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European Union · 22 Nov 2021 Metsola formally submits nomination as EPP Group candidate for EP Presidency PN MEP and European Parliament Vice President Roberta Metsola has submitted her nomination to become the centre-right EPP's candidate for the European… Ewropej · 22 Nov 2021 EU Budget to dominate proceedings during EP’s plenary session The European Union's Budget for 2022 is expected to dominate the European Parliament's second plenary session of November, taking place in Strasbourg,… Malta Insights · 16 Nov 2021 One in five Maltese smokes daily, Eurostat finds Almost one in five Maltese persons smoked daily, a Eurostat study has found. The prevalence of Maltese smokers is slightly above the… Poland · 16 Nov 2021 EU court rules against Poland over judicial appointments The EU's top court ruled on Tuesday that Polish rules allowing the justice minister to assign judges to higher criminal courts or… Climate Change · 16 Nov 2021 COP26 agreement ‘timid step forward’, EP Socialists say The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament described the conclusions of the COP26 climate conference as a timid step forward in… Ewropej · 15 Nov 2021 Roberta Metsola to seek EU Parliament presidency MEP Roberta Metsola on Monday said she will vie for the European Parliament presidency, establishing her as a potential consensus candidate from… Ewropej · 15 Nov 2021 MEPs complain about standard of Commission’s replies to PQs More than 180 Members of the European Parliament have written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressing their concerns about… Ewropej · 11 Nov 2021 Metsola celebrates ‘proud moment’ as anti-SLAPP report approved European Parliament Vice President described as a 'proud moment' the strong approval by the European Parliament of a package of proposals to… Ewropej · 8 Nov 2021 MEPs push for high ambitions at COP26 in Glasgow It is "worrying" that big polluters like China and Russia have not taken part in a global climate change conference, MEP Lidia… Ewropej · 30 Oct 2021 Dar Tal-Providenza awarded 2021 European Citizen’s Prize for Malta Malta's Dar Tal-Providenza was awarded the 2021 European Citizen’s Prize for Malta in an award ceremony at held at the European Parliament's… Ewropej · 29 Oct 2021 EU Parliament sues Commission over inaction on Rule of Law Following President Sassoli’s request, the Parliament’s legal service today submitted the lawsuit against the European Commission for its failure to apply the… Poland · 19 Oct 2021 Aftermath of Polish Constitutional judgement on EU law expected to dominate EP Plenary Session The recent controversial judgement by Poland's Constitutional Court, which ruled that parts of EU law were incompatible with the country’s constitution, is…