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Government urged to cut its budget deficit. The eurozone's 17 finance ministers are to meet in Brussels next week for the first time since agreeing a messy €10 billion...

Monica Macovei vs Jacqueline McGlade The European Parliament eventually gave its approval to the 2010 accounts of the European Environment Agency (EEA) last week. The...

The European Parliament could play a useful role in Europe's debate about shale gas. The European Parliament is once again bringing shale gas into the limelight. In recent...

Greek government talks, rules for banks, and the new French president's first engagements will be major issues this week. A series of events this week will shape the course...

The European Parliament needs recorded votes. Do the European Parliament's insiders have any idea how things appear to outsiders? That question will receive an answer – of...

MEPs to back controversial deal with the US. The European Parliament is expected to approve next week a controversial agreement with the United States on the transfer of...

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.