Brussels bureau
EU Parliament votes against le Pen
Controversial French politician Marine le Pen is one step closer to having her parliamentary immunity lifted, paving the way for criminal charges to be laid. Members of the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee today voted in favour of waiving the immunity she enjoys as a member of Parliament. The…
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Lamy hits back at Barroso on trade agreement
World Trade Organisation Director-General Pascal Lamy has hit back at EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso’s claim that France…
19/06 18:48 CET -
Possible EU rift after Barroso calls French cultural exception ‘reactionary’
Trade between the US and EU that could give each a boost of over 75…
17/06 22:05 CET -
Improved free movement across borders with new Schengen rules
The European Union should be a safe space against terrorism and…
14/06 17:13 CET -
French actress Bejo asks EU to protect European cinema
Two years ago, French actress Bérénice Bejo starred in the…
13/06 20:01 CET -
Turkish PM Erdogan rejects EU criticism
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, has slammed a motion passed by MEPs criticising his government’s handling of the…
13/06 18:45 CET -
Greeks protest in Brussels over ERT shutdown
Protesters have gathered outside the Greek embassy in Brussels to voice their anger at the government’s decision to pull the plug on…
12/06 20:01 CET -
MEPs vote against aid cut for EU’s poor.
MEPs voted against a plan to cut aid to the EU’s poorest people in a parliamentary motion on Wednesday. EU countries, along with the…
12/06 15:24 CET
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