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First bids for 2014 expected next week The European Commission is expected to propose a budget next week for 2014, the first year of the multi-annual spending plan currently...

Bankers' bonuses to be capped as part of compromise with member states. The European Parliament's plenary in Strasbourg today (16 April) endorsed tougher rules on the...

Latest legislation expected to be supported by European Parliament tomorrow. MEPs today (15 January) called for tougher legislation to curb the behaviour of credit-rating...

Levy of 5.5% expired on 1 January after Commission failed to agree to prolong it. Officials working in the European Union's institutions today (15 January) received their...

Why the MFF is one of the most pressing priorities for the Irish Presidency. Among the most pressing priorities of the presidency is a deal on the EU's multi-annual...

An eleventh-hour deal struck on the EU's finances for 2013. The European Union's budget for 2013 is set to be signed into law within a week, after its adoption by member...

Home affairs council endorses EU-wide rules on reception conditions. Home affairs ministers from the European Union's member states today endorsed a compromise negotiated...

MEPs in bid to roll back cuts made by member states. MEPs on the budgets committee have voted on their version of the European Union's draft budget for 2013.  

Member states want to be able to impose checks at internal Schengen borders in an emergency, without the need to consult MEPs and the European Commission. The idea has not...

European Depression Association calls for 'co-ordinated action'. The economic crisis is exacerbating mental health problems in the EU, according to a letter sent to MEPs and...

Extra money needed to cover €1.3 billion cost overrun at experimental fusion reactor. The European Parliament today approved €650 million in additional funding...

MEPs and member states split over how cut phone rates when abroad. MEPs and

MEPs and member states split over how cut phone rates when abroad. MEPs and EU member states are at odds over how to force mobile telecoms operators to cut prices for using a...

Political groups unite to criticise austerity drive. MEPs have demanded a European ‘Marshall Plan' to spur jobs and growth, accusing EU member states and the European...

Denmark brokers compromise on rules designed to reduce the risk of derivatives trading creating financial-market instability. EU member states and MEPs have reached a deal...

Transparency is more important than ever. Be transparent about what things cost and be ready to justify the expense: that must be the mantra for all those looking after the...

Hungary's prime minister tells MEPs that his country is undergoing an 'exciting process of renewal'. Hungary taken to task Matolcsy on the defensive Viktor...

Another €1.3bn found for nuclear research. The European Parliament is expected next Thursday (15 December) to back a €1.3 billion financing deal to help pay...

Italy's parliament votes on tougher austerity package as eurozone countries are urged to ratify bail-out deal. Moody's downgrades rating of French banks Criticism...

Draft agreement allows for the EU to abide by rulings issued by the ECHR Agreement is in sight on the European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights...