23 Mar 18
Council summit: EU27 sign off on Brexit transition deal
The leaders of the EU27 have officially signed off on the Brexit transitional deal, and approved the EU negotiating guidelines on the future UK-EU relationship.
23 Mar 18
Brexit: MEPs to discuss citizens' rights next week
The thorny issue of citizens’ rights after the UK exits the EU will be discussed by MEPs at a meeting in Parliament next week.
22 Mar 18
Increasing skills shortages in EU, warn new reports
Two new reports published on Thursday both express concern about increasing skills shortages in EU member states.
22 Mar 18
EU leaders descend on Brussels for key Brexit summit
EU leaders were in Brussels on Thursday for a summit where they are expected to rubberstamp the Brexit transition deal outlined earlier in the week.
22 Mar 18
Brussels Attacks Anniversary: Julian King calls for action on ‘bedroom radicalisation’
EU security union chief says combatting radicalisation will be difficult, time-consuming and complex.
22 Mar 18
MEP awards 2018: A word from the winners
Greek deputy Eva Kaili hosted the Parliament Magazine's annual MEP awards ceremony recognising MEPs for their outstanding work over the last year.
21 Mar 18
Brexit: MEPs write to David Davis demanding clarity on citizens' rights
Fourteen British MEPs have written to UK Brexit secretary David Davis saying they fear citizens will be “held hostage” in the ongoing Brexit talks.
21 Mar 18
Udo Bullmann elected as new S&D group leader
Veteran German deputy Udo Bullmann has been elected leader of the European Parliament’s S&D group.
20 Mar 18
Cambridge Analytica revelations are only 'tip of the iceberg', warns EU data protection chief
The EU’s data protection watchdog has voiced “real concern” at revelations that Facebook and data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica may have misused confidential information.
20 Mar 18
MEPs to grill EU Commission over Selmayr appointment
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will be asked to provide further information on the controversial appointment of his new secretary-general Martin Selmayr.
20 Mar 18
CoR: Uncertainty over Brexit preventing regions from preparing for impact
A new report says that “uncertainty” surrounding the nature of the future EU-UK relationship “complicates the process of adjustment” for many EU regions when the UK exits the EU.
20 Mar 18
EU and UK reach agreement on Brexit transition period
The UK and EU have agreed on a "large part" of the agreement that will lead to the "orderly withdrawal" of the UK.
19 Mar 18
Nato annual report: Most member states have increased defence spending
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that “in an unpredictable world, the alliance is stepping up to keep our nations safe”.
19 Mar 18
Salisbury attack: EU urged to sanction Putin
German MEP Rebecca Harms has called on EU countries to boycott the World Cup due to be held in Russia this summer.
19 Mar 18
EU leaders stay mum on Russia election result as Salisbury attack case escalates
Results from this weekend’s election confirm that Vladimir Putin will serve a fourth term as Russian President. Officially his vote share - in an election in which strong opposition had not been allowed - was put at more than 76 per cent.  
16 Mar 18
EU and UK businesses ‘in denial’ over hard trade-offs lying ahead on Brexit, new study reveals
First ever social media study of industry attitudes to Brexit shows divergence of views across sectors.
15 Mar 18
MEPs call for sanctions against Marcel de Graaff for allegedly racist comments
More than 50 MEPs have given their support to demands for a formal censure of controversial ENF group member Marcel de Graaff for allegedly racist comments.
15 Mar 18
British MEPs clash during EU Parliament Brexit debate
A bitter war of words has broken out in the European Parliament between British MEPs over Brexit.
15 Mar 18
EU Parliament approves new Brexit resolution, EMA Amsterdam relocation
MEPs have voted to endorse a resolution laying out a possible association framework for future EU-UK relations post-Brexit.
14 Mar 18
MEPs blast Trump amid ongoing steel tariffs row
MEPs have warned of a looming trade war amid criticism of US President Donald Trump’s plans to impose heavy tariffs on trade in steel and aluminium.
14 Mar 18
Moscovici unveils plans for tax crackdown on digital companies
European economic affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici has outlined upcoming plans for a tax crackdown on digital companies, admitting that the current system is not fit for purpose.
13 Mar 18
MEPs call on UK to provide clarity ahead of Brexit vote
MEPs on Tuesday debated guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations, which takes the form of a 19-page resolution which members are expected to back in a vote later this week.
13 Mar 18
Selmayrgate: Commission on the defensive as MEPs demand answers
On Monday night at the start of the Strasbourg plenary, MEPs quizzed European budget and human resources Commissioner Günther Oettinger on the Commission’s appointment policy. 
12 Mar 18
MEPs threaten to postpone approval of Commission budget amid Selmayr row
MEPs say that the case of Martin Selmayr, whose promotion to head the Commission’s civil service has sparked fury, shows that “promotion of  EU posts must go to the best not to the best connected.”