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Liberal MEP could be replaced by her husband amid concern that move will hurt Parliament's image. The announcement by Diana Wallis, a UK Liberal MEP, that she intends to step...

Council and Parliament differ on how much waste should be collected and recycled. MEPs and member states are likely to find themselves at odds over plans to toughen and...

Two sides at odds over fines for spending breaches. Almost on the eve of a crucial meeting of EU finance ministers, agreement on a central pillar of the EU's response to the...

Proposals aim to make it more difficult for workers to be exploited. Unskilled workers from outside the European Union could for the first time be granted a legal route to...

Hungarian officials hope agreement with MEPs will be reached soon. EU finance ministers have agreed a package of budgetary discipline and economic governance measures to...

Defying the wishes of the leaders of the Parliament's two biggest political groups, the MEPs voted by a margin of more than 100 to fudge the EU treaty obligation that the...

Safeguard clause to protect European industries A free-trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea has moved a step closer to ratification with an...

MEPs reject proposal for a transaction tax; Parliament and Council still far apart over funds The European Parliament on Wednesday (15 December) gave its final approval to...

Payment justified by limits on employment Louis Michel, the former European commissioner for development, has defended his right to an allowance for ex-commissioners worth...

MEPs to be offered concessions in bid to secure a deal on the supervision of financial markets. The EU's finance ministers agreed today (13 July) on concessions to offer...

From economic growth to green transport, Belgium has given itself a lot to do during its presidency. The economic crisis and its origins have shaped Belgium's choice of...

EU member states struggle to convince markets about control over problems in the banking sector. The governments of the European Union are struggling to convince financial...

Deal requires states to keep 30 days of gas in reserve and to make pipeline system more flexible. Spain, which holds the rotating presidency of the Council of Ministers, and...

Meeting in Madrid resolves main outstanding questions over diplomatic service. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has reached agreement with the...

Foreign policy chief wants agreement in June but Parliamentary scrutiny remains problematic. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, expects to secure a...

The political leadership of the European Parliament will discuss on 10 June a controversial proposal that would enable the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus to trade directly...

Finance ministers approve draft law on regulating funds, despite British complaints. The European Union's finance ministers today (18 May) approved a draft law to regulate...

Catherine Ashton's plans for diplomatic service deemed "not acceptable" to European Parliament. Senior MEPs have criticised today's proposal by Catherine Ashton, the

MEPs have new powers under the Lisbon treaty, but should they get more money as a result? Is useful work inherently more expensive than pointless work? The question arises...

The European Parliament's spending habits have come under scrutiny from the Parliament itself. We examine the finer details. In a moment of self-scrutiny, the European...