| Author (Person) | Armellini, Alvise |
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| Series Title | EUObserver |
| Series Details | 01.03.14 |
| Publication Date | 01/03/2014 |
| Content Type | News |
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The Party of European Socialists (PES) elected Martin Schulz as their candidate to be the next President of the European Commission on the 1 March 2014, kicking off the campaign to win Europe’s top job for the social democratic political family. At an Election Congress in Rome, hosted by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the Partito Democratico, Schulz was backed by 91% of delegates. Setting out his policy priorities, Schulz made clear that the social democrats will fight to get Europeans back to work. He also said that there would never be a United States of Europe. On the 21 March 2014, the British Labour party rejected reported allegations that they would leave the PES over their opposition to Martin Schulz. On the 4 April 2014, a large majority of the European Parliament voted to invite President Martin Schulz to resign so that he would be able to campaign for the European elections. EurActiv and EUObserver reported in April 2014 that Green MEPs had allied against appointments in the European Parliament administration involving its president, Mr. Schulz, in the run-up to the EU elections, in which he is a candidate for the Commission presidency. Mr. Schulz launched his European campaign on the 17 April 2014 in front of 1,600 socialist activists in Paris, promising to tackle taxes and social dumping. Following Silvio Berlusconi's statements on German people, Mr. Schulz mentioned on the 28 April 2014 that the former Italian Prime Minister was "dividing Europe in a dangerous manner". Presenting his election programme in Brussels on the 7 May 2014, the socialist candidate said the gender pay gap was "dramatic" and would be a priority in the EU if he became the next President of the European Commission. |
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| Source Link | http://euobserver.com/eu-elections/123323 |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
