EU urged to do more to combat poverty
18 Oct
EU urged to do more to combat poverty
Campaigners have joined forces to call for more concerted action to combat poverty and social exclusion.
Future of cohesion policy to involve 'radical rethink'
18 Oct
Future of cohesion policy to involve 'radical rethink'
European regional policy Commissioner Corina Crețu has warned that the upcoming review of the EU’s regional funding policy will be tough and difficult. 
Charles Tannock: UK must continue to cooperate with EU on security issues
17 Oct
Charles Tannock: UK must continue to cooperate with EU on security issues
UK MEP Charles Tannock has told a conference that security “must remain a priority” in the future relationship between the UK and EU.
Juncker and May fail to impress after latest Brexit meeting
17 Oct
Juncker and May fail to impress after latest Brexit meeting
MEPs have been left unimpressed by the outcome of a meeting in Brussels on Monday between UK Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
Claude Moraes: UK must provide further clarity on post-Brexit security cooperation
16 Oct
Claude Moraes: UK must provide further clarity on post-Brexit security cooperation
As UK Prime Minister Theresa May made a fresh bid to end the Brexit deadlock, senior Labour MEP Claude Moraes has called for further clarity on the UK’s plans to quit the EU.
Movers and Shakers | 16 October 2017
16 Oct
Movers and Shakers | 16 October 2017
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Will Brexit happen?
13 Oct
Will Brexit happen?
Former UK Europe minister Denis MacShane has predicted that Britain will not, after all, leave the EU.
Katainen: ICT can play significant role in achieving SDGs
12 Oct
Katainen: ICT can play significant role in achieving SDGs
European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen has told a conference the ICT sector can play a significant role in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Barnier: Brexit talks 'deadlocked'
12 Oct
Barnier: Brexit talks 'deadlocked'
Following latest round of Brexit talks, EU and UK sides say they are ready for possibility of no deal.
EU urged to do more to tackle heart disease epidemic
11 Oct
EU urged to do more to tackle heart disease epidemic
A high level meeting in the European Parliament was told that more preventive action is urgently needed to curb an epidemic caused by cardiovascular disease.
MEPs urge dialogue in Catalonia crisis
11 Oct
MEPs urge dialogue in Catalonia crisis
MEPs have been quick to react to Catalan First Minister Carles Puigdemont decision to “pull back from the cliff edge” in an address to the Catalan Parliament Tuesday night.
Still no US ambassador to the EU
10 Oct
Still no US ambassador to the EU
Jo Leinen has voiced surprise that the US has still not named a new ambassador to the EU.
Julie Girling defends Brexit vote despite Tory suspension
09 Oct
Julie Girling defends Brexit vote despite Tory suspension
British MEP Julie Girling says she stands by her decision to back a parliamentary resolution which states insufficient progress has so far been made in the Brexit negotiations.
Movers and Shakers | 9 October 2017
09 Oct
Movers and Shakers | 9 October 2017
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EU Commission deals €250m tax blow to Amazon
04 Oct
EU Commission deals €250m tax blow to Amazon
The European Commission has ordered Luxembourg to recover €250m’s worth of illegal tax benefits from Amazon.
Insufficient progress on Brexit talks, warn MEPs
03 Oct
Insufficient progress on Brexit talks, warn MEPs
MEPs in Strasbourg adopted by a huge majority a resolution stating that there has not been sufficient progress on the EU’s priority aims in the ongoing Brexit talks.
Movers and Shakers | 2 October 2017
02 Oct
Movers and Shakers | 2 October 2017
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MEPs condemn events in Catalonia as EU Commission refuses to intervene
02 Oct
MEPs condemn events in Catalonia as EU Commission refuses to intervene
MEPs are set to discuss the crisis during this week's plenary.
EU entrepreneurship scheme has helped create 75,000 new jobs over past three years
27 Sep
EU entrepreneurship scheme has helped create 75,000 new jobs over past three years
Survival rate of companies using the EU’s network of business and innovation centres labelled ‘astonishing’.
Tusk and May meet in London
26 Sep
Tusk and May meet in London
UK Prime Minister Theresa May was meeting European Council President Donald Tusk at Downing Street on Tuesday in their first meeting since she set out plans for a two-year transition period post-Brexit.
Tax evasion in football an epidemic, MEPs told
26 Sep
Tax evasion in football an epidemic, MEPs told
A special parliamentary committee set up to probe tax evasion by big companies has been told that tax dodging in football has become an epidemic.
Movers and Shakers | 25 September 2017
25 Sep
Movers and Shakers | 25 September 2017
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Theresa May's Florence speech: MEPs react
25 Sep
Theresa May's Florence speech: MEPs react
MEPs have given their reaction to the speech by UK Prime Minister Theresa May in Italy in which she proposed delaying Brexit by up to two years.
Barnier gives cautious welcome to May's Florence speech
25 Sep
Barnier gives cautious welcome to May's Florence speech
Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator,  has given a guarded welcome to UK Prime Minister Theresa May's speech in Florence on how the stalled talks might proceed.