EPP Group welcomes new members
Today, the EPP Group took the formal decision to welcome 14 new Members of the European Parliament into its ranks.…
Preliminary projection of the mandates in the European Parliament 2024-2029 (updated)
Th provisional Composition of the European Parliament based on available provisional or final national results published after voting has finished…
EU Parliament Agenda on 12 June 2024
PRESIDENT’S AGENDA 12:00 President Metsola delivers a speech at the Commemoration of the Victims of...
EU Parliament Agenda on 11 June 2024
PRESIDENT’S AGENDA 10:00 President Metsola presides over the Conference of Presidents meeting On Tuesday, the...
EU Parliament Agenda on 10 June 2024
EUROPEAN ELECTIONS Regular updates will follow from Monday, as information becomes available in the different...
EU Parliament: Right-wing Identity & Democracy group expells German AfD
The far-right parliamentary group Identity and Democracy (ID Group) has expelled their German partner Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), after numerous…
EP Briefing on the digital finance legislation: overview and state of play
Digital finance can broadly be defined as financial services and instruments that use or are based on new information and…
MEPs urge Georgian authorities to withdraw the “foreign agent law”
The law will cause rifts within Georgia and further harm the country’s international standing and its European future, warn leading…
EU Parliament: Weekly election highlights on 10 May 2024
On 23 May, the Eurovision debate between the lead candidates for the job of European Commission President will take place in…
DSA: EU Commission simulates stress test for digital platforms’ election readiness
The Commission has conducted a simulation exercise with designated platforms, Digital Services Coordinators, and civil society organisations to test their…
EU Body for Ethical Standards: MEPs support interinstitutional deal
The agreement was reached between eight EU institutions and bodies. It provides for the joint creation of a new Body…
“Transparency of Foreign Influence” law in Georgia: MEPs and EEAS are deeply concerned
The law is "an attack on independent media and civil society organisations. It is incompatible with EU values and democratic…
MEPs: Women must have full control of sexual and reproductive health and rights
MEPs urge the Council to add sexual and reproductive healthcare and the right to a safe and legal abortion to…
Discharge: MEPs sign off EU budget for 2022
The European Parliament on Thursday granted discharge to the Commission, all decentralised agencies and the development funds.
Single European Sky: Transport MEPs approve agreement
The deal on new rules was approved by Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday by 31 vote to two and…
Ukraine: EU Council backs today’s deal on EU’s autonomous trade measures
EU member states’ representatives confirmed today a provisional deal between the Beglian EU Council presidency and the EU Parliament representatives…
Western Balkans: EU lawmakers reach deal on new support plan
In talks with EU member states, MEPs have secured key improvements to a new support facility for the Western Balkans,…
Cycling gets a big boost from EU decision makers
Cycling is a fantastic means of transport and a great industrial opportunity, said Transport and Tourism Committee Chair Karima Delli,…
European Works Councils: EP Committee sees need for more effective enforcement
European Works Councils (EWCs) are bodies representing European employees of a multinational company that ensure that employees are involved in…
Ukrainian President met with a delegation of the EU Parliament’s Renew Europe political group
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a delegation of the European Parliament's Renew Europe political group headed by the…
EP Research Service: Artificial Intelligence Act – latest think tank papers
This note offers links to recent reports and commentaries from some major international think tanks and research institutes on artificial intelligence.…
Metsola at the European Council: European election will test our systems
Delivering on our priorities is the best tool to push against disinformation, said EP President Roberta Metsola at European Council,…
“Parliament 2024”: One step closer to reforming EU Parliament’s internal rules
Seeking to increase Parliament’s responsiveness, MEPs want to introduce special public hearings to put questions to Commissioners on issues of…
Deal to extend trade support for Ukraine with safeguards for EU farmers
On Wednesday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on extending trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine in the face of…
Microplastics: MEPs support stricter rules to minimise plastic pellet losses
The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to better prevent plastic pellets losses throughout the supply chain, with the goal of…
Understanding cybercrime – EP Research Service analysis
Cybercrime is a major threat to society that generates billions of euros for its perpetrators. It is a form of…
EU Parliament and Council negotiators agree on European Health Data Space
The provisional political agreement on a European Health Data Space (EHDS), reached early on Friday by Parliament and the Belgian…
EU Parliament approved revised EU financial rules
MEPs have made sure that the revision of the EU’s Financial Regulation results in better budgetary scrutiny, respect for EU…
New cohesion policy: MEPs assess previous period and identify new priorities
Lessons learned from cohesion implementation between 2014 and 2020 should be reflected in the new cohesion policy after the current…
Deal on making firearms import and export more transparent to fight trafficking
On Thursday, negotiators from Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on updating rules to trace import and export of…
EU Parliament adopts its position on major reform of EU Customs Code
The overhaul of the EU Customs Code reform would change the way customs authorities operate, cooperate with traders and manage…
MEPs call for tougher EU rules to reduce textiles and food waste
They propose higher binding waste reduction targets to be met at national level by 31 December 2030 - at least…
Compulsory licensing: MEPs ensure EU access to strategic products in crises
With 484 votes for, 121 against and 20 abstentions, MEPs adopted their position on compulsory licensing making the EU ready…
Petteri Orpo: “We need a resilient, competitive and secure Europe”
In his “This is Europe” address to the European Parliament, Prime of Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo focussed on three…
Cross-border associations: MEPs adopted rules facilitating their activities
MEPs support creation of the European legal status for associations to facilitate their cross-border mobility, activities and access to funding.…
Legal migration: MEPs endorse beefed-up single residence and work permit rules
The European Parliament backed today more effective EU rules for combined work and residence permits for third-country nationals. The update…
The EU Parliament will not observe the 2024 Russian presidential election
The European Parliament will not observe this electoral process and consequently will comment neither on the process nor on the…
EU Parliament backs tighter EU rules for toy safety
The draft rules aim to decrease the number of unsafe toys sold in the EU single market and better protect…
EU sanctions: New rules to crack down on violations
MEPs have approved new rules to harmonise the enforcement of EU sanctions across member states. With 543 votes in favour,…
EU countries should ratify Convention on Violence and Harassment at work
On Tuesday, Parliament gave its consent to the Council decision inviting member states to ratify the International Labour Organisation’s Violence…
Defective products: Revamped rules to better protect consumers from damages
On Tuesday, MEPs adopted new EU consumer-protection rules to better respond to increased online shopping, emerging technologies and the transition…
Energy efficiency of buildings: MEPs adopt plans to decarbonise the sector
On Tuesday, MEPs adopted plans, already agreed upon with Council, to help reduce energy consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions from the…
EU Parliament wants to improve consumer protection against misleading claims
Parliament has adopted its position on establishing a verification and pre-approval system for environmental marketing claims to protect citizens from…
The European Parliament adopts its calendar for 2025
Next year, Parliament is scheduled to hold 15 plenary sessions, of which 12 are four-day sessions in Strasbourg, two are…
Finland: PM Orpo to address EU Parliament
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will speak at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday 13…
Energy performance of buildings: Press conference with EP rapporteur Ciáran Cuffe
Plans to reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions from the buildings sector will be...
Cross-border transfer of crime proceedings: EU Council and MEPs agree on new EU law
The law puts regulates the conditions under which criminal proceedings initiated in one member state may be transferred to another…
Single sky reform: EU Council and Parliament strike a deal to improve efficiency of air space
The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the reform of the Single European Sky. The…
EU Council and Parliament strike a deal to ban products made with forced labour
The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the regulation prohibiting in the EU market products…
New rules for a responsible and transparent short-term rental sector
EU member states will set up a single digital entry point to receive data from platforms about host activity on…