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MEP: Halving MEPs’ salaries would take them ‘out of their bubbles’

The Left MEP Marc Botenga said his group’s proposal to halve MEPs’ salaries would bring them “down to earth” and make it easier for them to “realise what a normal European is going through”.

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Exclusive: The Left wants to halve MEP salaries

The proposal would slash MEPs’ net monthly salary from around €8,800 to almost €4,400, but opponents have dismissed it as a “populist stunt”.

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Metsola to take action after MEP Rima Hassan removes Israeli flag

French pro-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan removed Israeli and EU flags from an exhibition commemorating the victims of Hamas’s 7 October terrorist attack, sparking outrage among fellow lawmakers. She could face a suspension of her daily allowance.

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Burnout at work: MEPs call for stronger EU protections

MEPs called for EU-wide rules to tackle work-related stress, depression and anxiety, which affect almost one in three workers. Far-right groups opposed the text, arguing that it would place excessive obligations on businesses.

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Exclusive: EU-wide digital levy might generate up to €25bn annually

The European Parliament's proposed digital levy could raise up to €25bn a year for the next EU budget, five times the Commission's estimate, according to figures shared exclusively with Euronews by MEP Danuše Nerudová.

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Watch: Carney backs closer EU ties, draws applause at European Parliament

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for a historic deepening of ties between Canada and the European Union, arguing that a changing geopolitical order is pushing the two sides towards a closer strategic alliance.

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Metsola: Australia, New Zealand could be next EU 'associated members'

Metsola tells Euronews pitch for “associate membership” with Canada will strengthen cooperation with like-minded countries and incite new ones.

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Mark Carney's speech in the EU Parliament as it happened

"Canada and Europe are stronger together," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in his address to the European Parliament.

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EU-Canada alliance draws Trump’s ire

Good morning. This is Vincenzo Genovese writing from the corridors of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, which are slowly filling up ahead of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s highly-anticipated speech at 11.30.

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Debating Ursula von der Leyen's speech on The Ring

After Ursula von der Leyen's address, the debate: MEPs Li Andersson and Lukas Mandl deconstruct the EU Commission president's speech in a special edition of The Ring.

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Strasbourg stage set for von der Leyen’s big moment

Good morning. This is Luca Bertuzzi holding the pen in sun-drenched Strasbourg, where the European Parliament is abuzz ahead of Ursula von der Leyen's long-awaited State of the European Union speech.

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Canada, heatwaves and Ceuta: Von der Leyen delivers State of the Union

Ursula von der Leyen has delivered her landmark State of the Union speech and unveiled a host of initiatives, including a European heatwave plan and "associate membership" status for Canada.

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‘Do you know where Ceuta is?’: EU Parliament erupts over migration

The European People’s Party and Socialists clashed in a heated European Parliament debate, with shouting and mutual accusations exposing deepening divisions over migration within the coalition backing Ursula von der Leyen.

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EU institutions face budget cuts as member states scramble for money

The money allocated for the EU institutions is emerging as a target for cuts in ongoing budgetary discussions, according to a confidential document seen by Euronews.

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EU's largest political group doesn't want confrontation with China

The EU's most influential political family is drafting a paper urging tougher use of trade leverage with China, while maintaining dialogue and avoiding a trade escalation.

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Brussels prepares post-2030 renewable overhaul

The European Commission’s renewable push comes as the EU co-legislators, the European Parliament and the Council, are working to tackle one of the biggest bottlenecks to new clean-power projects — the electrical grids.

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