The European People’s Party (EPP) elected Manfred Weber (CSU, Germany) as its lead candidate for the European elections on 8 November 2018, at the Helsinki party congress.

Manfred WEBER, 46, started his political career in the regional Parliament (Bayerischer Landtag) in 2002 and was elected to the European Parliament in 2004. Since 2014, he has served as the chairman of the European People’s Party (EPP) - EPP group. The candidate obtained his degree in physical engineering at Munich University of Applied Sciences.

#EUelections2019 - Manfred WEBER, lead candidate for the EPP

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency

Press briefing EPP

Inauguration of the Scholl building in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Peace Light Ceremony

EP Plenary session - Topical debate - A true geopolitical Europe now

EP Plenary session - Council and Commission statements - The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel's right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza

Gathering in support to Israel in front of the European Parliament in Brussels in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Members

Press conference on EPP vision for agriculture in Europe

Debate on the preparation of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016,&nbsp;during the EP Plenary session (03-06/10) in Strasbourg. Statements on EU Trade policy&nbsp;by Ivan KORCOK, President-in-Office of the Council, Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE), Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), David BORRELLI (EFDD, IT).

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016: extracts from the debate on EU Trade policy

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents to decide on next week's agenda, but also to adopt the decision allowing the newly appointed UK Commissioner Julian KING to take office, in&nbsp;the presence of Martin SCHULZ, EP President, during the EP plenary session (12-15/09/2016) in Strasbourg. Arrival and roundtable: cutaways of Sophie In 't VELD, David BORRELLI, Marcel DE GRAAF, Syed KAMALL, Gabrielle ZIMMER, Diane DODDS, Gianni PITTELLA, Manfred WEBER and&nbsp;&nbsp;Martin SCHULZ, EP President

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents with the presence of Martin SCHULZ, EP President: arrivals and roundtable

Debate on the State of the Union 2016, during the EP plenary session (12-15/09/2016) in Strasbourg.&nbsp;Arrivals and atmosphere: cutaways of Pierre MOSCOVICI, Jean Claude JUNCKER, Miguel ARIAS CA&Ntilde;ETE, Phil HOGAN, Philippe LAMBERTS, Jos&eacute; BOVE, Magrethe VESTAGER, Alain LAMASSOURE, Nigel FARAGE, Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Federica MOGHERINI, G&uuml;nther OETTINGER, Manfred WEBER, Gianni PITTELLA.

State of the Union 2016: extracts from the arrivals and atmosphere

Debate&nbsp;on the State of the Union 2016, during the EP plenary session (12-15/09/2016) in Strasbourg. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE), Rebecca HARMS (Greens/EFA, DE), Nigel FARAGE (EFDD, UK), and Marine LE PEN (ENF, FR).

State of the Union 2016: extracts from the statemetns by Political group leaders

Debate on the State of the Union 2016, during the EP plenary session (12-15/09/2016) in Strasbourg. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Rebecca HARMS (Greens/EFA, DE), Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE), and Nigel FARAGE (EFDD, UK),&nbsp; political group leaders.

State of the Union 2016: statements by political group leaders

Debate during the plenary session of July in Strasbourg on the programme of activities of the Slovak Presidency. Statement by Robert FICO, Slovak Prime Minister and President in office of the Council of the EU, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), EPP Group leader, Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), S&amp;D Group leader, Ashley FOX (ECR, UK), Pavel TELIČKA (ALDE, CZ),&nbsp;Rebecca HARMS (Greens/EFA, DE), Greens/EFA co-Group leader and Petr MACH (EFDD, CZ).

Programme of activities of the Slovak Presidency: extracts from the debate

Debate during the plenary session of July in Strasbourg on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 28 and 29 June 2016. Statements by Donald TUSK, President of the European Council, Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE) and Rebecca HARMS (Greens/EFA, DE).

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 28 and 29 June 2016: extracts from the debate

Debate on the Outcome of the referendum in the United Kingdom, during the Extraordinary Plenary session of the EP in Brussels. Statements by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, EC President, Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT, Dutch Minister of Defence, Marcel de GRAAFF (ENF, NL), Nigel FARAGE (EFDD, UK), Alyn SMITH (Greens/EFA, UK), Martina ANDERSON (GUE/NGL, UK), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Ryszard LEGUTKO (ECR, PL), Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), and Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE)

Outcome of the referendum in the United Kingdom: extracts from the EP Extraordinary Plenary session (Part 2)

Editing shots during the&nbsp;extraordinary EP Plenary session on the outcome of teh UK referendum. Arrivals, greetings and cutaways of Federica MOGHERINI, Manfred WEBER, Jean-Claude JUNCKER, EC President, Guy VERHOFSTADT, Frans TIMMERMANS, Nigel FARAGE, Gabrielle ZIMMER, Philippe LAMBERTS, Gianni PITTELLA, Jonathan HILL.&nbsp;

Editing shots during the extraordinary EP Plenary session on the outcome of the UK referendum

EPP Leaders meet ahead of the European Council, in the Acad&eacute;mie Royale de Belgique in Brussels. Cutaways of Erna Solberg, Tibor Navracsics, Donald TUSK, Jean-Claude JUNCKER, Nicolas Sarkozy, Enda Kenny, Angela MERKEL, Joseph Daul. Statements by Joseph DAUL, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Elmar BROK (EPP, DE) and Jyrki Katainen.

EPP Leaders meet ahead of the European Council: arrivals

Live replay of the EP Extraordinary Plenary session (Outcome of the UK's EU membership referendum)

(5) EP Extraordinary Plenary session (Outcome of the UK's EU membership referendum): Round of political group speakers. Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE) (10:43 - 10:53)

(25) EP Extraordinary Plenary session (Outcome of the UK's EU membership referendum): Second round of political group speakers. Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE) (11:57 - 11:59)

Debate on the Outcome of the referendum in the United Kingdom, during the&nbsp;Extraordinary Plenary sessionof the EP in Brussels. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), EPP Group leader, Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), SD Group leader, Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), ECR Group leader, Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), ALDE Group leader, Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE), GUE-NGL Group leader, Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Greens Group leader,&nbsp; Nigel FARAGE (EFDD, UK), UKIP Group leader, and Marine LE PEN (ENF, FR), ENF Group leader

Outcome of the referendum in the United Kingdom: extracts from the EP Extraordinary Plenary session (1st part)

Debate on the state of play of the external aspects of the European migration agenda; Towards a new 'Migration Compact', during the EP plenary session (06-09 June) in Strasbourg. Statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the EC, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Helga STEVENS (ECR, BE), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Barbara SPINELLI (GUE/NGL, IT) and Judith SARGENTINI (Greens/EFA, NL)

State of play of the external aspects of the European migration agenda; Towards a new 'Migration Compact': extracts from the debate

Debate on the Ongoing negotiations on the first review of the Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece, during the EP plenary session (09-12 May 2016) in Strasbourg. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Notis MARIAS (ECR, EL), Sylvie GOULARD (ALDE, FR), Philippe LAMBERTS, Roberto GUALTIERI (S&amp;D, IT) and Jean ARTHUIS (ALDE, FR)

Ongoing negotiations on the first review of the Economic Adjustment Programme for Greece: MEPs debate

Debate on the Legal aspects, democratic control and implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement, during the EP plenary session (27-28 April 2016) in Brussels. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Peter van DALEN (ECR, NL), Sophia IN'T VELD (ALDE, NL), Marina ALBIOL GUZM&Aacute;N (GUE/NGL, ES), Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE), and Elmar BROK (EPP, DE)

Legal aspects, democratic control and implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement: extracts from the debate

Statement by&nbsp;Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), EPP Group Leader, asking all MEPs to condemn terrorism and answers by Martin SCHULZ, EP President and by Gabrielle ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE), GUE/NGL Group Leader during the EP plenary session (27-28 April 2016) in Brussels.

Statement by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), EPP Group Leader, asking all MEPs to condemn terrorism - Answers by Martin SCHULZ, EP President and by Gabrielle ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE), GUE/NGL Group Leader

Debate on the Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 March 2016 and outcome of the EU-Turkey summit, during the EP plenary session (11-14 April 2016) in Strasbourg. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Rebecca HARMS (Greens/EFA, DE), Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF (ALDE, DE) and Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS (Greens/EFA, ES)

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