Next month’s election for the top job in motor sport is being watched closely in the European Parliament.
One of the two candidates for the presidency of the FIA (Federation International de l’Automobile) is former MEP Ari Vatanen. The likeable Finn recently left Brussels after a decade representing first his homeland and then, in his second term, the South East of France, where he has long been settled.
Campaigners for digital rights continue to express fears that the European Council is preparing to “remove the right to due process” as the EU institutions prepare once again to work out a way forward on the much-delayed telecoms package.
The European Parliament is to challenge the Belgian government over its decision to appoint Louis Michel as its official candidate for chair of the United Nations General Assembly.
The European Parliament, as well as digital rights campaigners, are expressing serious concerns over recent behaviour by the European Council, which, they say, exceeds the legal mandate of the institution.
Jose Manuel Barroso looks certain to be returned as Commission President this week, despite opposition from certain MEPs who want to force him "through hoops" and damage his political credibility.
The new anti-federalist group in the European Parliament says it will continue to attract new members even after it officially declares its membership tomorrow.
