The right group could decide
In any case, Brunner can rely on the votes of his own conservative EPP group and the liberals. The Social Democrats are “cooking their own soup” because they want to make sure their commissioner candidates get enough votes, according to an insider. However, Brunner would also need MEPs from the Greens or the right-wing ECR group, which includes Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Italian Fratelli d’Italia, to get the necessary majority. These are shocking, according to reports from Brussels.