What happened in the EU in June 2019?
After the elections in May, June is the time to form alliances. This means: a new European Commission and a new European Parliament. First stop for the Commission: choose a new president. The EU's Presidents and Prime Ministers have to propose him or her. The candidate will form a new Commission with candidates proposed by the EU countries. It's a delicate exercise, because many balances have to be respected. Enough women. Enough candidates from every political family. And enough winners from the elections. The European Parliament will have to agree with the new European Commission. This process will be happening in the next months (more).
Two of the candidates to become president © European Union 2019 - Source : EP / Alexis HAULOT
In the Parliament, political fractions are formed. This is a routine job for the biggest ones: the conservatives, socialists, liberals and green fractions stay more or less the same. However, for smaller parties this can be very difficult. Not being in a fraction means a lot less power, so some have to make compromises. For example, one fraction has people who want a Spanish region to be independent, and in the same fraction people who want exactly the opposite. However, even the big families have people with different ideas: the government's Hungarian party in the conservatives is just one example.
And Brexit? Well, European leaders are losing their patience. Not much progress is made, despite the change of Prime Minister after the lost European elections (more).
Remember all the big fines Google and other tech giants are paying? There might come an end to it, because of legal troubles (more).
