Category: _EU Parliament News

With 416 votes in favour, 169 against and 22 abstentions for the creation of a digital euro, and by a show of hands approval for non-euro payment service providers, the European Parliament agreed to proceed to the next stage of the legislative process. The PfE, ECR and ESN political groups had challenged the 23 June […]

In today’s vote on a derogation from ePrivacy rules for the purpose of detecting child sexual abuse online, MEPs adopted amendments to the Council position. They want to exclude “communications to which end-to-end encryption is, has been or will be applied” from the scope of the law. At this stage in the process (EP second […]

MEPs adopted the resolution on the joint communication on humanitarian aid by a show of hands. The plenary resolution follows the publication by the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on 27 May 2026 of a joint communication entitled ‘Defending values, driving reform, delivering impact: the […]

The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan MEPs condemn in the strongest possible terms the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sudan, in particular the atrocities taking place during the ongoing siege of the city of El-Obeid by the Rapid […]

The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan MEPs condemn in the strongest possible terms the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sudan, in particular the atrocities taking place during the ongoing siege of the city of El-Obeid by the Rapid […]

28th tax regime In a debate with Commissioner Dubravka Šuica starting at 10.30, MEPS will outline their proposals for a coherent tax system to accompany the proposed “EU Inc.” harmonised business format, designed to boost cross-border investment. They will vote on the report at noon. John SCHRANZ (+32) 498 98 14 02 @EP_Economics Child sexual […]

Parliament hails the Moldovan government’s steady progress on EU-related reforms despite significant internal and external challenges, not least persistent hostile Russian interference in the country’s internal affairs. MEPs welcome the opening of accession negotiations on the ”fundamentals cluster”, which includes the judiciary and fundamental rights, freedom and security, and financial control. They urge EU member […]

The EU-Mexico modernised global agreement (MGA) will replace the current framework, in place since 2000, promoting new opportunities for business, sustainable development and the fight against corruption. MEPs endorsed the MGA by 479 votes to 119, with 65 abstentions. The interim trade agreement (iTA), approved by 474 votes to 131, with 60 abstentions, covers the […]

Assessing Ukraine’s progress on reforms relating to its EU membership application process, the European Parliament welcomed the opening of the first fundamental cluster of accession negotiations in June 2026 and hoped that subsequent clusters would follow soon. With 460 votes in favour, 136 against, and 59 abstentions, the Parliament asked for a constructive discussion on […]

Progress towards EU membership entails not only adopting reforms, but also implementing them thoroughly and fully, warn MEPs in a report on Serbia adopted on Wednesday by 468 votes in favour, 116 against and with 79 abstentions. There is a persistent gap between Serbia’s legislative alignment with EU rules and its actual implementation of reforms […]