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Today’s Movers & Shakers are about: A fresh face in the European Parliament, EPP decides the fate of Fidesz, a Commission Director-General announces her retirement, the EU bids farewell to the UK, the latest Parliament committee and delegation changes, public affairs appointments, and more!
European Parliament
Incoming
The Parliament welcomes its newest member Christian SAGARTZ (EPP, AT) to replace outgoing member Karoline EDTSTADLER who was elected to the Austrian Parliament earlier this year as Minister for the EU. SAGARTZ was the top on the list for Burgenland ÖVP and received 17,332 preferential votes, finishing eighth in the overall ÖVP results.
Composition of Political Groups
Martin BUSCHMANN (DE) has reigned from the GUE/NGL group after admitting after admitting that he had been a member of the German far-right NDP party in the 1990s. He now sits with non-attached members.
Theodoros ZAGORAKIS (EPP, EL) has been expelled from Greece’s ruling New Democracy party by the country’s prime minister Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS. The decision follows escalating government tension around football.
European People’s Party chair Donald TUSK...
