brussels bureau Von der Leyen defends EU vaccine plan but admits mistakes over Ireland Speaking before the European Parliament, the President of the European Commission said the EU's common vaccine strategy was the right thing to do in the name of European solidarity. 10/02/2021
Hungary ECJ should reject Hungary's bid to dismiss Article 7 vote: Top advisor The bloc's Advocate General, Michal Bobek, said on Thursday that the ECJ should dismiss "as unfounded" Hungary's bid to discredit the EU Parliament's vote that called on the bloc to trigger disciplinary proceedings against Budapest. 03/12/2020
Europe MEP Awards in Brussels celebrates the year’s top European lawmakers The Parliament Magazine's 2020 MEP Awards took place on Tuesday night, with Bulgarian MEP, Eva Maydell playing host. Several MEPs were awarded prizes in their respective categories, ranging from international trade to the environment. 03/12/2020
Poland 'We're standing with you': MEPs slam Poland over abortion crackdown "We can't allow our daughters to have fewer rights than their mothers and that's what's happening right now in Poland," said MEP Iratxe Garcia Perez. 25/11/2020
Europe Watch: MEPs debate EU measures to address COVID-19 change MEPs are set to debate EU measures to mitigate the social and economic impact of COVID-19. 21/10/2020
World European Parliament condemns racism in the US and Europe The European Parliament passed a resolution in the wake of the racial justice protests that have spread from the US to Europe following the death of George Floyd 19/06/2020
View The EU cannot afford to keep Romania in quarantine when it reopens the Schengen zone ǀ View 18/05/2020
