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A new Marshall plan? MEPs debate coronavirus response
In an extraordinary plenary MEPs are set to vote through measures to deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The EU has said it will do 'whatever it takes', but solidarity means something different to different politicians.
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The EU budget battle begins as Brexit leaves €15 billion annual vacuum
The week before EU heads of state and government travel to Brussels for a two-day extraordinary European Summit exclusively focused on the size of the EU budget, Jack Parrock talks to those who will have the final say over it
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Bye-bye Britain: Brexit day is here
In this special edition we look at how British MEPs feel as they leave Brussels and what exactly will change in the European Parliament when they go. Aside from less Brexit drama, the loss of British voices and political representation could strengthen some and weaken others.
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Bye Bye Britain: MEPs moving on
This week in The Brief we bring you special coverage about Brexit and how it will impact Brussels - from British MEPs packing up to the changing shapes of the political groups. In this edition we meet a British MEP proposing a final piece of legislation before being made redundant.
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UK MEPs sit for last time in Strasbourg as Catalan duo make debut
There were mixed feelings among British MEPs this week as they sat in Strasbourg for the final time before Brexit. But there was delight among Catalan separatists after Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comin were finally allowed to take their seats.
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Catalan leaders recognised by European Parliament as MEPs
The European Parliament has recognised the Catalan independentist leader, Oriol Junqueras, as an MEP. It comes despite the fact that he has been sentenced to thirteen years in prison and that the debate on his disqualification is still pending a resolution in Spain.
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Junqueras immunity: European Parliament President calls on Spanish authorities to comply ruling
Oriol Junqueras, former Vice President of Catalonia, became a Member of the European Parliament as soon as he was elected – so says the EU's top court in Luxembourg. That means he enjoyed parliamentary immunity from that moment on, even if he was in pre-trial detention.
