<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

#EUelections2019 - Manfred WEBER, lead candidate for the EPP

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Members of the EP Conference of Presidents meet with  Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, Leader of Belarusian democratic opposition forces

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with the guests of  the International Women's Day

EP Plenary session - European Council meetings and European Security

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Leaders of the Political Groups meet with Ruslan STEFANCHUK, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

Holocaust Remembrance Day - Group photo with the leaders of political groups

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

Live Replay of the press point of Manfred WEBER, EPP Group Leader,&nbsp;on the triggering of Article 50 by the UK government, in the EP in Brussels.

(02) Press point by Manfred WEBER, EPP Group Leader, ahead of the triggering of Article 50 by the UK government (13:11 - 13:19)

During the EP plenary session (13 - 16 March 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs take stock of the outcome of the 9-10 March European Council, and discuss the &ldquo;Rome declaration&rdquo; marking the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, with Donald TUSK, President of the&nbsp;Council, Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, Louis GRECH, Maltese Deputy Prime Minister, and Paolo GENTILONI, Italian Prime Minister. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Raffaele FITTO (ECR, IT), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE), Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE)and&nbsp; Rosa D'AMATO (EFDD, IT).

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 9 and 10 March 2017, including the Rome Declaration: extracts from the statements by the political group leaders

During the EP plenary session (13 - 16 March 2017) in Strasbourg, political groups S&amp;D, GREENS/EFA and EPP express themselves about Brexit. Statements by Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Jean LAMBERT (Greens/EFA, UK), Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE) and Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE).

Brexit: extracts from the briefings by S&D group, GREENS/EFA group and EPP group

Arrivals and statements&nbsp;by EPP leaders meet ahead of the European Council at the Acad&eacute;mie Royale de Belgique in Brussels. Arrival of Reinhold MITTERLEHNER, Vice-Chancellor of Austria, Joseph DAUL, President of the EPP, Michel BARNIER, European Chief Negotiator for Brexit, Jyrki KATAINEN, Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Manfred WEBER, EPP Group leader, Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Donald TUSK, President of the European Council, Antonio ALFANO, Italian Foreign Affairs Minister, Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister Elmar BROK, Chair of the EP Foreign Affairs, Enda KENNY, Taoiseach of Ireland, Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, Viktor ORBAN, Hungarian Prime Minister Angela MERKEL, Chancellor of Germany, and Mariano RAJOY, Spanish Prime Minister. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Angelino ALFANO, Andrej PLENKOVIĆ and Mariano RAJOY

EPP leaders meet ahead of the European Council: arrivals and statements

During the EP Plenary session (13-16/02) in Strasbourg, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Marietje SCHAAKE (ALDE, NL), Anne-Marie MINEUR (GUE/NGL, NL), Yannick JADOT (Greens/EFA, FR), Tiziana BEGHIN (EFDD, IT) and Marine LE PEN (ENF, FR). express themselves on EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

EU-Canada CETA: extracts from the debate

Statements by Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the EC, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE),&nbsp; Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK) and Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE) on travel restrictions following US president executive orders during the EP plenary session (01-02/02) in the EP in Brussels.

Travel restrictions following US president executive orders: extracts from the debate

Debate on the programme of the Maltese Presidency of the Council, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Maria Jo&atilde;o RODRIGUES (S&amp;D, PT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Neoclis SYLIKIOTIS (GUE/NGL, CY) and Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE).

Presentation of the programme of the Maltese Presidency of the Council: extracts from the debate

Debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2016 about external policies and migration, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Statements by Donald TUSK, President of the European Council, Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), and Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE).

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2016: extracts from the debate on external policies and migration

Debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2016 about Brexit, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Statements by Donald TUSK, President of the European Council, Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE) and Paul NUTTALL (EFDD, UK).

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2016: extracts from the debate on Brexit

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents in the presence of Martin SCHULZ, EP President, in the EP in Brussels. Arrivals and roundtable, cutaways of Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Manfred WEBER (EPP,DE), Marcel de GRAAFF (ENF, NL), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), and Martin SCHULZ, EP President.

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

Debate during the plenary session of December in Strasbourg on the preparation of the European Council meeting of 15 and 16 December 2016 with a focus on the security and defence. Statements on the situation in Syria and the Council discussions on security and defence. Statements by Ivan KORCOK, Slovak State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), ECR Group leader, Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), ALDE Group leader, Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE), and Nigel FARAGE (EFDD, UK).

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 15 and 16 December 2016: security and defence

Extraordinary meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents with Martin SCHULZ, EP President in the presence of Michel BARNIER, Chief Negotiator in charge of the Preparation of the Brexit, in the EP in Brussels. Arrivals and roundtable. Cutaways of Philippe LAMBERTS, (Greens/EFA, BE), Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE, DE), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D,IT), Manfred WEBER (EPP,DE), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, and Michel BARNIER, Chief Negotiator in charge of the Preparation of the Brexit.&nbsp;

Extraordinary meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents with Martin SCHULZ, EP President in the presence of Michel BARNIER, Chief Negotiator in charge of the Preparation of the Brexit: arrivals and roundtable

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents, during the EP plenary session (21-24/11) in Strasbourg. Arrival and roundtable. Cutaways of Rebecca HARMS (Greens/EFA, DE), Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Marine LE PEN (ENF, FR), David BORRELLI (IT,EFDD), Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE) and Martin SCHULZ, EP President.

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents : arrival and roundtable

During the EP plenary session (21-24/11) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on EU-Turkey relations. Statements by Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the EC, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), and Rebecca HARMS (Greens/EFA, DE).

EU-Turkey relations: extracts from the debate

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents with Martin SCHULZ, EP President, in the EP in Brussels. Arrivals of Patrick LE HYARIC, Sophie In't VELD, Helga STEVENS, Philippe LAMBERTS, Marcel DE GRAAF, David BORRELLI, Gianni PITELLA, Diane DODDS, Manfred WEBER, Martin SCHULZ, EP President&nbsp;and roundtable

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

Election of the President of the EPP Group, in the EP in Brussels. Atmosphere shots, arrivals at the EPP group meeting. Joseph DAUL, President of the European People's Party, opens the meeting. Ambience shots during the vote counting the votes.&nbsp; Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE) is re-elected&nbsp;as EPP Group President&nbsp;

Election of the President of the EPP Group: ambiance shots and extracts from the vote

During the EP plenary session (24-27/10) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016. Statements on trade (CETA, TTIP) by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Sophia IN'T VELD (ALDE, NL),&nbsp; Neoclis SYLIKIOTIS (GUE/NGL, CY), Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE) and Nigel FARAGE (EFDD, UK)

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016: extracts from the debate on trade (CETA, TTIP)

During the EP plenary session (24-27/10) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016 on Russia.&nbsp;Statements by Donald TUSK, President of the European Council, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), and Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK).

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