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28th Mar 2024

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Slovak centre-right MEP joins Renew

Slovak MEP Michal Wiezik from the Progresívne Slovensko party has joined the liberal Renew Europe group in the European Parliament, leaving the centre-right European People's Party, Renew announced on Tuesday. Wiezik has been an MEP since 2019 and worked on environmental issues. With his addition Renew Europe, which is the third-largest faction in the parliament, grows to 101 MEPs from 23 member states.

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