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EU could cut Russia off from SWIFT system, senior official says

The European Union could exclude Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system in a fresh round of sanctions, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said on Friday.

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EU to Deploy Mission to Observe Lebanon’s Legislative Elections

The European Union announced on Wednesday plans to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission to observe the Lebanese parliamentary elections scheduled on 15 May 2022. This came in response to an invitation from the Lebanese Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, the EU Mission in Lebanon said in a statement Thursday.…

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EU Parliament chief 'not convinced' by Russian military pullback claim

As Russian military movements close to the Ukrainian border continue to be a major global concern, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola tells FRANCE 24 she is doubtful about Moscow's claims that its troops are moving away from the frontier. The top EU lawmaker reaffirms that "if the…

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Bulgarian MEP's salute causes scandal at EU parliament

The European Parliament has launched a disciplinary procedure against a Bulgarian nationalist legislator who appeared to make a Nazi salute as he left a plenary debate on the rule of law late Wednesday

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Bulgarian MEP gives Nazi salute in the European Parliament

Angel Dzhambazki sits in parliamentary group founded by the UK’s Conservatives

The Independent UK

Relations under review: What to expect at EU-African Union summit

On February 17 and 18, the EU is inviting African Union heads of state to Brussels for a summit. In this debate at the European Parliament, we lift the lid on Europe’s relationship with its African partners and ask what the EU-AU summit might achieve. Major areas of focus at…

France 24

UK house prices hit record high but slowdown looms; eurozone bond yields rise – as it happened

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Holocaust survivor decries 'abuse' of yellow star at COVID protests

Centenarian Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender urged the young generation on Thursday to always remember the Nazi genocide and denounced the use by some anti-COVID vaccination protesters of the yellow star Jews were forced to wear.

Reuters

French EU lawmaker Collard to join far-right presidential candidate Zemmour

European Parliament member Gilbert Collard will quit Marine Le Pen's National Rally to join rival far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, becoming the third Le Pen ally in a week to link up with Zemmour, French media reported on Saturday.

Reuters

France's Macron 'will implement' EU funding conditionality over rule of law degradations

In a week when France has been at the forefront of EU news thanks to heated exchanges between President Macron and Members of the European Parliament, we speak to leading French MEP from the president's political group, Fabienne Keller. The former Strasbourg mayor tells FRANCE 24 Emmanuel Macron is "determined"…

France 24

EU Parliament agrees on proposal to take on U.S. tech giants

The European Parliament on Thursday signed off on a proposal for new rules aimed at U.S. tech giants, paving the way for talks on the plan with member countries and the European Commission.

Reuters

Powerless Europe? Soaring prices expose EU's energy dependence

With prices at the pump surging and a showdown looming with major gas supplier Russia, the French president addressed the European Parliament to mark France's rotating presidency of the bloc. We ask about what Emmanuel Macron said and didn't say about the highest fuel prices in seven years with some…

France 24

Emmanuel Macron calls on Britain to change policies to tackle migrant crossings

The French President told the European Parliament that there needed to be ‘legal, stable’ routes for migration to the UK.

The Independent UK

French EU lawmakers lash out at Macron in rare direct exchange

French members of the European Parliament (MEPs) seized a rare opportunity on Wednesday to attack President Emmanuel Macron directly, three months before France's presidential election.

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Macron Says EU Must Work on New Security Pact to Put to Russia

European Union countries must work together on a new stability and security deal that they could then discuss with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron told the European Parliament on Wednesday. Referring to "destabilization efforts" in the continent, Macron, speaking as France starts its presidency of the EU, said Europe wants…

Reuters

Macron says EU must work on new security pact to put to Russia

European Union countries must work together on a new stability and security deal that they could then discuss with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron told the European Parliament on Wednesday.

France 24

France's EU presidency: Macron calls for European 'collective security' pact, dialogue with Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe to invest in its own collective security framework in the face of Russian military moves on the bloc’s doorstep. He also called for a “frank” EU dialogue with Russia in his address to the European Parliament on Wednesday at the start of France’s six-month…

Irish Mirror

Newly elected European Parliament president pays tribute to Ashling Murphy in acceptance speech

Roberta Metsola became the youngest ever president of the European Parliament and the first woman to take up the role for 20 years

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Centre-right Roberta Metsola, from Malta, elected youngest-ever EU parliament president

EU lawmakers on Tuesday chose the centre-right Maltese MEP despite controversy over her anti-abortion stance.

Reuters

Maltese conservative Metsola becomes third woman to head EU parliament

Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola secured overwhelming support to become president of the European Parliament on Tuesday, making her the first woman to hold the post for 20 years.

The Independent UK

Maltese legislator elected European Parliament president

Christian Democrat Roberta Metsola of Malta has been elected president of the European Union’s parliament following the death of Socialist David Sassoli last week

France 24

Malta’s Roberta Metsola elected EU Parliament's third woman president

The European Parliament elected conservative Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola as its president on Tuesday, making her the EU assembly's first woman president in 20 years.

The Independent UK

EU chief scraps meetings because driver is COVID-19 positive

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has canceled her in-person appointments at the European Parliament this week after her driver tested positive for COVID-19

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