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Prosecutor seeks jail and election ban for Le Pen in embezzlement case

The French far-right leader could be ruled out of France's 2027 presidential election if she is found guilty of misusing public funds.

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European Commissioners-designate face parliamentary grillings

Some Commissioner candidates including Raffaele Fitto and Olivér Várhelyi face tough scrutiny in the hearings. Countries whose candidates are rejected must restart the process with a new nominee.

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How much money has the European Parliament given to its groups?

The vast majority of these funds are distributed in proportion to the number of MEPs in each group.

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'Immigration is a European challenge,' says Metsola

The President of the EU Parliament, Roberta Metsola, declared support for the need to find shared solutions to migratory flows in Europe.

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Missing migrant children investigation wins EU journalism award

The months-long investigation was produced by media outlets from Germany, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK.

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Hungary calls for former prisoner turned MEP's immunity to be lifted

Ilaria Salis spent 15 months in a Budapest cell on charges of assaulting far-right demonstrators before being granted immunity following her election to the European Parliament last June.

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Will Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe see their budgets slashed?

The two programmes could face significant budget cuts in 2025 if lawmakers in Brussels approve the proposal.

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Radical, populist, extreme: Who really counts as the far right?

The three most right-wing groups of the European Parliament and their members are all known as "far-right" — but they have some crucial differences.

France

Marine Le Pen accuses judge of bias at EU embezzlement trial

Le Pen and her co-defendants are accused of paying staff who worked directly for the party in France and rarely set foot in Brussels between 2004 and 2016, therefore violating EU rules.

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Viktor Orbán splits the European Parliament with presidential speech

The Hungarian Prime Minister's presentation of his priorities for the Hungarian Presidency has polarised his admirers and his critics.

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MEPs debate crisis facing Europe's automotive industry

Europe's car industry has been battling against the transition to low carbon technologies, the degradation of supply chains, increased competition from Asia, and decreased demand for electric models.

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Orbán calls for ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán presented the priorities of the Hungarian presidency to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, claiming that 'Ukraine cannot win on the battlefield'.

World

Ombudswoman O'Reilly: Commission needs strong accountability mechanism

Ireland's Emily O'Reilly will soon leave her role as EU Ombudswoman after more than a decade in the job. Under her watch governance of the bloc has become more transparent and accountable, but she feels more work needs to be done.

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Greece holding EU Commission transport portfolio criticised at home

Greece's Apostolos Tzitzikostas has been tapped to helm the transport portfolio in the next European Commission.

Spain

Spanish MEP admits cash campaign boost amid illegal financing probe

Pérez has admitted on Telegram to receiving the sum "as a freelancer without an invoice," for which he will have to pay a 25% fine on the total amount.

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EU's top court rejects Carles Puigdemont's claim to MEP status

The European Court of Justice has backed former European Parliament president Antonio Tajani's decision not to recognise Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont as an MEP, ruling that Tajani "merely did what he was required to do."

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Frontex chief: NGO rescue ships don't embolden Mediterranean migration

Irregular crossing of EU borders has decreased by over a third in 2024 so far.

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How has Jordan Bardella voted in the European Parliament?

During his time in the European Parliament, the French MEP and president of the Patriots for Europe group has voted against a resolution on EU support for Ukraine, the pact on migration and asylum and the European health pass.

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Incoming EU parliament lacking ethnic diversity

Only 37 of the 720 lawmakers have a diverse ethnic background, Euronews data shows.

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EU Parliament's Jaume Duch named minister in new Catalan government

Duch will leave the European Parliament's spokesperson service to serve as regional minister for the European Union and external policy.