Author: Euronews

The European Parliament is set to elect its president and vice-presidents today in the first plenary session in Strasbourg after the European elections. ADVERTISEMENTHow will the European People’s Party (EPP) operate during key votes this week at the European Parliament? Will all EPP MEPs vote for Ursula von der Leyen? Will the party apply the so-called ‘cordon sanitaire’ against the far right as in the last mandate?These are some of the questions Radio Schuman asked Pedro Lopez De Pablo, EPP spokesperson at the European Parliament.Plus we take a quick look over the pond: how would another potential Donald Trump administration…

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The 720 Members of the European Parliament will be led by Roberta Metsola for the next two years and a half. ADVERTISEMENTRoberta Metsola has been re-elected president of the European Parliament for the next two years and a half, marking the beginning of the 10th legislature in Strasbourg.In a vote held on Tuesday morning, the 45-year-old Christian Democrat from Malta secured 562 votes in favour out of the 623 ballots cast by the newly-elected lawmakers, a comfortable victory that easily surpasses the necessary majority.”We must be the voice that ensures all of our policies work and that they work well…

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Previously identified only as “Jane Doe” in legal proceedings against the musician, Bianca Allaine Kyne has now spoken out publicly for the first time about her allegations against Manson. Content warning: Some readers may find details within this story disturbing. ADVERTISEMENTA woman who alleges that shock rock musician Marilyn Manson groomed and abused her from the age of 16 has come forward publicly for the first time.“No longer a nameless victim, I stand before you as Bianca Allaine Kyne, a survivor. Today, I reclaim my voice, a voice stolen for far too long,” Kyne, 44, said in a statement released…

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