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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 European Commission… 12/06/2013
EU bank customers to contribute to bail-ins? Bank customers across the European Union are facing the prospect of a Cyprus style bail-in if a financial institution gets into trouble. The EU’s Economic… 21/05/2013
EU opens its doors – but are Europeans interested? An estimated 18,000 people dropped by the EU institutions last Saturday to see what goes on behind the scenes. At the European Parliament, citizens got the… 08/05/2013
Consumer groups hail EU plan to create ‘right’ to have a bank account Consumer rights groups have welcomed an EU proposal to that would give Europeans the legal entitlement to have a bank account. Johannes Klein from the… 08/05/2013
EU open doors day If you are lucky enough to live near to one of the EU’s many institutions then Saturday was Europe Day, when the doors were opened and you too could take a… 04/05/2013
Cuba’s Ladies in White finally pick up EU rights prize Cuba’s Ladies in White movement on Tuesday picked up the European Parliament’s Sakarov Prize that they won in 2005. They had to wait eight years before… 23/04/2013
Education funding gap in Europe Europe’s higher education is in a tight squeeze – between students fighting austerity cuts and fee increases, and the ever-rising costs for teachers, new… 18/04/2013
Centre-right MEPs back Hungarian PM Orban MEPs are divided over Hungary’s planned constitutional reforms that the EU argues could be a threat to human rights. The row centres on a proposal to curb… 17/04/2013
Marseille set to host ‘Sarkozy’s brainchild’ The southern French city of Marseille is hosting a Union for the Mediterranean summit this weekend. The speakers – from parliaments across the region – are… 05/04/2013
Others are deciding for you There is growing concern about the steady decline in the number of people voting in EU elections. And it raises a fundamental question: just how can the… 01/04/2013
A good day to vote?Just what is the best day of the week to hold an election, to ensure that as many people as possible turn out to cast a ballot and that the concept of… 01/04/2013
Italian pop star brands MPs as ‘whores’ Italian pop star Franco Battiato may not be the superstar that he is inside his homeland. But he went some way to raising his profile on the European stage… 27/03/2013
Funding dissent In this edition of The Network, we look at the question of cutting funding to the EU’s far-right groups accused of failing to observe fundamental … 22/03/2013
EU admits errors over Cyprus but backs bail-in plan Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the new chairman of the Eurogroup of finance ministers, has backed the plan for a savers raid to rescue Cypriot banks, but… 21/03/2013
EU to cap bankers’ bonuses European Union lawmakers have agreed to cap bankers bonuses. The first law of its kind globally will bar bankers from awarding themselves payouts greater… 21/03/2013
MEPs reject EU budget deal MEPs have rejected the EU budget deal agreed by leaders last month. The European Parliament said it wants more flexibility in the 960-billion-euro spending… 13/03/2013
Budget, jobs and growth: the European Parliament has its say This week, I Talk takes a look at hot European topics. Our guest is Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, vice-chair of the Budgets Commission at the European… 13/03/2013
Israel’s Peres calls on Arab League to intervene in Syria Israeli President Shimon Peres called for the Arab League to intervene in Syria in an historic address to the European Parliament on Tuesday. Peres said any… 12/03/2013
Fighting over the CAP Farm subsidies represent the largest slice of the EU’s proposed budget for 2014 -2020. Negotiations are at a critical stage on revamping the Common… 06/03/2013
MEPs urge EU nations to boost CO2 trading market MEPs on Tuesday called on EU member states to stem the collapse of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System. The European Parliament’s environment committee… 19/02/2013
MEPs argue for bigger EU budget An ‘austerity-driven’ EU budget will get the thumbs down from the European Parliament, MEPs told euronews on Wednesday. Several members expressed concern… 06/02/2013
Eurocrats strike over pay and conditions EU civil servants called a strike on Tuesday over calls to slash pay and conditions. The UK, Germany and the Netherlands, want to trim the amount spent on… 05/02/2013
Hollande warns Europe’s fiscal hawks over EU budgetFrench President François Hollande fired a warning shot to the EU’s fiscal hawks on Tuesday. He told MEPs in Strasbourg that France would stand up for their… 05/02/2013
France’s Hollande warns UK over EU rebate French President François Hollande took aim at British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday ahead of this week’s EU budget talks. Hollande, who was… 05/02/2013
Irish Prime Minister focuses on bailout programme exit Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny took to the stage of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to outline his priorities at the helm of the EU Presidency. Chief… 16/01/2013
Ebadi speaks for Sotoudeh: support Iran’s dissidents in every way possible On behalf of Ms Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian lawyer currently in prison, Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has accepted this year’s Sakharov Prize for freedom… 13/12/2012
European Parliament supports ECB bank supervision power A group of MEPs have backed plans to give the ECB the task of supervising banks in the European Union. The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary… 29/11/2012
Obsession with austerity is dangerous – EU Vice-President Miguel Angel Martinez Martinez a vice-president in the European Parliament has been answering questions on I talk. Alex Taylor: “The European Parliament has… 28/11/2012
‘Higgs boson’ professors come to European Parliament It was predicted 45 years ago, but it was only earlier this year that the existence of the ‘Higgs Boson’ could finally be proven. Today Professor Higgs and… 27/11/2012
MEPs grill EU Health Commissioner candidate MEPs have questioned the nominee for the EU’s top health job over his views on homosexuality and abortion. Tonio Borg from Malta is up for the job after his… 14/11/2012
Merkel presses for greater political and economic cooperation German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for an ambitious, concrete plan for closer fiscal and economic integration in the EU. In a speech at the European… 07/11/2012
EU travel ban on Russian officials over Magnitsky case The European Parliament has endorsed sanctions against around 60 Russian officials over the death of the lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. He died in custody in 2009… 24/10/2012
Brussels reactions to Nobel Peace Prize There is talk of a buoyant atmosphere and even champagne as eurocrats use Twitter to express their joy at the EU being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize… 12/10/2012
Russian band Pussy Riot shortlisted for Sakharov Russian punk band Pussy Riot are among the three finalists shortlisted for this year’s Sakharov prize for freedom of thought. Three members of the group… 09/10/2012
Europe Weekly: can European nuclear plants avoid a Fukushima? In this week’s Europe Weekly, we speak to two MEPs who say the future of the EU is federal and have written a book they consider to be a ‘manifesto’; European… 05/10/2012
Iran resistance group seeks to build on non-terror status The National Council of Resistance of Iran is getting closer to transforming its image after it was removed from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organisations… 03/10/2012
EP mission in Ukraine to be suspended during election The European Parliament will suspend its mission overseeing the appeal of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoschenko until after elections in Ukraine… 02/10/2012
‘For Europe!’ book makes the case for a federal Europe ‘For Europe!’ is a new book, written by two staunch pro-Europeans – Daniel Cohn-Bendit of the Group of Greens-European Free Alliance and Guy Verhofstadt… 01/10/2012
Europe Weekly: French film sparks GM food fears In this week’s Europe Weekly the European Parliament announced the 2012 nominations for its prestigious Sakharov prize, which included Russian punk group… 28/09/2012
European Parliament – time to end the costly travelling circus? It is a symbol of post-war reconciliation. The European Parliament is built along the border of Europe’s once bitterest of enemies from wars that killed… 28/09/2012
EU Parliament spat: ‘Why can’t you understand?‘ Jose Manuel Barroso’s State of the Union address to the European parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday prompted a lively reaction, not just towards the … 12/09/2012
Cracks in EU parliament open up single seat debate In Brussels, part of the EU Parliament has been shut because cracks have quite literally appeared in the ceiling. The structural damage, spotted in the main… 04/09/2012
EU parliament shows off art for the first time The European Parliament has unveiled some of its own private paintings to the public for the first time. The parliament’s entire collection from across the… 04/09/2012
EU’s new human-rights envoy Lambrinidis starts The EU’s new human rights chief has told MEP’s in Brussels his hopes and plans as the bloc’s special representative. Speaking before the European Parliament… 03/09/2012
Viviane Reding, Vice President of the European Commission: “Democracy is not an easy endeavour” Getting people in the EU to buy into the European dream, particularly in the midst of the current economic crisis is proving difficult. However, despite… 29/08/2012
Breaking Borders For some 400 million Europeans the Schengen Treaty means they don’t need to pack a passport when travelling within the 26-nation Schengen Zone. That’s because… 25/07/2012
Eco-crime in EU booming, report says Mafia groups are making billions from environmental crime, new research has found. Dumping toxic waste, illegal logging and trafficking of endangered species… 12/07/2012
Europe Weekly: MEPs act up over ACTA In this week’s Europe Weekly we look at the fallout following last month’s EU summit in Brussels after Finland and the Netherlands threatened to block the use… 06/07/2012
EU parliament rejects ACTA The EU parliament has overwhelmingly rejected the global anti-piracy agreement, ACTA. MEPs ditched the controversial deal fearing it threatened civil… 04/07/2012
EU Parliament calls on Peru and Columbia to improve human rights recordMEPs have demanded Peru and Columbia do more to protect human and labour rights before the EU seals a free trade deal with the two countries later this year… 13/06/2012
Complaints against EU institutions increase There were a record number of investigations into alleged maladministration involving EU institutions last year, the bloc’s internal watchdog says. Nearly… 29/05/2012
Tymoshenko: Election will be dirtiest in Ukrainian history Eugenia Timoshenko is the daughter of Yulia Tymoshenko, the opposition leader and former Ukrainian Prime Minister who has been sentenced to seven years in… 25/05/2012
MEPs ramp up pressure on Ukraine over Tymoshenko MEPs have issued a fourth resolution condemning the Ukrainian leadership over the jailing of the opposition leader. This time they have ramped up the wording… 24/05/2012
MEPs told to change plastic bottle habit The art of politics has never been easy, but in Brussels it seems to be very thirsty work. That is because last year the European Parliament used over a… 10/05/2012
To be, or not to be in the EU In this edition of Utalk Thibault, from Lyon in France asks, “Can a member state leave the European Union and if so what are the consequences for it and the… 03/05/2012
EU Commission calls for 2013 budget rise The European Commission has proposed a near seven percent increase in its budget for next year. EU chiefs insisted the rise was needed to help boost growth… 25/04/2012
MEPs react to French first round result The first round of France’s Presidential election has been watched well beyond the country’s borders. Numerous European broad sheets led with the result… 23/04/2012
First taste of European Parliament for Croatia At the European Parliament in Strasbourg, President Martin Schulz welcomed 12 Croatian observer MEPs. It has become standard practice for countries which are… 20/04/2012
Secret prisons in Europe finds EU special committee Six years after the first revelations about the abduction, torture and detention on European soil of terrorism suspects by the CIA, the European Parliament is… 12/04/2012
Close up: EU to step up Mafia fight The EU has Italy’s biggest and nastiest criminal gangs in its sights. Seen as Rome’s problem until a few years ago, the unprecedented shootings of six Mafia… 28/03/2012
MEPs slam ‘discriminatory’ Dutch website MEPs from across the political spectrum have slammed a controversial website set up by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party in the Netherlands. The site… 15/03/2012
A passport for mockery in StrasbourgA speech by Nicolas Sarkozy which was meant to add momentum to his presidential campaign has rattled the European Parliament in Strasbourg. At an election… 13/03/2012
Anti-ACTA activists hand MEPs massive petition Nearly 2.5 million people would like to see the back of ACTA was the message delivered in Brussels, as activists handed in a huge petition to MEPs calling for… 28/02/2012
The European Parliament – it’s child’s play!Italian MEP Licia Ronzulli takes part, with her daughter, in a voting session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg February 15, 2012. REUTERS/Vincent… 16/02/2012
Greece a mounting concern for MEPs While it was not on the formal agenda at the European Parliament, Greece’s current financial plight continued to dominate discussions in Strasbourg. Some… 15/02/2012
Orban in Brussels to build bridges Prime minister Viktor Orban has meet the EU’s top brass in an effort to reach a deal over Hungary’s disputed constitution. His visit to Brussels on… 24/01/2012
Europe Weekly: Brussels confronts Budapest This week saw Brussels fire a broadside at Budapest over its new constitution. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is demanding changes to laws… 20/01/2012
Hungarian PM feels EU parliament backlashEmbattled prime minister Viktor Orban has come under renewed fire over Hungary’s recently reformed constitution. During a heated debate in Strasbourg, MEPs… 18/01/2012
Demand for Schulz to visit Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Freedom for Ukraine’s opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko must be a priority for the newly elected President of the European Parliament, Italian MEP Licia… 18/01/2012
Denmark not ‘daunted’ by debt crisis, says Danish PM Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has outlined her government’s EU presidency priorities to the European Parliament. Addressing MEPs in… 18/01/2012
EU parliament presidential election a ‘stitch up’ This Tuesday in Strasbourg three candidates are vying for the presidency of the European Parliament. The general expectation is that the centre-left leader… 16/01/2012
Arab Spring activists receive Sakharov Prize – nocomment EU Parliament President Jerzy Buzek awarded the institution’s annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to five ‘Arab Spring’ activists for their… 15/12/2011
European Parliament electoral reform Alessandro, an Italian living in Brussels asks Andrew Duff, MEP from the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe: “Do you think having… 09/12/2011
Europe Weekly: Riding to the euro’s rescue Yet again, another summit in Brussels to save the euro; how many more will we need, and what, if anything, can be done to halt a crisis which looks… 08/12/2011
Sakharov Prize honours Arab activists This year’s Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought has gone to five activists from North Africa and the Middle East for their role in the Arab Spring… 24/11/2011
EU parliament’s bee plea An emergency call to save bees has gone out from the European Parliament — to come to the rescue of the insect which is so vital for plant and animal… 17/11/2011
French film scoops Lux cinema prizeThe French film ‘Snows of Kilimanjaro’ has won this year’s Lux prize. Voted for by MEPs, movie maker Robert Guediguan was in Strasbourg to pick up the … 16/11/2011
Euro zone faces systemic crisis, Barroso warns The euro zone will not survive unless it becomes more integrated, Jose Manuel Barroso has warned. Addressing MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg… 16/11/2011
Roberto Benigni provides light relief in a tense Brussels Italy may be causing alarm for European politicians, but one famous Italian actor has been providing some light relief on the subject. Roberto Benigni spoke… 10/11/2011
Propaganda or lessons for the future? The European Parliament is backing a programme to teach European identity in schools. How do we teach such a subject? Is it propaganda or as one critic… 28/10/2011
EU single mothers win MEPs support Single mothers must get more help, especially with economies so fragile today, says a recommendation from the European Parliament. It comes in a report… 26/10/2011
Jerzy Buzek and your questions on the European Parliament Alex Taylor, euronews: “Europe is in a big, big mess. We elected 736 members of the European parliament in 2009. What are they doing about it? Who better to… 18/10/2011
Barroso seeks MEPs support This was no ordinary State of the Union address. President Barroso stood in front of MEPs in the European Parliament knowing the challenge facing Europe was… 28/09/2011
Europe Weekly: Europe’s debt woes take ugly turn In this week’s Europe Weekly we look at the on-going debt and banking crisis as well as calls in the European Parliament to protect workers rights. We… 16/09/2011
Jean-Marie Le Pen ruffles feathers again – nocomment French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen lost his composure during a meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. 15/09/2011
New ways of measuring wealth In this edition of U talk our guest is answering your questions on new ways of measuring wealth. “Hi, I’m Gonçalo from Lisbon. This is my question: GDP has… 15/07/2011
MEPs to get new anti-sleaze code Party leaders in the European Parliament have unanimously backed a new code of conduct for MEPs after a spate of alleged corruption scandals. Brussels is… 07/07/2011
Days of wine and labels This is an important time for the occasionally difficult relationship between big industrial groups and EU consumers. The stage for the head-to-head was the… 07/07/2011
GM crops face prospect of blanket EU ban Genetically modified crops now face the prospect of being banned outright in the EU. The potential prohibition, which still needs European Council… 05/07/2011
What is the role of the European Parliament? “I’m Julia from Alicante. If each member state has its own government, what’s the role of the European Parliament, and what’s the job of an MEP?” MEP Joseph… 01/07/2011
EU boosts online consumer rights It’s a familiar story for many people. They make a purchase online, only to find out later that they have ended up with something they didn’t really want… 23/06/2011
European Parliament backs Draghi as ECB chief The European Parliament has endorsed Italy’s Mario Draghi to be the next head of the European Central Bank. That came ahead of formal backing for the… 23/06/2011
Martin Schulz answers your questions Our guest on this episode of I talk is Martin Schulz, the leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group at the European Parliament. He… 16/06/2011
Ratings agencies challenged by MEPs A new, independent European rating foundation has been proposed as part of moves to overhaul credit rating agencies. The European Parliament is calling for… 09/06/2011
Trucks to pay more to use EU roads New EU rules to allow governments to charge trucks for air and noise pollution have received final backing from the European Parliament. They are expected to… 08/06/2011
E. coli communication ‘irresponsible’, says MEP A Spanish European Parliament member, Francisco Sosa Wagner, has appealed for joint efforts to restore vegetable farmers’ reputations. This was during an… 07/06/2011
Warcrimes, fisheries and E. coli Europe Weekly reviews several stories: the extradition of Ratko Mladic to The Hague, a grassroots campaign for more sustainable fishing in the North Sea, and… 03/06/2011
Europe Weekly: body scanners at airports, nuclear plants safety, and Mladic arest Welome to Europe Weekly, our round-up of European news. This week has been very busy. MEPs voted to authorise body scanners at airports, nuclear plants are… 28/05/2011
Catherine Ashton: EU Diplomacy The EU Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, announced plans to open an office in the rebel-held Libyan city of Benghazi to help provide aid and security to… 11/05/2011
What future for Schengen? Germany has backed France’s bid for member states to overrule Europe’s Schenegen border treaty in special circumstances. France has called for changes to… 10/05/2011
