Romanian Siegfried Mureșan re-elected vice-chair of EPP Group in the European Parliament
<p>Romanian MEP Siegfried Mureșan, representing the National Liberal Party (PNL), was re-elected vice-chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament on Wednesday, June 19, with 151 votes out of 170. At the same time, Manfred Weber <a href="https://www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/manfred-weber-and-the-new-epp-group-leadership-team-elected" rel="noopener" target="_blank">was re-elected chairman of the EPP Group</a> for the fourth time.</p>

<p>The EPP Group is the largest political group in the European Parliament, with 188 members from all EU Member States.</p>

<p>Mureșan said that, in the new mandate, he will continue to defend the European funds allocated to Romania and the interests of Romanian farmers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>At the same time, creating a pro-European majority in the European Parliament is another priority for the Romanian MEP. “This way, extremist, anti-European MEPs, such as AUR, will be isolated and will not be able to influence European decisions,” he said in a post on social media.</p>

<p>In addition, he also stated that he would support the Republic of Moldova in the process of joining the European Union.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><i>irina.marica@romania-insider.com</i></p>

<p><i>(Photo source: Facebook/</i><em>Siegfried Mureșan)</em></p>