European People’s Party (EPP)

It comes as the European Union decided to delay new trade legislation to curb forest destruction worldwide.

Leaders of Europe’s two most powerful countries ramp up EU’s pro-business, anti-green push by calling for repeal of due diligence rule.

The presidential front-runner’s hostility to Ukraine is creating a rift with fellow European conservatives.

European lawmakers and environmentalists also warn that slashing red tape might do more harm than good to farmers having to cope with climate change.

After months of lobbying, lawmakers watered down a provision aimed at cutting CO2 emissions from cars.

Conservatives face accusations of collaborating with far-right parties in NGO funding probe.

With the dust settling on the EPP congress, we take a look at who’s up and who’s down in the EU’s most powerful grouping.

Opposition parties demand probe into links between a PR company and the New Democracy party of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

German wins European People’s Party vote, but with some opposition.

Carlos Cuerpo and Rimantas Šadžius are considering running for the Eurogroup presidency.

The EU grants billions each year to nonprofits. Now, a right-wing campaign has NGOs afraid the money will dry up.

Dolors Montserrat as the new secretary-general is a surprising choice, say critical party insiders.

The damning report will give ammunition to conservative lawmakers who want to prevent NGOs from using EU money to lobby.

Schmoozing with the far right will get us nowhere, leading MEP tells peers.

The outcome of a key vote on environmental laws in the Parliament this week could set the stage for the next five years.

Loyalty to the political family earns MEPs rewards and influence.

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit key stumbling blocks.

The weeklong blitz on the EU’s fiscal rules generated more blowback than Germany ever expected.

MEPs are demanding the Parliament president strengthen internal reporting mechanisms.

Manfred Weber, the powerful German who leads the European People’s Party, has an heir apparent … himself.

Two years after Qatargate, Parliament is still split over reform in its ethics checks.

The EU’s new plan gets tough on deportations to outflank the continent’s surging populists. Instead, it might just be fueling their narrative.

Ongoing fallout from Spain’s deadly floods could tarnish a gathering of center-right luminaries, but moving it would drown the party in fees. 

Law championed by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen would lower the protection status of Europe’s wolves.