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...But if you have a look to the labour market of Ukrainians, it is a very different picture,” Michael Spindelegger told the FT ahead of the ICMPD’s publication today of expected migration trends this year....
...Michael Stoppard argues that Russian gas was never that cheap to begin with....
...Michael Stott Will renewables overtake coal in global electricity generation? No....
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...Before his resignation, Mr Szajer had been a vice-chair and chief whip of the EPP....
...Iuliu Winkler, a Romanian MEP who is a member of the centre-right EPP group to which Merkel’s CDU belongs, opposes any notion of a “binary choice” between the US and China....
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...The EPP has suspended but not expelled Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, even as the latter threatens to scupper the entire EU budget package....
...In his letter, the Hungarian prime minister accused Mr Tusk, a former Polish prime minister, of using the EPP as a “playground”....
...A defection to the EPP, which has enough trouble handling Hungary’s Viktor Orban, is unlikely....
...Ms von der Leyen, by contrast, has had strained relations with the EPP since she took Brussels’ top job. Convincing them that he is at fault won’t be an easy sell....
...Michael McCaul, a Republican member of the House of Representatives, said it was “shameful that PM Viktor Orban is exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to seize dictatorial powers”....
...The EPP includes governments in Greece and Cyprus and also Germany....
...The committee is led by UK cabinet office minister Michael Gove and EU commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic....
...michael.peel@ft.com; @mikepeeljourno Chart du jour: incumbent advantage Call it a corona boost....
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...By Alex Barker, Mehreen Khan, Ben Hall and Michael Peel...
...New York governor Andrew Cuomo has enlisted billionaire Michael Bloomberg to spearhead a vast coronavirus testing and tracing effort that will help determine when the state can reopen for business....
...“The EPP is going to support the candidate proposed by the council because we accept our responsibility....
...Mr Weber’s EPP retained its position as the EU parliament’s largest caucus after the May elections, but social democrat and liberal groups refused to back his commission bid amid growing power struggles...
...Michael Peel is the FT’s European diplomatic correspondent. Ben Hall is the FT’s Europe editor Follow @FTMag on Twitter to find out about our latest stories first....
...Reporting by Alex Barker, Mehreen Khan, Rochelle Toplensky and Michael Peel in Brussels...
...Other group leaders by contrast were quick to stress the need to forge a broader alliance that would end the EPP’s dominant position in Brussels....
...By Alex Barker, Jim Brunsden, Michael Peel and Ben Hall in Brussels...
...Mr Kurz was a staunch supporter of Mr Weber but Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban, an EPP leader who will still be around the summit table, is firmly opposed to the German’s ambitions, describing him...
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