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Whether it is a question of managing migratory flows, combating pandemics or ensuring the security of our continent, our destinies are linked. That is why, in 2019, I called for the implementation of a ‘Marshall Plan’ for Africa. The EU-African Union Summit which starts on Thursday must enable the establishment of a renewed partnership which […]

This mixture of genres was to be expected, given the clash of the timetable for the French Presidency of the EU and the French Presidential election campaign. It is regrettable, but it seems strange to me to be surprised by it, as this situation was foreseen. For my part, I welcome the European ambition displayed

The plenary session of the European Parliament to be held this week in Strasbourg is special in several respects: as France has just taken over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for six months, this session will be the occasion for a debate between MEPs and French President Emmanuel Macron on

2021 is drawing to a close, and the time has come to take stock of the year ahead. We can be proud of Europe’s successes this year: the European vaccine procurement strategy and national immunisation campaigns have made it easy for anyone who wants to have easy access to the vaccine. The solidarity shown by

This week will be marked by the election of the new German Chancellor in the Bundestag. As Angela Merkel prepares to leave the German and European political scene, on which she has left her mark forever, I would like to reiterate the gratitude of the EPP political family to the one who will always be

The EPP has been at the forefront of these negotiations. For us it was fundamental to find a balance between the essential economic development of farms and the necessary protection of the environment and climate, and to do everything to keep the production of our food in Europe. The new CAP will keep our food

Travel agencies close to the Belarusian Government took charge of the organisation and logistics of these ‘organised trips’ under the control of the secret services. Women and children, victims of a dictator who is using human misery to wage a hybrid war against the European Union. The images from Minsk airport leave little doubt as

I read a lot of alarmist comments in the international press about the political situation in Germany after the federal elections on 26 September. Certainly, the end of the Merkel era is marked by a further fragmentation of the German political landscape. But we should remain calm: despite the disappointing result for my Christian Democrat

Two years after the Commission, chaired by Ursula von der Leyen, took office, the European Parliament’s autumn plenary session in Strasbourg this week will be an opportunity to take stock of Europe’s situation and the challenges ahead. 12We have no reason to be ashamed of what the European Union has achieved over the past year,

Debacle. Chaos. Absolute disaster. Tragedy. Words fail to describe the events that have unfolded in Afghanistan since, in the middle of summer, we were amazed to learn that the Taliban had taken Kabul in barely ten days. As the deadline for evacuations draws to a close, and thanks to the courage of our forces on

If the objective was to present an alliance supposed to upset the European political landscape and thus try to make people forget the defeat of the National Rally in the regional elections, the publication of a joint declaration of 16 extreme right wing and nationalist parties will not really have had the desired effect. Not

In exactly three months’ time, the German parliamentary elections will be held and I know how many observers, in France in particular, are wondering what impact these elections will have both on the direction that a post-Merkel Germany will take in the coming years and on its European policy. The first message I would like