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Hungary

Hungary 'told' to crack down on hate

It was passed off as joking when European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said “hello dictator” to Viktor Orban last month, but a new Council of

09/06/2015

Europe News

MEPs set out position on EU-US trade deal

A committee of MEPs say negotiators involved in EU-US trade talks should come up with a new way of protecting investors in a planned free trade deal

28/05/2015

Hungary

Hungary's Orban: EU nations should have power over death penalty

Just more than three weeks after his controversial comments on restoring the death penalty, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been defending

19/05/2015

Europe News

EU unwraps plan to cut back on red tape

EU officials have unveiled a plan to slim down what critics say is bloated bureaucracy made in Brussels. The European Commission says a new leaner

19/05/2015

World News

'Golden goodbyes' for MEPs set to cost €27 million

Exclusive: ‘Golden goodbyes’ for recently-departing MEPs are set to hit €27.6 million – more than the EU sent in aid to earthquake-hit Nepal

19/05/2015

World News

Watch: France's Jean-Marie Le Pen clashes with UKIP MEP Woolfe

19/05/2015

Europe News

NGOs, left-wing MEPs seek tougher rules on 'conflict minerals'

Campaigners are calling on MEPs to toughen up European rules on ‘conflict minerals’. The European Parliament is set to vote on European Commission

19/05/2015

Germany

Martin Schulz wins EU's prestigous Charlemagne Prize for integration

European Parliament President Martin Schulz is the latest International Charlemagne Prize laureate. He received the medallion in recognition of his

14/05/2015

Europe News

MEPs want EU-wide asylum quotas

Human rights groups took their call for what they call a ‘fairer’ migration policy this week to the European Parliament. They were there to lobby

29/04/2015

Europe News

MEPs tell shoppers to pay more for plastic bags

28/04/2015

Europe News

End of milk quotas 'will hurt small farmers'

Farmers driving tractors pulled into Brussels on Tuesday hours before the ending of milk quotas across the EU. Bruxelles: les éleveurs laitiers

31/03/2015

Greece

EU's Juncker fires warning to Greece on debt talks

Brussels has warned the Greek government that it needs to make more progress in tough negotiations on financial aid with its creditors. European

13/03/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Creditors despair as Greek drama drags on

13/03/2015

Europe News

MEPs urge Russia to start 'independent' probe of Nemtsov murder

MEPs on Wednesday called on Russia to carry out an independent investigation into the murder of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. Parliamentarians

11/03/2015

Europe News

Le Pen's party accused of misusing EU cash

The far right Front National party of France has been accused of misusing European Parliament funds. EU officials accuse Marine Le Pen’s party of

10/03/2015

World

European Parliament's Martin Schulz says cuts not enough for Greece

German Social Democrat Martin Schulz has found himself at the head of the European Parliament for this crucial stage of the Greek crisis – a hot seat

02/03/2015

Europe News

EU's Schulz welcomes French budget ruling

European Parliament president Martin Schulz told euronews that it is right France has more time to balance its books. Welcoming the European

26/02/2015

World News

MEPs want new data protection, airline sharing rules

11/02/2015

Europe News

MEPs want tougher labelling rules

MEPs said on Wednesday that all processed meat products should carry labels stating their country of origin. The labels have been championed by

11/02/2015

World News

Greek PM Tsipras eyes debt help in Brussels talks

04/02/2015