Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Urges MEPs to act against country’s dictatorship
26 Nov EU Institutions

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Urges MEPs to act against country’s dictatorship

Having debated the crisis on the Union’s borders with Belarus on Tuesday the European Parliament on Wednesday turned to the country labelled as “Europe’s last dictatorship” itself
by Andreas Rogal
Roberta Metsola: Pro-European Visionary
12 Oct EU Institutions
Roberta Metsola: Pro-European Visionary
Stelios Kympouropoulos interview: Being Human
26 Nov EU Institutions
Stelios Kympouropoulos interview: Being Human
Movers and Shakers | 26 November 2021
25 Nov EU Institutions
Movers and Shakers | 26 November 2021
We need an EU-wide approach to tackling hybrid threats, warns Sandra Kalniete
24 Nov EU Institutions
We need an EU-wide approach to tackling hybrid threats, warns Sandra Kalniete
For treating foreign interference and disinformation, we have a diagnosis and a prescription; the rest is up to the patient, says European Parliament's rapporteur
This week in the European Parliament
22 Nov EU Institutions
This week in the European Parliament
November’s Strasbourg plenary session, to be held once again in a hybrid format due to the worsening COVID situation, is promising a rich and equal mix of policies and politics, suggests Andreas Rogal
Issue 545 | 22 November 2021
22 Nov EU Institutions
Issue 545 | 22 November 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
5 Questions with... Carmen Avram
19 Nov EU Institutions
5 Questions with... Carmen Avram
Carmen Avram (RO, S&D) is a Vice-Chair of Parliament’s Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and a member of Parliament’s AGRI and ANIT Committees.
Movers and Shakers | 19 November 2021
18 Nov EU Institutions
Movers and Shakers | 19 November 2021
Today’s Movers & Shakers are about: S&D’s President’s re-election, Commissioner Cabinet news, two new Estonian Ministers, and more!
EU negotiators agree 2022 Budget deal
16 Nov EU Institutions
EU negotiators agree 2022 Budget deal
With only minutes to spare, the EU institutions’ negotiators finally reached a deal on the budget for 2022
This week in the European Parliament
15 Nov EU Institutions
This week in the European Parliament
Parliament began its mixed Committee and Political Groups meetings week with another monetary dialogue between the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde on Monday morning
MEP COP26 Delegation welcomes French decision to join declaration on Clean Energy Transition
12 Nov EU Institutions
MEP COP26 Delegation welcomes French decision to join declaration on Clean Energy Transition
French announcement on eve of Glasgow climate conference climax, ‘very good news’, says European Parliament’s delegation leader, Pascal Canfin
Tomas Tobé interview: Bridge builder
12 Nov EU Institutions
Tomas Tobé interview: Bridge builder
Tomas Tobé says he’s confident of winning over his MEP colleagues and forging a large parliamentary majority behind his proposals for the EU’s new Migration Pact. He tells Andreas Rogal that this approach could well be enough to break the current Council stalemate on asylum and migration.
Movers and Shakers | 12 November 2021
11 Nov EU Institutions
Movers and Shakers | 12 November 2021
Today’s Movers & Shakers are about: Renew Europe’s first Polish MEP, the new Czech government, Committees and Delegations changes, Commission news, and more!
EU Court’s Google ruling highlights urgency of need to tackle monopoly position of ‘Big Tech’ say MEPs
11 Nov EU Institutions
EU Court’s Google ruling highlights urgency of need to tackle monopoly position of ‘Big Tech’ say MEPs
European Parliament lawmakers back EU Executive’s antitrust crackdown
Issue 544 | 08 November 2021
09 Nov EU Institutions
Issue 544 | 08 November 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
European electoral reform: A pan-European constituency
08 Nov EU Institutions
European electoral reform: A pan-European constituency
Reforms to the European electoral laws to make constituencies pan-European could increase legitimacy and bring Europe closer to its citizens, believes Domènec Ruiz Devesa
This week in the European Parliament
08 Nov EU Institutions
This week in the European Parliament
MEPs are back in Brussels for a busy week - or at least most of them, while some deputies will be busy in Glasgow, representing the European Parliament at the crucial second week of the COP26 climate conference
MEPs make history with Taiwan delegation visit
05 Nov EU Institutions
MEPs make history with Taiwan delegation visit
Seven-strong MEP visit follows adoption of European Parliament report calling for more cooperation with ‘key partner and democratic ally’
How inclusive is the Conference on the Future of Europe?
05 Nov EU Institutions
How inclusive is the Conference on the Future of Europe?
It is a pretty safe bet that most Europeans outside the Brussels bubble have never heard of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE). To those of us who care about a more participatory democratic culture in Europe this is a significant challenge – we need to help make sure the Conference is a success, writes Roger Casale.
European Parliament delegation completes ‘intense agenda’ following migration fact-finding trip to Greece
04 Nov EU Institutions
European Parliament delegation completes ‘intense agenda’ following migration fact-finding trip to Greece
‘We’re not here to help Greece do better, we’re here to make sure that the EU does better’, says delegation head, Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Movers and Shakers | 5 November 2021
04 Nov EU Institutions
Movers and Shakers | 5 November 2021
Today’s Movers & Shakers are about: The Spinelli Group’s new president, the Transport and Tourism Committee’s new vice-chair, Bulgaria’s Minister for Justice, Commission news, and more!
COP26: Global Methane Pledge will see new era of fast-track greenhouse gas emission reductions, says Maria Spyraki
03 Nov EU Institutions
COP26: Global Methane Pledge will see new era of fast-track greenhouse gas emission reductions, says Maria Spyraki
EP’s rapporteur on EU methane emissions strategy argues that time to act for a quick climate win is now
This week in the European Parliament
02 Nov EU Institutions
This week in the European Parliament
Brussels and Strasbourg will both be devoid of European legislators this week as MEPs either devote time to their constituencies or embark on missions to Member States and beyond
COP26: Glasgow should be an opportunity for European leadership to stand out, argues Javi López
02 Nov EU Institutions
COP26: Glasgow should be an opportunity for European leadership to stand out, argues Javi López
Spanish Socialist MEP says strengthening the commitments within the Paris Agreement can, and must, go hand in hand with a green global recovery
EU needs to show leadership and clear ambition at COP26, say MEPs
01 Nov EU Institutions
EU needs to show leadership and clear ambition at COP26, say MEPs
Glasgow climate conference must be a turning point in ‘concrete emission reduction’, argues Jytte Guteland, as EP’s 15-strong delegation prepares for participation in next week’s final negotiation phase
Movers and Shakers | 29 October 2021
28 Oct EU Institutions
Movers and Shakers | 29 October 2021
Today’s Movers & Shakers are about: Montenegro’s new Ambassador to the EU, the Polish government’s reshuffle, Committees and Delegations news, and more!
MEPs clash over new EU asylum and migration proposals
27 Oct EU Institutions
MEPs clash over new EU asylum and migration proposals
LIBE committee shadow rapporteurs call for deadline extension for the submission of amendments to Swedish centre-right MEP Tomas Tobé’s report