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Est. 4min The president of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN), Jordan Bardella, already saw himself as France's new prime

France submitted its national energy-climate plan (NECP) to the European Commission, setting a target for the renewable share of gross final energy consumption, while the government has been fighting to have nuclear energy recognised as well.

As leaders of political groups negotiate the composition of committees in the new European Parliament, Euractiv has identified eleven MEPs focused on energy and environment who are worth keeping an eye on.

Cracks are appearing in the newly formed far-right Patriots for Europe group, with France's Rassemblement National opposing Italy's Lega's proposal for the vice presidency of the group.

In an interview with Euractiv, the outgoing chair of the European Parliament's Environment Committee (ENVI), Pascal Canfin, called on lawmakers from

Content-Type: Incumbent European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, also the frontrunner to retain the role for another five-year

Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected as European Commission president on Thursday (18 July), after a long speech in the European Parliament where she reached out to the centrist and left-wing parties but excluded the far-right.

The chairman of the new far-right group Patriots for Europe (PfE), Frenchman Jordan Bardella, will take a seat on the European Parliament's Foreign

Est. 5min France's surprise inclusion of a 2030 target for renewable energy production in its energy and climate plans appeared to

French energy industry representatives called on newly elected members of the national parliament in a joint letter on Monday (22 July) to ensure that the country's political instability does not hold back French energy policy.