“Brussels, do I love you?” The European PP in Valencia – A darkened congress?
Valencia was this week the scenario chosen by the European People’s Party (DPI) to renew the party image and leave more strengthened than ever, although the meeting has partially seen eclipsed by mass protests against the regional management of the Dana in October 2024.
Vicent MarzàEurodiputa de los Verde of compromise, he described this decision of the DPI as “Deep error” During this episode of “Brussels, do I love you?”
Together with him, we also count on the set with Leire Pajín, Eurodiputada of the Social Democratic group by PSOE, and Ignasi Guardans, consultant, professor of public policy in Po Sciences and ex Eurodiputation for Congercència.
The DPI continues to be one of the most influential forces in the institutional architecture of the European Union: it controls the presidency of the Commission, guides the number of seats in the European Parliament and maintains a strong presence in the Council. Its summit in Valencian Lands served to project an image of power and cohesion, with the aim of maintaining its central position in European politics.
However, despite its strength, the European Center must intertwine the alliances to govern, with forces located on the left or right. To what extent can it become an obstacle?
A clear example of this balance is Friedrich Merzwho is emerging like the next German Chancellor. He opted for a coalition with the Social Democrats and excluded to include the extreme right in his government, despite the good election results of the latter.
“The fact that a game like the popular party in Germany said stop and obviously you cannot pass the red line of the far right is also good news for what we want to be in the future of Europe,” he said Leire Pajín In the program.
Merz also focuses beyond German politics. His ambition is to gain weight on the European Council, face figures such as Donald Trump and assume a more relevant role in Brussels. Is the union for a more solid German leadership prepared?
The German conservative is “The right man at the right time,” second Ignasi Guardans.
“It will be a voice in very complicated moments, with an absolutely upset Trump and, therefore, we need someone who has an authority that goes on to what his mandate says,” added Guardans.
