Comments on: And the good news is that the European People’s Party has the largest number of seats in the European Parliament… https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/and-the-good-news-is-that-the-european-peoples-party-has-the-majority-in-the-european-parliament/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Tue, 27 May 2014 12:00:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: teddy vassallo https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/and-the-good-news-is-that-the-european-peoples-party-has-the-majority-in-the-european-parliament/#comment-2023750 Tue, 27 May 2014 12:00:16 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=48063#comment-2023750 In reply to La Redoute.

then vote pn thats what they did for 25 years

]]> By: H.P. Baxxter https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/and-the-good-news-is-that-the-european-peoples-party-has-the-majority-in-the-european-parliament/#comment-2019764 Mon, 26 May 2014 23:57:07 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=48063#comment-2019764 In reply to H.P. Baxxter.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen for the win.

]]> By: albona https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/and-the-good-news-is-that-the-european-peoples-party-has-the-majority-in-the-european-parliament/#comment-2019685 Mon, 26 May 2014 23:37:50 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=48063#comment-2019685 In reply to H.P. Baxxter.

Give me another Prodi any day. Barroso was the biggest failure ever.

]]> By: albona https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/and-the-good-news-is-that-the-european-peoples-party-has-the-majority-in-the-european-parliament/#comment-2019679 Mon, 26 May 2014 23:36:22 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=48063#comment-2019679 In reply to Tim Ripard.

And you reckon things would be any different if the socialists had won the most seats?

]]> By: albona https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/and-the-good-news-is-that-the-european-peoples-party-has-the-majority-in-the-european-parliament/#comment-2019672 Mon, 26 May 2014 23:34:26 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=48063#comment-2019672 In reply to Peppa Pig.

It does not work that way. No fraction has ever held an absolute majority. The important thing is that being the biggest party affords that fraction certain powers, one of which is to propose a candidate for President.

]]> By: H.P. Baxxter https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/and-the-good-news-is-that-the-european-peoples-party-has-the-majority-in-the-european-parliament/#comment-2019659 Mon, 26 May 2014 23:32:04 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=48063#comment-2019659 In reply to J Abela.

Juncker. This isn’t Prussia.

]]> By: J Abela https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/and-the-good-news-is-that-the-european-peoples-party-has-the-majority-in-the-european-parliament/#comment-2019594 Mon, 26 May 2014 23:19:24 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=48063#comment-2019594 It’s a good sign. Now we need them to be successful in putting Junker as commissioner (or any right-winger for all that matter …I would have preferred someone like Schäuble) to keep Muscat’s books in order and press him to the reforms that are needed. Basically this is what I voted for. It is our only hope for the next four (or should I say nine?) years.

]]> By: Raymond Camileri https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/and-the-good-news-is-that-the-european-peoples-party-has-the-majority-in-the-european-parliament/#comment-2019487 Mon, 26 May 2014 22:54:37 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=48063#comment-2019487 http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/social-europe-dominate-post-electoral-talks-302384

]]> By: La Redoute https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/and-the-good-news-is-that-the-european-peoples-party-has-the-majority-in-the-european-parliament/#comment-2015511 Mon, 26 May 2014 09:14:12 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=48063#comment-2015511 In reply to Tim Ripard.

Right. Let’s elect someone who encourages rape and pillage by the Democratic Republic.

]]> By: tinnat https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/05/and-the-good-news-is-that-the-european-peoples-party-has-the-majority-in-the-european-parliament/#comment-2015337 Mon, 26 May 2014 08:45:54 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=48063#comment-2015337 Getting certain legislation through the EP is going to be a nightmare, with the EPP and the Socialists having to rely heavily on the support of anti-EU and rightwing MEPs. 100 MEPs fall in the category of “other” MEPS, made up of those which no party wants in their group. That’s a whopping 20% of the entire body of MEPs.

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