The leader of the largest group in the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering is confident that the centre-right EPP will remain the "leading party in Europe", saying that even if some MEPs decide to leave the group, it will be "just a handful of people".
His comments come as rumours circulate of a new centrist federalist group emerging after next June's European Parliament elections.
The Union for French Democracy (UDF), which has six members in the EPP has threatened to join t...
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