state of the union State of the Union: parliament clashes and rule of law Comments By Stefan Grobe • last updated: 26/10/2018 euronews_icons_loadingShare this articleCopy/paste the article video embed link below:CopyShareTweetSharesendShareTweetSharesendMoreHideShareSendShareShareShareSendShareShareText size Aa Aa Tempers flared in the parliament in Strasbourg as MEPs talked history and Italy's budget was rejected. That's in this week's State of the Union.