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Germany and France clash over EU top job

France and Germany have clashed over who should become the next President of the European Commission. German Chancellor Angela Merkel favours centre-right candidate Manfred Weber for the role, whereas French President Emmanuel Macron pointedly didn't mention Weber amongst the contenders he listed.

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What is the European People's Party and what does it stand for?

With its leader Manfred Weber tipped to succeed EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker, we take a closer look at the European People's Party (EPP).

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What Europe does for me: new website launches on how EU money gets spent

What Europe does for me: new website launches on how EU money gets spent

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Weber and Stubb release campaign videos in their bid to succeed Juncke

Manfred Weber and Alexander Stubb have released campaign videos as they step up their bids to be the next president of the European Commission.

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Austria's EU presidency

As Austria prepares to take on the EU presidency, the country's entire cabinet visited the European Commission to outline their vision: migration control, security, Brexit and budget cuts.

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European Parliament axes vice president over Nazi jibe

Polish MEP Ryszard Czarnecki has been ousted after a comment comparing a fellow MEP to a wartime informer denouncing Jews to the Nazis.

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Leading MEPs call for vice president to be removed

The call came after Ryszard Czarnecki likened a fellow Polish MEP to a "szmalcownik"

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EP 'digitally signs' EU law

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Jean-Claude Juncker says Commission is not negotiating Brexit deal in "hostile mood"

MEPs tackled state of Brexit negotiations at Parliament today

Belgium

EU fears a Catalan "domino effect"

Catalans the world over have rallied in a show of support for independence.

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French abortion pioneer Simone Veil dies aged 89

A figurehead of the struggle for women's rights in Europe, French politician and holocaust survivor Simone Veil, has died aged 89.

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New president, new direction?

Commentators say the appointment of a centre-right president for the European Parliament consolidates the conservative grip on key EU institutions.

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Antonio Tajani is the new European Parliament president

Italian MEP Antonio Tajani is the new president of the European Parliament.

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The Brief from Brussels: May to outline Brexit strategy

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

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The Brief from Brussels: EPP's Tajiani eyes presidency win

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

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EP presidency: the frontrunners

There are three main candidates seen as the frontrunners in the race to be European Parliament president The favourite is Italy’s Antonio Tajani: a former EU commissioner and someone who is close to e

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Verhofstadt enters parliament race

Former Belgian Prime MInister Guy Verhofstadt says he wants the top job the European Parliament.

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Yazidi ISIL survivors receive Sakharov Prize

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, awarded each year by the European Parliament, has been given to two Iraqi Yazidi women who were held as sex slaves by ISIL and now campaign for human…

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EU conservatives elect Antonio Tajani as candidate for parliament speaker

The European People’s Party has appointed Italian Antonio Tajani to be its candidate for the European Parliament’s presidency.