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European Parliament to investigate Nigel Farage over undeclared gifts

The European Parliament is to open an investigation on British Eurosceptic MEP Nigel Farage following allegations that the lawmaker has received £450,000 (€510,000) in undeclared donations by millionnaire Arron Banks.

Ireland

Irish election candidate stars in bizarre campaign video

Dublin activist Ben Gilroy smashes “state corruption” and "unlawful evictions" with a hurling stick.

World News

EU parliament’s €114m-a-year move to Strasbourg ‘a waste of money’

There was unanimity among EU top job hopefuls Euronews interviewed: moving the EU parliament to Strasbourg every month is a waste of money. We asked an expert whether the €114m-a-year decampments will ever be scrapped.

Germany

Who are the most influential MEPs in the European Parliament?

Germany and France have the most influential delegations but Italy's Antonio Tajani clinched the top spot.

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Belgium

360° tour: What's it like inside the European Parliament?

Have you ever wanted to see inside the European Parliament in Brussels? In this interactive 360 story, you can explore the parliament and meet the people who make the heart of European democracy tick.

Belgium

28 things you might not know about the European elections

As we hurtle towards the European parliamentary elections at the end of the month, we present 28 things you might not know about the bloc-wide ballot and the parliament it elects – one in honour of each member state.

World

Raw politics in full: EU spitzenkandidat debate and Huawei ban

Watch the full episode here.

World News

Watch again: EU should side with Trump on Iran, says Zahradil

Czech MEP Jan Zahradil, who hopes to replace Jean-Claude Juncker, has a plan to "retune the EU" instead of taking more decisions as European level.

World News

Euroviews. Is proportional representation a cure for democratic discontent? ǀ View

Does increasing electoral system proportionally actually cause more responsive policymaking? If it does, do the benefits of a reform outweigh possible side effects?

Czech Republic

EU elections 2019: Who is Jan Zahradil?

The 56-year-old Czech MEP is running to become the next president of the European Commission. Here's what you need to know.

Belgium

European elections 2019: What happened this week?

With two weeks to go, the home straight has been handily soudtracked by Spotify, who have released a political playlist. Plus we hear from an activist who argues that Muslims feel dangerously excluded from EU politics and examine the latest projections from Europe Elects.

World

Breakfast with Belle in Makkinga: Dutch MEP says CAP must change

In the run-up to the European elections, Good Morning Europe host Belle Donati is travelling across the continent to meet Members of the European Parliament in their own constituencies.

World News

More than 500 EU candidates pledge to protect animals

More than 500 EU candidates pledged to protect wildlife by signing onto the Vote for Animals 2019 campaign

Belgium

European elections 2019: What happened this week?

This week we look at the smaller parties that could tip the scales in the new parliament and examine the role of the Eurosceptics' favourite target, the EU Commission.

World

Commission candidates clash over EU army proposal

With just three weeks to go elections for the European Parliament, four candidates for the continent’s top job went head to head in a debate at the European University Institute in Florence.

Europe News

EU elections 2019: Who is Guy Verhofstadt? And what does he stand for

Our profile of Guy Verhofstadt, one of the hopefuls to replace Jean-Claude Juncker after May's European Parliament elections.

Belgium

European elections 2019: A round-up of the week's best stories

With one month to go until voters across Europe head to the polls, this week we're explaining exactly what the European Parliament does, examining the role of data electioneering in a post-Cambridge Analytica age and meeting three very different candidates

Europe News

'Pro-EU fragmentation in UK could boost Farage's Brexit Party'

Pro-Remain camps in the UK have all but confirmed they will not align — meaning big gains for the Brexit Party.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. A year on, Cambridge Analytica still remains topical – even from beyond the grave ǀ View

Has data-driven electioneering fundamentally changed since the [Cambridge Analytica] scandal broke? Or is it still business as usual?

World News

EU's top job race: Who is Ska Keller and what does she stand for?

EU Elections 2019: Who is Ska Keller? And what does she stand for?