officials...

Macedonia 04.02.19 | 12:35

Mickoski to discuss worrying level of violations of human rights in Macedonia during EPP meeting in Brussels

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski will attend the Brussels meeting of the European People’s Party, where VMRO is a member. Mickoski will meet with a number of EPP leaders. He is accompanied by Aleksandar Nikoloski and Timco Mucunski. VMRO announced that, while in Brussels, Mickoski he will “discuss...