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Chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has stated on Monday that the Liberals endorse, within the European People's Party (EPP) Congress, Donald Tusk as President and Siegfired Muresan as Vice -President.
He showed that the EPP President will propose the Secretary General of the formation.
"We conveyed that, from our point of view, we would be very glad if that proposal is Antonio Lopez Isturiz," Orban mentioned.
The European People's Party (EPP) will hold its Congress in Zagreb on Wednesday and Thursday, during which the EPP Presidency, including the President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary General are to be elected. Approximately 2,000 participants from more than 40 countries have been invited to participate in the Congress in Zagreb.
Donald Tusk (Civic Platform) is the only candidate running for EPP President.
The ten Vice-Presidents of the EPP will be elected between David McAllister (Germany), Helen McEntee (Ireland), Siegfried Muresan (Romania), Averof Neofytou (Cyprus), Petteri Orpo (Finland), Franck Proust (France), Paulo Rangel (Portugal), Ivan Stefanec (Slovakia), Antonio Tajani (Italy), Esther De Lange (the Netherlands), Mariya Gabriel (Bulgaria) and Johannes Hahn (Austria).
The meeting agenda also includes, among others, debates on limiting effects of climate change and Western Balkans.
