Europe Decoded Why move to label nuclear and gas as 'green' is so controversial The plan, known as taxonomy, aims to make it clear to investors what can legitimately be called green. 05/07/2022
Europe News MEP Awards: Meet this year's winners for best EU lawmakers The annual ceremony honours lawmakers across the political spectrum for their legislative and political work. 30/06/2022
Europe Decoded Melilla massacre prompts international calls for investigation MEPs, the African Union and an UN committee have demanded a prompt inquiry into the fatal border crossing. 30/06/2022
Europe News MEPs vote to reform the EU's emissions system and impose a carbon tax The positive votes come two weeks after chaotic scenes erupted in the hemicycle, delaying the three key laws. 22/06/2022
Europe News MEPs denounce fresh reports of migrant pushbacks in Greece MEPs on the Civil Liberties Committee are calling on the Commission to ensure that the rule of law is respected at the bloc's external border. 16/06/2022
Europe News Chaos erupts at EU Parliament as three key climate laws postponed A vote on the Emissions Trading System caused an unexpected domino effect of rejections and delays. 08/06/2022
Europe News Bosnian film 'Quo Vadis, Aida?' wins European Parliament's film award The film dramatises events of the Srebrenica massacre, during which Serbian troops sent Bosniak men and boys to death in July 1995. 08/06/2022
Europe News MEPs cancel official trip to Israel & Palestine after one denied entry The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the arrival of Manu Pineda, President of the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with Palestine, "was not approved." 23/05/2022
Europe News MEPs demand sanctions on Schröder over his ties with Russian firms Gerhard Schröder still holds positions at Rosneft, Russia's leading oil company, and Nord Stream AG. 19/05/2022
Europe News MEPs meet with UK lawmakers to discuss Ukraine war and Brexit The joint parliamentary meeting comes in the midst of growing tensions regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol. 12/05/2022
Debates and Opinion What have we learned from the Conference on Future of Europe? | View Professor Alberto Alemanno examines the lessons learned from the citizen-driven, bottom-up process to reform the EU. 11/05/2022
Europe News Explained: Why EU countries are at odds over treaty changes Supporters of treaty changes say that it will make the EU quicker to respond to crises like COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine but opponents say it will take too much political energy that's currently needed elsewhere. 11/05/2022
Europe News MEPs back COVID pass extension to June 2023 The majority of EU member states no longer require other EU citizens to show proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter their territory. 05/05/2022
Europe News MEPs refuse to approve Frontex's budget amid misconduct allegations MEPs are withholding approval of Frontex's budget until they are allowed to see a report on alleged human rights violations by agency staff. 05/05/2022
Europe News MEPs want to reform how they're elected. Here's how. EU lawmakers have approved draft legislation to reform the bloc's parliamentary elections which they hope will lead to greater engagement and transparency. 04/05/2022
European Debates Euronews Debates: What does Macron's second term mean for Europe? Five Members of the European Parliament shared their views and expectations about the newly re-elected French president. 28/04/2022
Europe News European Parliament opens spyware investigation as hacks revealed In Spain, at least 65 people, including four Catalan MEPs, are said to have been spied on between 2017 and 2020. 19/04/2022
European Debates Watch: Do MEPs think the EU should ban imports of Russian gas and oil? The bloc has decided to phase out all purchases of Russian coal. Should oil and gas be next? 08/04/2022
Europe Decoded Ukraine is pushing for EU membership. But what are the real chances? President Zelenskyy wants his country to join the bloc, but the process is long, arduous and extremely complex. 01/03/2022
Europe News Listen: Ukrainian translator gets emotional during Zelenskyy's speech The official Ukrainian-English interpreter for the European Parliament appeared overwhelmed with emotion as he translated a speech by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 01/03/2022
Europe News 'Nazi salute' in EU parliament was 'an innocent wave', says MEP Angel Dzhambazki raised his right hand after speaking in a debate on the rule of law in Poland and Hungary. 17/02/2022
Europe News MEPs back €1.2 billion aid package for Ukraine, but divisions emerge Far-right and far-left groups refused to support the financial proposal, which is being fast-tracked to ensure a faster disbursement. 15/02/2022
Europe News Roberta Metsola vows to 'stand up' for EU after election win Metsola will succeed David Sassoli, who died on 11 January and whose term of office ended this week. 18/01/2022
Europe Decoded Who's running to be the European Parliament's next president? The election will be held on Tuesday in Strasbourg. 17/01/2022
Uncovering Europe Rule of law in the EU: Is Slovenia following Hungary's path? The European Parliament adopted a critical resolution on the backsliding of EU values in Slovenia, without the votes of the powerful EPP centre-right group. 20/12/2021
Europe News 'No more women should die': MEPs slam Poland's near-total abortion ban It comes after a pregnant woman died from septic shock. Activists say doctors, influenced by the new law, did not carry out a life-saving abortion, waiting instead for the foetus to die. 11/11/2021
