Category: _EU Parliament News

This year marks the 76th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, which laid the foundations for the European Union as we know it today, and led to an unprecedented era of peace, democracy, prosperity, integration and cooperation across the continent. In 2026, Europe Day also marks two important milestones: 40 years since Portugal and Spain joined […]

The opening ceremony will take place on 12 May at 10.00 at the Ezulwini Palazzo International Convention and Conference Centre, in the presence of His Excellency Russell Mmiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Eswatini and His Royal Highness Prince Lindani, and co-presidents of the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly Hilde Vautmans MEP (Renew, Belgium) and David Houinsa MP […]

Early Thursday morning, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional deal on amending certain rules within the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act as part of the digital omnibus package. New deadlines The law postpones the application of certain parts of the AI Act to ensure that necessary standards and support measures, needed to clarify the application […]

Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee has endorsed the provisional agreement with EU governments on updated rules for the coordination of social security systems by 47 votes in favour and 3 against, with 4 abstentions. If formally adopted by Parliament and Council, the deal will introduce clearer criteria for determining which country’s social security legislation […]

On Tuesday, Transport Committee MEPs adopted Parliament’s draft position on the revision of the EU rules on periodic roadworthiness tests for vehicles and roadside inspections for commercial vehicles, by 30 votes to 11, and with two abstentions. Inspections abroad To facilitate the free movement of people within the EU, the new rules would allow the […]

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism is awarded each year around 16 October, the day of the journalist’s assassination. The Prize rewards on a yearly basis outstanding journalism that promotes or defends the core principles and values of the European Union such as human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights. […]

The text, adopted by 446 votes in favour, 63 against with 52 abstentions, highlights in particular Russian systematic attacks on Ukrainian residential areas, energy facilities, hospitals and other essential services, with MEPs calling for Russia to end these strikes. Parliament says Russia’s war of aggression constitutes a blatant violation of international law and that the […]

In a resolution adopted on Thursday with a show of hands, plenary calls for effective and dissuasive penalties for cyberbullying offences, making reporting incidents easier for victims, and closing EU-level legal gaps in acknowledgement of the full scale and severity of the problem. Criminal law measures MEPs are concerned about increasing cyberbullying and image- or […]

In a resolution adopted on Thursday by show of hands, Parliament urges the Commission to quickly and consistently enforce the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and to make full use of its enforcement powers. MEPs point to the growing strategic importance of cloud computing services and the increasing uptake of AI-driven search tools (such as […]

Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti The resolution expresses grave concern over the sharp rise in child trafficking and gang recruitment, with children accounting for up to half of all gang members. MEPs stress that these children must be treated as victims, not criminals, and call for comprehensive disarmament, gang dismantlement and […]