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New Spanish government is full of people with experience of the European Parliament. The new Spanish government that was sworn in just before Christmas (22 December) is...

Rajoy turns to European Parliament for ministers for foreign affairs, farming and EU affairs. Mariano Rajoy, Spain's prime minister, has appointed two current members and...

ALDE MEP to replace Andreas Carlgren. Lena Ek, a Swedish Liberal MEP, has been appointed as Sweden's environment minister in a government cabinet reshuffle announced today.

Ambassador sees efforts on ‘six-pack' as ‘incredible', but warns that MEPs' power-grab slows down implementation. Hungary has concluded its presidency of the Council of...

Liberal group struggles to fill vacancies. Could it be that a political group led by Guy Verhofstadt lacks talent and ambition? The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for...

Parliament's environment committee to debate revision of the EU's 2004 environmental liability directive. MEPs are expected to call for tough EU rules on liability for...

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...

Spanish centre-right MEP says the EU needs to work harder to justify its spending priorities. The MEP in charge of drafting the European Parliament's position on the EU's...

Consumer groups call for greater protection for people who download. The likely exclusion of digital content from planned  EU rules on consumer rights is stoking...

The example of HIV/AIDS should used to address an even greater problem: maternal mortality. Each year on World Aids Day – 1 December – the world devotes its attention to...

Parliament under pressure to release more data on how it makes decisions. The European Parliament has come under increased pressure to release more data on how it makes...

Danish MEP Morten Løkkegaard on why he wants a ‘taskforce' of EU-funded journalists to sell the Union to its citizens. An ex-TV journalist who is now a member of the...

Parliament committee supports nutritiion facts but rejects 'traffic light' warnings. Food manufacturers should be obliged to display the calorie count of food and drink...

Slovak MEP revisits old glories at the Winter Olympics. Carnival week (14-19 February) provides most MEPs with a well-earned break after their exertions since 11 January.

EU presidency plans no more discussions of European Commission proposal. The Spanish presidency has turned its back on EU plans to provide the public with more information...

MEPs fail to delay the entry into force of data-sharing deal between the EU and the US. An agreement between the European Union and the United States on the sharing of bank...

European Parliament wants data-sharing agreement to enter into force on 15 February. The European Parliament has decided to press the EU's member states to delay an interim...

Security experts to meet officials today amid concerns about passengers' privacy. The European Commission is to revive an earlier attempt to introduce EU-wide rules on the...

In order to reform economic systems around the world and prevent a repeat of the current crisis, the financial industry needs to embrace certain key principles. European...

A major insurer's huge losses underline the sector's vulnerability. The dramatic decline in the fortunes of the insurer American International Gr-oup (AIG) shows how banking...