Protest outside the EPP congress in Bucharest

Supporters in front of the RomeExpo business and exhibition center in Bucharest, where the EPP Congress is being held Alliance for Romanian Union (Auer) by George Simeone and representatives Romanian farmer.

Shouting “Ursula, don’t forget, Romania doesn’t love you”, the protesters confronted gendarmes and tried to break down barriers.

A litmus test for Ursula von der Leyen

Romania’s capital Bucharest will host on March 6 and 7 the Congress of the European People’s Party (EPP), the largest political grouping in the European Parliament, which brings together right- and center parties, including the German CDU and the French CDU. LR… there is a meeting A litmus test for

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen,

More than 2,000 delegates from 40 countries and several heads of state and government will attend the EPP Congress. Von der Leyen is expected to be confirmed as the EPP candidate for a new term as President of the European Commission.

In a post on social networks

“We support your country on its path to joining our Union. Reform and commitment are vital for the entire population of Moldova to benefit from the stability and prosperity that EU integration will bring.

What is at stake at this conference, three months before the European elections?

Officially, the goal is Define a common line between the 42 parties of the EPP

With a view to the next Legislature. However, the focus will be on behind the scenes Achievements and plans of Ursula von der LeyenThe outgoing Chairman of the Commission, who She will likely be re-elected this summer, Each party will try to influence the roadmap for its possible second term.

In France, party supporters The Republicans (LR) have announced that they will not support his candidacy., When the leader appeared at another French political party meeting last summer he became upset: Renaissance, Emmanuel Macron’s party, It was the French President who had promoted his candidacy at the last minute five years ago.

As polls predict, the EPP still has to win next June, Von der Leyen’s re-election must be approved by the heads of state and government. No one can stop him from removing another name from the list, as he did five years ago. The final step in the process is a majority vote in the European Parliament during the summer.