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EU Leaders Warn of Conduct Breach at EPP Event

2/7/2026

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Socialist and liberal leaders warned that European Commission Vice-President Raffaele Fitto and Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius attending a European People's Party event in Slovenia could breach conduct rules.
The EPP said the gathering was not a campaign event.
The episode underscores tensions in the Parliament's centrist majority over ties with far-right groups.
Despite earlier attempts to challenge the Commission, unease remains among backers of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

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Socialist and liberal leaders warned that European Commission Vice-President Raffaele Fitto and Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius attending a European People's Party event in Slovenia could breach conduct rules.
The EPP said the gathering was not a campaign event.
The episode underscores tensions in the Parliament's centrist majority over ties with far-right groups.
Despite earlier attempts to challenge the Commission, unease remains among backers of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.