Manfred Weber

Europe News

How the EPP ushered in right-wing majority at the European Parliament

For the first time, a right-wing majority is emerging at the European Parliament as the European People's Party flirts with groups that would have been considered too toxic to work with in the past. The pivot has given the EPP a choice but also created a headache for Ursula von der Leyen.

15 November 2025

Romania

EPP's Manfred Weber: Putin continues the attacks against all of us

In an interview with Euronews Romania, EPP President Manfred Weber said the GPS jamming of Ursula von der Leyen's plane showed that the European Commission is "a point of target for the Russian attacks."

1 September 2025

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? The EPP showcasing power and unity in Valencia

In this week's edition of Brussels, my love?, panelists debate the power of the European People's Party inside the European Union.

3 May 2025

Europe News

The EU’s biggest political party met in Valencia – what we learned

As the European People's Party met in Valencia at a gathering overshadowed by a power cuts across Spain and Portugal this week, here are some of the key takeaways.

30 April 2025

Europe News

Day one of the EPP Congress in Valencia wraps up: Key takeaways

Manfred Weber, running as the sole candidate for the presidency, was re-elected as European People’s Party President with 502 votes in favour and 61 against during day one of the EPP Congress in Valencia.

30 April 2025

Europe News

European People's Party officials elected as Valencia congress ends

Annual congress of the party representing the largest cohort in the European Parliament met in Spanish city blighted by flood six months ago.

29 April 2025

Europe

Manfred Weber’s longevity as leader of the EU’s most powerful party

Europe's most powerful political party, the European People’s Party (EPP), is holding its two-day Congress in Valencia. Members are expected to re-elect the party chair, Manfred Weber. But what explains his longevity in the EPP?

29 April 2025

Europe News

EPP boss Weber feels 'privileged' to be targeted by billboard campaign

The Hungarian government promotes its national poll on Ukraine membership by targeting EU and Ukraine leaders.

9 April 2025

Europe News

Putin is 'playing' and has no interest in stopping war, EPP chief says

Manfred Weber exclusively tells Euronews that Putin 'is not ready for peace.'

20 March 2025

Europe Today

WATCH: EPP president joins special coverage ahead of EU summit

The President of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) speaks to Euronews as the EU’s 27 leaders gather in Brussels for a summit that takes place against a fraught geopolitical background.

20 March 2025

Europe News

EPP declares war on ‘excessive regulation’ from Brussels

The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) has called for a bonfire of EU red tape in a three-page statement adopted at a gathering of conservative leaders in Berlin.

20 January 2025

Europe News

Power 25 for 2025: Who will impact EU policy this year?

As the new European Commission and Parliament sets off for the first new year of its mandate, Euronews has picked 25 to watch in 2025.

10 January 2025

Europe News

MEPs give final approval to Ursula von der Leyen's new Commission

A majority of Members of the European Parliament gave on Wednesday the final approval to the new European Commission of Ursula von der Leyen.

27 November 2024

Europe News

European Parliament’s centrist groups agree to approve Commissioners

The coalition deal will allow the new European Commission to take office on 1 December, as originally planned.

20 November 2024

Europe

The political power struggle over approving the Commission

The EU institutions have been on hold since the European elections in June. The EU executive was supposed to be up and running on December 1st, but a clash among political groups might delay the start.

15 November 2024

Europe News

Viktor Orban labels EPP's Manfred Weber as 'Hungarophobic''

Hungary's prime minister described Manfred Weber, a German politician and the leader of the European People’s Party (EPP) as ‘Hungarophobic.'

22 June 2024