Platform of EPP, S&D and Renew Europe strike deal on new EU Commission
The European People's Party (EPP), the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), and Renew Europe agree to cooperate for…
President Zelenskyy: Ukraine deserves to make the next year the year of peace
On Tuesday, the EU Parliament held an extraordinary plenary session with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking 1000 days since Russia’s…
European Parliament delegation joins COP29 climate talks
An EU Parliament delegation arrives in Baku today to participate in the COP29 climate change conference, which aims to define…
COP29: MEPs want all countries to contribute financially to climate action
The EU Parliament's resolution was prepared by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and approved on Thursday…
EU Parliament calls for an EU crackdown on Russia’s ’shadow fleet’
MEPs want the EU to target shadow tankers that export Russian oil in defiance of sanctions. They ask EU member…
EP Think Tank: Climate finance – State of play ahead of COP29
International climate finance is essential for developing countries to achieve their climate goals. By 2025, countries need to adopt a new…
EP Trade Committee: Hearing of Commissioner-designate Maroš Šefčovič
Brussels, 4 November 2024 On Monday, the International Trade and Constitutional Affairs committees questioned Šefčovič,...
Updated agenda of the EP Committee on Culture and Education
The members of the EP Committee on Culture and Education will meet, this afternoon, for...
EP Committee on Budgets: Agenda update 6-7 November 2024
Wednesday 6 November 2024, 11.00 – 12.30 and 14.30 – 18.30 | Thursday 7 November...
Security and defence cooperation: MEPs to visit London
From 28 to 30 October, a Security and Defence Subcommittee delegation will be in London for talks on how to…
Biodiversity: MEPs to attend global talks to restore the world’s ecosystems
Next week, MEP’s will participate in the UN Biodiversity Conference in Columbia that will assess progress in adequately restoring the…
Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs to visit the United Kingdom
A delegation of Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs will travel to London from 28 to 30 October to discuss how to…
Trade Committee MEPs travel to London to discuss strengthened cooperation
The delegation’s aim is to meet with representatives of the UK government, UK parliamentarians, EU businesses and civil society to…
MEP Christian Ehler to chair the EP Panel for the Future of Science and Technology
MEP Christian Ehler (EPP, CDU) was reelected as Chair of Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA). The…
MEPs: China is trying to distort history and international law in Taiwan
The European Parliament condemns China's continued military provocations against Taiwan and firmly rejects any unilateral change to the status-quo in…
EU budget for 2025 to focus on research, health, education, and climate action
MEPs set the overall level of commitment appropriations for the 2025 draft budget at almost €201 billion, €1.24 billion more…
COP29: MEPs set out their demands ahead of UN climate talks
On Monday evening, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted its demands for the UN Climate…
Revision of EU interinstitutional framework: Joint Statement by Presidents von der Leyen and Metsola
EU Commission and EU Parliament have agreed on a set of new principles to strengthen their cooperation. The revision of…
Ukraine: EU Parliament Committee endorses financial support backed by Russian assets
MEPs in the Trade Committee voted on Monday to support a loan of up to €35 billion to Ukraine as…
Possible conflicts of interest of EU Commissioners-designate: MEPs complete check
MEPs in the Committee on Legal Affairs concluded the procedure of examining any conflicts of interest for the new Commissioners-designate…
EU auditors on 2023 budget: Rate of errors and irregular spending increased
The European Court of Auditors sounds an alert about the EU's budget in 2023: The rate of error in EU…
Main transport files: EP Committee ready to start talks with EU Council
On Monday, transport MEPs voted to start trialogues on driving licence, driving disqualification, maximum weights and dimensions in traffic, railway…
EP Think Tank paper: The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry
The EU automotive sector has a century-old tradition of producing vehicles with combustion engines. It enjoys a global reputation for…
Parliamentary hearings with EU Commissioners-designate to start on 4 November
On Wednesday, the Conference of Presidents (EP President and leaders of political groups) agreed on the calendar for the hearings…
EP Think Tank on Europe’s security of energy supply
The EU has built a legislative framework to ensure the security of its energy supplies. The electricity sector is subject…
EU Parliament: How MEPs’ scrutiny of EU Commissioners-designate has evolved
Confirmation hearings of potential EU commissioners are a key moment for the EU Parliament. They have changed a lot over…
Monetary Affairs: ECB President Christine Lagarde quizzed by MEPs (updated)
Inflation, completing the capital markets and banking unions and the implications of the Draghi report on competitiveness featured prominently during…
MEPs recommend rejecting discharge for the EU Council and urge it to cooperate
The Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) of the EU Parliament on Monday proposed to refuse discharge for the management of the…
EU Commission conditionally approves acquisition of PPF Telecom parts by Emirates Telecommunications
The EU Commission has approved, under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, the acquisition by Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC (‘e&') of sole control…
Devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe: How the EU is helping victims
More funding needed to strengthen EU preparedness and response to natural disasters. EU to enhance adaptation and resilience in line…
MEPs: Ukraine must be able to strike legitimate military targets in Russia
The resolution, adopted on Thursday 19 September with 425 votes in favour, 131 against and 63 abstentions, states that without…
Pesticide residues: MEPs vote down two EU Commission decisions
MEPs today rejected two EU Commission decisions allowing import tolerances (residue levels) for several pesticides coming with imported products such…
Draghi to MEPs: Europe faces a choice between exit, paralysis, or integration
Mario Draghi, author of a report on European competitiveness requested by the President of the European Commission, said that the…
Recovery and resilience dialogue with MEPs: Statement by EVP Dombrovskis
"By implementing together what Member States cannot do on their own, we are creating tangible European value added. By combining…
Background on the EP Plenary 16 – 19 September 2024
These are the topics of the frist plenary session of the newly elected European Parliament.
COP29 Climate Change Conference: Multi-party draft motion for a Resultion
Several groups in the EU Parliament, representing a majority, have launched a draft motion for a resolution on the upcoming…
EU Parliament Research Service: Digital finance legislation – overview and state of play
The idea behind the EU regulatory approach is that by providing a sound regulatory framework, homogenous throughout the EU, these…
Overview of all EP Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs elected
All of Parliament’s 20 standing committees and four subcommittees held their constitutive meetings on Tuesday to elect their Chair and…
European Parliament re-elects Ursula von der Leyen as EU Commission President
With 401 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission in…
Ursula von der Leyen: Candidacy statement at the European Parliament Plenary
"Generation after generation have made Europe, have chosen a strong Europe. And now that responsibility is up to us. The…
Most newly elected MEPs reaffirm their strong support for Ukraine
The EU Parliament condemns Russia’s barbaric missile attack on the Okhmadyt children’s hospital in Kyiv, and the recent visit of…
MEPs confirm the list and size of the Parliament’s committees and delegations
On Wednesday, MEPs approved the proposal on the number of members in Parliament’s 20 committees and four sub-committees, as well…
European Parliament elects its new Vice-Presidents
MEPs have selected 14 Vice-Presidents for the first half of the new legislative period. On Tuesday, in a secret vote…
Constituting session of the European Parliament
The European Parliament was officially constituted on Tuesday in Strasbourg, following the European elections on 6-9 June 2024.
EU Commissioners Vălean and Sinkevičius resign from the EU Commission
EU Commissioner Vălean and EU Commissioner Sinkevičius have informed EU Commission President von der Leyen that they have decided to resign from the Commission, in…
Meetings of EU Commission Members on 18 July 2024
President Ursula von der Leyen in Strasbourg, France: statement by the candidate for President of the Commission....
The Left welcomes the Italian Movimento 5 Stelle as new members
The Left group has decided to welcome Movimento 5 Stelle. To confirm political convergence, The Left and M5S have agreed to…
Greens, EFA and Volt to continue cooperation in parliamentarian group
The Greens and European Free Alliance (EFA) MEPs have agreed to continue 25 years of cooperation and reconstitute the Greens/EFA…
Renew Europe welcomes Les Engagés and MEP Yvan Verougstraete as members
The Renew Europe Group has expanded today after confirmation that newly elected MEP Yvan Verougstraete, with the centrist, progressive force…
ECR Group grows to 83 seats after round two of admissions
The Group of European Conservatives and Reformists in the European Parliament has grown to 83 members in a second round…