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Now playing Next Europe News Right-wing Polish MEP secures chair of EU committee A knife-edge vote saw the MEP take leadership of the Parliament’s petitions committee, as centrist parties seek to maintain a cordon sanitaire against the far-right. 23/07/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Why do far-right Patriots want to lead Parliament's culture committee? The group led by National Rally's Jordan Bardella is vying for the chairmanship of the Committee on Culture and Education. Why, and what impact could this have on EU cultural policies? 23/07/2024
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