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UK parliament to hear case for mandatory four-day working week

The bill is being introduced by an opposition MP, and comes amid a large-scale pilot scheme in the UK.

18/10/2022

United Kingdom

'Coward!': Johnson absent as UK MPs debate corruption after MP scandal

Opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer accused the British PM of 'running scared' following last week's failed attempt by the government to overhaul the policing system for parliamentary ethics.

08/11/2021

Germany

German parliament to hold discussion on migration and relief plans

As the countdown begins for next month's general election, German lawmakers will discuss issues such as the migrant crisis and natural disasters that are dominating the election campaign

25/08/2021

United Kingdom

Johnson accused of complacency over Afghanistan retreat in UK debate

Many ruling Conservative Party MPs castigated the government over the chaotic events in Afghanistan, but the prime minister insisted the UK had no choice but to withdraw its troops.

18/08/2021

Europe Decoded

French MPs mull criminalising the sharing of police pictures online

France is debating a new law that would make it illegal to share images of police officers on social media.

17/11/2020

Portugal

Portuguese parliament debates assisted death

In 2018 the approval of assisted death fell short by only five votes

19/02/2020

United Kingdom

What are indicative votes? | Euronews Answers

The aim of Wednesday's votes will be to see if anything can command a majority in Parliament - here's how they work.

26/03/2019

United Kingdom

Brexit date fight

Officials in the UK say the country's parliament will vote on the final deal with the European Union before the country has left the bloc.

25/10/2017

Spain

Catalan leader signs declaration document

In a symbolic gesture Catalan MPs signed a docucument declaring independence

10/10/2017

Greece

Transgender identity: Greece debates the right to decide

Transgender identity is debated in the Greek parliament.

09/10/2017

United Kingdom

Where now for Britain's Brexit process?

The British government has pushed the second reading of the EU Withdrawal Bill through parliament, but there are worries it has made a power grab over Committees' ability to amend the law.

12/09/2017

United Kingdom

Brexit bill wins first parliamentary vote

Brexit bill wins first parliamentary vote

11/09/2017

United Kingdom

Key vote on EU withdrawal divides Westminster parliament

Teresa May's government faces a key test with the vote on the EU Withdrawal Bill.

11/09/2017

United Kingdom

UK parliament begins two-day Brexit debate

The UK parliament has held the first debate in two days of arguing over Brexit legislation, ahead of Monday's vote.

07/09/2017

Poland

Polish President Andrzej Duda says he will veto controversial top court reform bill

Polish president caves in to people pressure over controversial Supreme Court bill

24/07/2017

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Fracas between Taiwan politicians caught on camera

Taiwan's legislators are known for their brawls, which are seen as a way for parties to show strength.

18/07/2017

United Kingdom

Jeremy Corbyn links deadly London blaze to budget cuts

28/06/2017

Europe News

EU threat of legal action over slow relocation of refugees

EU countries opposed to migrant resettlement quotas have been issued with a warning.

16/05/2017

Spain

Spanish MPs clear way to exhumation of Franco

By a clear majority Spanish members of parliament have voted to remove the body of General Franco from a controversial Civil War cemetery.

11/05/2017

World News

Breastfeeding first in Australian parliament

Larissa Waters, senator for Queensland in the Australian Senate, has made history by becoming the first mother to breastfeed in the Senate chamber.

10/05/2017