01 Apr 19
Parliament week ahead: Brexit tops the agenda
Parliament will this week debate the latest state of play on the UK’s protracted withdrawal from the EU with the Council and the Commission.
01 Apr 19
People with disabilities facing multiple hurdles to vote in EU elections
A damning new report paints a “bleak picture” for people with disabilities who want to vote in the upcoming European elections.
01 Apr 19
Romania’s Social Democratic Party reveals EU elections nominees
Romania’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) has announced the list of party members who have been nominated as candidates for the upcoming European Parliament elections in May.
29 Mar 19
Workers’ rights being violated across Europe, says report
Countries across Europe are “struggling to comply” with their international legal obligations concerning rights for workers, according to a new report.
29 Mar 19
MEPs demand probe into corruption in Malta and Slovakia
MEPs have demanded an independent inquiry into alleged continuing corruption in Malta and Slovakia.
28 Mar 19
MEPs praise new single-use plastics rules to tackle marine litter
MEPs and the European Commission have welcomed Parliament’s adoption of “ambitious” measures to tackle marine litter coming from the 10 single-use plastic products most often found on European beaches.
28 Mar 19
Donald Tusk: UK ‘betraying the increasing majority’ pushing to abandon Brexit
European Council President Donald Tusk has accused the UK of “betraying” the “increasing majority” now pushing for the UK to stay in the EU.
27 Mar 19
Guy Verhofstadt lambasts EPP group, says it has ‘lost all credibility’
The EPP, Parliament’s largest group, has “lost all credibility and moral authority to lead the EU”, according to Guy Verhofstadt.
26 Mar 19
Philippe Lamberts launches blistering attack on UK Premier Theresa May
Belgian MEP Philippe Lamberts has made scathing comments about UK Prime Minister Theresa May, saying she “must be devoid of the basic human skills needed for a leader.”
26 Mar 19
Parliament gears up for final copyright directive vote
The protracted legislative passage of the controversial EU copyright directive will reach its conclusion today when Parliament votes on the provisional deal.
25 Mar 19
Donald Tusk welcomes Brexit extension
European Council President Donald Tusk has welcomed the decision to grant the UK an extension to the Brexit process.
22 Mar 19
MEPs hail UK citizens’ petition to scrap Brexit as signatures reach 3 million
Senior UK MEPs have lauded the success of an online petition that calls for Brexit to be scrapped, as the number of signatories reach the three million mark.
22 Mar 19
Alyn Smith: ‘Dark forces’ seeking to undermine European elections
Scottish MEP Alyn Smith has warned that “dark forces are seeking to undermine the European Parliament elections” and that the “ingredients of Brexit exist in every European country.”
21 Mar 19
Guy Verhofstadt appeals to British Prime Minister Theresa May to put country before party politics
Brexit steering group chief voices exasperation with UK’s Brexit impasse.
21 Mar 19
MEP Awards 2019: Heartfelt reactions from our winners
Last night “Europe’s Oscars” took place at the Concert Noble in Brussels, to celebrate the hard work and dedication of Parliament’s members across a multitude of policy fields.
20 Mar 19
‘Deep divisions’ between populist movements in Germany and Italy, survey says
A new survey has highlighted “deep divisions” between populist movements in Germany and Italy, which will weaken their joint political impact in the post-election European Parliament.
19 Mar 19
Updated: EU copyright debate turns sinister as MEP receives bomb threat
The fierce debate over EU copyright reforms has taken a worrying turn with a bomb threat being made against the senior German MEP who has steered the legislation through Parliament.
18 Mar 19
Juncker accused of gender bias for top EU finance post selection
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has been accused of defending the selection of men only for high-level EU finance posts.
18 Mar 19
Tajani hauled over the coals for Mussolini gaffe
Parliament’s President Antonio Tajani has found himself under fire for the third time in less than two months, with fresh calls for him to quit the assembly’s top post.
18 Mar 19
‘Compromise’ deal set to be touted to MPs to break Brexit deadlock
A “compromise” deal, first put forward by a grassroots citizens’ campaign group, looks set to be put to MPs in the UK on Tuesday as a possible way out of the Brexit impasse.
15 Mar 19
Parliament political groups under fire for ‘blocking’ Greta Thunberg invitation
Five political groups in the European Parliament have been criticised for allegedly “blocking” an invitation to 16-year-old environmentalist Greta Thunberg to speak in the assembly earlier this week.
15 Mar 19
UK could avoid EU election participation if Treaty protocol ratified 'in record time'
Senior UK MEP Richard Corbett says that the UK could avoid having to participate in the European elections in May - if the extension to Article 50 is longer than three months - only via a protocol to the Treaty ratified by every other national EU parliament "in record time."
14 Mar 19
EU should prepare for 'worst case scenario' on Brexit, warn senior MEPs
EPP leader Manfred Weber has described the UK’s rejection of the withdrawal agreement as a “disaster”, saying the “only logical step” now is to hold a second referendum.
13 Mar 19
EU leaders voice frustration at UK's Brexit deal rejection
It’s UK’s responsibility to tell EU what it wants, say Brussels' chiefs, as no deal exit concerns increase