22 Jan 18
Parliamentarium to host Nazi propaganda exhibit
A US Holocaust Museum exhibition on Nazi propaganda opens to the public in the European Parliament’s Parliamentarium later this week (25 January).
19 Jan 18
EU plastics strategy welcomed by MEPs and industy
MEPs have joined the business and recycling communities in giving a guarded welcome to the European Commission’s much-vaunted plastics strategy.
19 Jan 18
EU Parliament votes to ban pulse fishing
MEPs have voted to ban so-called pulse fishing, the technique that kills fish and other marine life indiscriminately with a powerful electric shock.
19 Jan 18
Syed Kamall: EU must decide if Brexit deal is for European peoples or European project
EU negotiators must decide whether they want a Brexit deal that prioritises people or the European project, Syed Kamall said.
19 Jan 18
Much more needs to be done to bridge the ‘gap’ in transition from child to adult mental healthcare
Much more needs to be done to bridge the ‘gap’ in transition from child to adult mental healthcare, MEPs have been told.
19 Jan 18
EU needs broader impact assessment of research funding
How should we measure the impact of research and innovation funding? And just how important is defining and measuring a project’s impact?
18 Jan 18
Parliament to set up pesticides committee
MEPs have welcomed the decision to set up a special committee to look into the EU’s authorisation procedure for pesticides.
18 Jan 18
Mario Draghi under fire for G30 membership
EU watchdog Emily O'Reilly has recommended that ECB President Mario Draghi suspend his membership of the Group of 30 (G30) for the remainder of his term.
18 Jan 18
Bulgarian Prime Minister defensive in EU Parliament plenary
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has defended a controversial leisure project which has been condemned by environmentalists.
18 Jan 18
Antonio Tajani latest EU chief to hold out Brexit olive branch to UK
Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage meanwhile accuses EU leaders of conspiring to deliver ‘worst possible’ Brexit deal.
17 Jan 18
Leo Varadkar: Europe is at a “decisive” moment in its history
Irish Taoiseach, tells MEPs that EU is facing the “rise of populism and anti-democratic forces.”

 

16 Jan 18
Commission presents EU plastics strategy
The European Commission has unveiled its long-awaited strategy on plastic waste.
16 Jan 18
Senior MEP questions viability of parliamentary debates on EU presidencies
Belgian deputy Philippe Lamberts says debates are just 'occasions to sing the praises of a country’s success' .
16 Jan 18
Polish MEP threatens legal action against Parliament Vice-President over Nazi slur
Polish MEP Róża Thun has threatened legal action against fellow deputy Ryszard Czarnecki over remarks he is alleged to have made in an interview. 
16 Jan 18
Jean-Claude Juncker: EU's door remains open to UK
EU leaders have made an indirect plea to the UK over the possibility of reversing Brexit.
15 Jan 18
MEPs compile damning report after mission to Malta
MEPs say they have found evidence of “systematic and serious deficiencies” in the rule of law in Malta.
12 Jan 18
MEPs to vote on stricter EU export controls on cyber-surveillance tools
MEPs are set to approve an extension of EU export controls on cyber-surveillance tools.
12 Jan 18
Strasbourg plenary: Energy, future of EU top of the agenda
MEPs will vote on a raft of energy proposals and debate the future of the EU during the first plenary session of the year, next week in Strasbourg.
12 Jan 18
Juncker: Bulgaria's place is in Europe
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and his Council counterpart Donald Tusk led an EU delegation to Sofia to launch the Bulgarian Council presidency on Thursday.
11 Jan 18
EU and Iranian foreign ministers meet in Brussels
EU foreign affairs ministers were in Brussels on Thursday for high-level meetings focused on the Iran nuclear deal.
11 Jan 18
Official launch of Bulgarian Council presidency marked by protests
The formal launch of Bulgaria’s EU Council presidency on Thursday was marked by a large-scale demonstration by thousands of protesters in the country’s capital.
11 Jan 18
Scientists call on MEPs to amend renewable energy directive
MEPs are being urged to amend the present renewable energy directive to “avoid expansive harm to the world’s forests and the acceleration of climate change.”
11 Jan 18
Luxembourg overturns LuxLeaks whistleblower guilty verdict
Luxembourg’s highest court has overturned the guilty verdict against LuxLeaks whistleblower Antoine Deltour.
10 Jan 18
Commissioners travel to Sofia for official launch of Bulgarian EU Council presidency
The entire college of Commissioners will travel to Sofia on Thursday for the opening of the Bulgarian EU Council presidency.