The Latest Breaking News from European Parliament

From Reform UK to Russian bribes: The unravelling of Nathan Gill

The former leader of Reform Wales has had a political fall from grace not seen for 50 years

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025

France and Germany support simplification push for digital rules as Commission preps AI Act review

The Commission, with French-German backing, plans to ease AI and data rules to ease the burdens on European companies. Members of Parliament and NGOs fear it will open “pandora’s box” of negative ramifications.

Euronews · Nov 18, 2025

Meloni's Brothers of Italy party launches saucy carbonara crusade in the European Parliament

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s party has cooked up a letter to President Metsola criticising the sale of "Italian-style" products in the Parliament’s supermarket in Brussels.

Euronews · Nov 18, 2025

Nordic and Baltic allies to fund joint €430m PURL military package for Ukraine, NATO says

The PURL initiative was launched in July and came following criticism from the White House that Europe needed to shoulder more of the responsibility for Ukraine's security.

Euronews · Nov 13, 2025

EPP teams up with far right to water down reporting requirements for companies

The European Parliament approved a package to ease corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements. EPP teamed up with conservative and far-right MEPs to pass the law.

Euronews · Nov 13, 2025

European Parliament backs simplification of EU's anti-deforestation rules

The controversial law was supposed to come into force in December last year but the latest proposal would see its implementation delayed for a second time to late 2026.

Euronews · Nov 13, 2025

Who will pay to rearm Europe? MEPs Schirdewan and Terras face off in The Ring

In our second episode of "The Ring", we debate the highly political topic of Rearming Europe that has become a geopolitical goal of the European Commission

Euronews · Nov 12, 2025

European Commission unveils its big plan to save democracy

Fighting for democracy is the 27-member bloc's foremost enshrined value, but NGOs and MEPs argue that the new Democracy Shield falls short on concrete measures and funding.

Euronews · Nov 12, 2025

Is a veggie burger still a burger? A linguist explains

In October 2025, members of the European Parliament voted in favour of a bill to reserve terms such as “burger” and “sausage” for meat products. If this bill is approved by most EU member states, products made from meat alternatives or vegetables will no longer be allowed to have “burger”…

The Conversation · Nov 11, 2025

EPP blocks Parliament’s inquiry committee over spying allegations against Hungary's secret services

The European People's Party opposes setting up a Parliament's inquiry committee to investigate spying allegations against Hungary's secret services on the basis that it would only help Victor Orbán’s strategy to antagonize the EU. Progressives want to open the investigation immediately.

Euronews · Nov 11, 2025