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Whistleblowers given EU-wide high level of protection

Whistleblowers across the European Union have won greater protection under landmark legislation aimed at encouraging reports of wrongdoing. This is the first time whistleblowers have been given EU-wide protection.…

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Miriam Dalli makes it to Politico’s list of MEPs who mattered the most

As the European Parliamentary elections approach, Politico gives a look at the top 40 MEPs who mattered most during the last legislature between 2014 and 2019. The only Maltese MEP…

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EU parliament head Tajani says Europe split over Libya

Parliament President Antonio Tajani complained that France and Italy are divided over policy toward Libya despite the official position of EU unity stated by the bloc's foreign policy chief.…

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Biggest EU Parliament groups recovering but expected to take big hits in EU election polls

Over the last two months, the two biggest groups in European Parliament — the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) and centre-left Socialists and Democrats (S&D) — have seen an upward…

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British government prepares groundwork to hold European elections

The British government has laid the groundwork that would enable it to participate in the European Parliament elections next month, should the UK still find itself in the EU by…

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Corporate Dispatch Europe Explained – The Week Ahead 8-13 April 2019

A quick glance at the main forthcoming events in the European Union including EU Council, Commission and Parliament meetings and other EU-related conferences and events. Events for the week of…

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Far-right parties from around Europe meet in Milan

Italy's Lega leader Matteo Salvini on Monday is holding a meeting in Milan of far-right parties from around Europe in the hope of forging an alliance of nationalists ahead of…

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Marine Le Pen on the warpath with the EU

Ahead of May's European Parliamentary elections, Marine Le Pen, President of France's National Rally, told Euronews she wanted her National Rally party to be "a very large group defending nations…

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Verhofstadt welcomes May’s move to hold talks with Corbyn

The European Parliament's chief Brexit official has welcomed British Prime Minister Theresa May's move to hold talks with the opposition Labour Party as "better late than never." Guy Verhofstadt welcomed…

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Berlusconi seeks MEP seat to fight for an EU faithful to the original vision of the founders

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, 82, said he is running for the European Parliament in May’s election because he wants to fight for a more united European Union faithful…

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Corporate Dispatch Europe Explained – The Week Ahead

A quick glance at the main forthcoming events in the European Union including EU Council, Commission and Parliament meetings and other EU-related conferences and events. Events for the week of…

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Lega set to be second party in European Parliament latest projections

La Lega or the League Party of Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini is set to win 27 seats in May's European elections, according to new set of projections…

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European Commission welcomes European Parliament’s vote on new rules facilitating access to online TV and radio content

Following the European Parliament's approval of modernised copyright rules earlier this week, today the Parliament endorsed another crucial piece of legislation to make the copyright rules fit for the digital…

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Facebook tightens rules on political ads

Facebook has hardened its rules on political advertising in Europe as pressure from EU regulators increases to do more to guard against foreign meddling ahead of the European Parliament…

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Tusk urges EU Parliament to be open to long Brexit extension

Donald Tusk, who chairs summits of EU leaders, urged the European Parliament be open to a long Brexit extension, said on Wednesday, telling lawmakers they should not ignore Britons who…

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Hungarian Fidesz MEPs still part of EPP

Despite being suspended from the European People’s Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament, MEPs from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz have not been suspended from the group. Fidesz…

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Corporate Dispatch Europe Explained – The Week Ahead

A quick glance at the main forthcoming events in the European Union including EU Council, Commission and Parliament meetings and other EU-related conferences and events. Main events for the week…

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European Parliament’s President Tajani under fire for Mussolini comments

The European Parliament's Italian President, Antonio Tajani, is facing harsh criticism for suggesting fascist dictator Benito Mussolini did some positive things before he turned bad. The outcry was sparked…

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EU Parliament calls for suspension of Turkey’s membership talks

The European parliament called for the suspension Turkey's negotiations for membership in the EU. MEPs, in a symbolic rebuke of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, voted 370 in favour and 109…

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Orban indicates Fidesz may leave the EPP

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban revealed that his ruling nationalist Fidesz party may drop out of the European People's Party (EPP), the center-right grouping in the European Parliament. In…

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Weber insists that Turkey will not become an EU member

Manfred Weber, the European Peoples Party's (EPP) lead candidate to be the new EU Commission President , Wednesday insisted that Turkey will not become an EU member. Weber insisted…

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EPP to discuss Fidesz expulsion

The EPP President Joseph Daul told German newspaper Die Welt that the expulsion of Hungary's Fidesz party is on the agenda of the organisation's March 20 meeting in Brussels.…

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Viktor Orbán calls EPP antagonists ‘useful idiots’

Politico reported that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán labelled those in the European People's Party (EPP) critical of his party, "useful idiots". Orbán was quoted by Politico as saying this…

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Polls indicate La Lega to be top Italian party and second at the EP elections

Italian news agency ANSA reported that in the upcoming May European Parliament (EP)elections Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's far-right group La Lega will be the top party in Italy, according to…

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MEP Election Watch – Greens choose candidates for Commission President

The European Greens picked Germany’s Ska Keller and Dutchman Bas Eickhout as co-candidates for European Commission president, at the party’s congress Saturday, making them the faces of the party’s campaign…

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EU Parliamentary President Antonio Tajani to visit Libya

The Libya Observer: The President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, declared his intention to visit Libya and Niger in the coming period to discuss the illegal immigration file. Tajani said…

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Number of MEPs to be reduced to 705 from the current 751 after the UK leaves EU

The European Parliament will shrink from 751 to 705 MEPs when the United Kingdom leaves the EU, leaving room for new countries that may join in the future. Besides reducing…

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Will the EU Parliament be lost in translation?

Next week’s European Parliament plenary week in Strasbourg could be disrupted by a series of strikes by interpreters, who plan to stop work for “one or two hours” a day,…

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European Parliament sets up group to monitor investigations into the murders of Daphne Caruana Galizia and Jan Kuciak

Reuters report that the European Parliament set up a group of lawmakers who will monitor the investigations into the murders of Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta last October and Jan…

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New anti-dumping rules approved by European Parliament

Higher tariffs can be imposed on dumped or subsidised imports to better protect EU jobs and businesses, under a December 2017 informal agreement that was approved by the Parliament on Wednesday. The…

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg and his European Parliament grilling

At the end the much anticipated grilling ended up with more questions than answers. The pertinent points raised by various MEPs, were not all answered by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.…

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My Dream of A Truly EU Member State – Matthias Bartolo (16 Year old European Maltese)

The following are the views of Matthias Bartolo, a 16 year old Sixth Form Student attending St Martin’s College. Politics is a passion of his, along with being a football…

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Towards a stronger, more united Europe than ever. Dr. Elena Grech (Head of Maltese EC Representation)

The following reflections have been shared by Dr. Helena Grech, the Head of the Maltese EC Representation for Corporate Dispatch's special edition of Europe Explained on the occasion of Europe…

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The future of Europe is a choice – Federica Mogherini

The following is a message by High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission. The future of the European Union is a…

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Today, Europe stands at a crossroad – Antonio Tajani (President European Parliament)

Insight and reflection by European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, for Corporate Dispatch. Europe’s story is one of freedom and citizen rights, of 70 years of benefits that were simply unimaginable…

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We are stronger together – Roberta Metsola (MEP)

Insights and reflections on the occasion of Europe Day provided by MEP Roberta Metsola for Corporate Dispatch. Today marks the 68th anniversary of the day in 1950 when Robert Schuman,…

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Moving Europe forward together – Miriam Dalli (MEP)

Insights and reflections provided by MEP Miriam Dalli for Corporate Dispatch on the occasion of Europe Day. The European Union we live in today is very different to the one…

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Europe Day

Today is Europe Day. Observed on May 9 each year, this day marks the presentation of the Schuman Declaration in 1950, which proposed and eventually led to the creation of a…

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