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Europe News

Bloodshed in Gaza must stop now, von der Leyen says

In her address to the European Parliament on Thursday, the newly re-elected Commission chief said "humanity cannot bear" the ongoing suffering of Palestinian civilians as Israel's war against Hamas continues into its tenth month.

18/07/2024

Europe News

Brussels this week, Strasbourg next, Newsletter

This week's key events presented by policy reporters Paula Soler and Marta Iraola Iribarren

08/07/2024

World News

MEPs vote to update EU rules on driving licences

Mobile driving licences, self-assessment of fitness to drive and a probationary period for novice drivers are some of the changes MEPs voted on

28/02/2024

France

Alessandra Mussolini allegedly attacked in Strasbourg

The MEP posted on X that she was verbally and physically assaulted but has decided not to pursue legal action.

27/02/2024

Europe News

MEPs voice alarm over 'worrying' rule-of-law decline in Greece

Members of the European Parliament approved on Wednesday a critical resolution about the "worrying" decline of the rule of law in Greece, pointing the finger at Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

07/02/2024

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Ursula von der Leyen looks back on policy promises

In this edition of our talk show Brussels, my love, we pick apart the EU Commission president's State of the Union speech and discuss a European Parliament report that calls prostitution a form of abuse and not a job.

16/09/2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Relive the best bits of the season with our special

Brussels, my love? Watch or rewatch the best bits of the season including the fights over the nature restoration law and the French baguette making global news.

05/08/2023

United Kingdom

UK citizens lose most if country exits ECHR, warns expert

Britain's government has threatened to pull out of the landmark treaty in order to allow a crackdown on migration.

13/03/2023

France

ECHR fines Russia for branding human rights groups as 'foreign agents'

The court in Strasbourg has ruled that Moscow breached the European Convention of Human Rights for designating NGOs and media outlets as foreign agents.

15/06/2022

World News

European Parliament in Strasbourg could become COVID-19 testing centre

EU chiefs have made the European Parliament in Strasbourg available to French authorities to use as a COVID-19 testing centre

07/04/2020

My Europe Series

Green light for the new Commission team

In the State of the Union this week we look at how Ursula von der Leyen won support for the make-up of her new commission by MEPs

29/11/2019

World News

Is this the end of the road for the €114m-a-year Strasbourg caravan?

Nico Semsrott says he has found a loophole that will prevent MEPs having to move from Brussels to Strasbourg every month.

29/11/2019