European Parliament
European Parliament hearings with Commissioners-designate
Didier Reynders, European Commissioner-designate for Justice, attends his hearing before the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. MEPs from various committees are hearing…
MEPs vote to reject Hungarian and Romanian candidates for Commission
A European Parliament committee on Monday voted to reject Hungarian and Romanian candidates for the European Commission due to 'conflicts of interest'.…
Brexit Party heads list of top earners in European Parliament
Members of the European Parliament from the Brexit Party have the highest combined outside earnings compared to other delegations, according to data…
MEPs reject Romanian and Hungarian nominees for European Commission
Members of the European Parliament on Thursday rejected the Romanian and Hungarian nominees for the next European Commission over concerns about potential…
The European Commission is willing to “work day and night” on Brexit, Juncker and Barnier address EU Parliament
The European Commission is willing to "work day and night" on Brexit, President Jean-Claude Juncker told the plenary of the European Parliament…
European Parliament recognises the progress made by EASO to reform its governance
This week, the Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), Nina Gregori, held meetings in Brussels with Members of the…
Secretive price hike in EU Parliament staff canteen
European Parliament employees are not too amused over what seems to be a secretive hike in the prices at the canteen. According…
CDU leader warns against blocking von der Leyen nomination
Annegret Kramp -Karrenbauer, head of Merkel's Christian Democrat party (CDU), warned her junior coalition partners against blocking the appointment of a German,…
Tusk asks European Parliament to approve von der Leyen
European Council President Donald Tusk on Thursday asked the European Parliament to approve Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen as the next head…
Italian Sassoli elected European Parliament President
Members of the European Parliament voted Italian MEP David-Maria Sassoli as the new president for the assembly at a meeting in Strasbourg.…
Weber determined to become Commission President
The European People's Party (EPP) candidate for EU Commission President Manfred Weber isn't backing down from his bid and urged the European…
EU election was targeted by Russian disinformation
The Financial Times reports that according to an initial review by Brussels, Russian sources mounted a “continued and sustained” disinformation effort to…