The Latest Breaking News from the European Parliament

The EU's plans to impose tariffs on fertiliser imports from Russia in a bid to increase pressure on Moscow over the Ukraine war have alarmed European farmers worried about possible price hikes.

The EU’s audit office has demanded greater transparency over EU funding contracts for non-profit civil society organisations, despite finding no evidence during a year-long probe of any wrongdoing by either NGOs or European Commission officials.

FORMER Scottish MEPs are set to go to Brussels to reaffirm the country's desire to join the EU as an independent country.

The largest group in the European Parliament has adopted a new position paper, endorsing suspension of the right to asylum and questioning family reunification.

In this edition of our weekly talk show, participants discuss the EU's attempts to reach strategic autonomy, the impact of Trump's tariffs on the global economy and the debate about how many seats the European Parliament should have.

The conviction of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen for embezzling funds from the EU Parliament has sent shockwaves around the continent and beyond

Lord Charles O'Hagan - the godson of Queen Elizabeth - has passed away aged 79.

After right-wing parties in the European Parliament narrowly lost a symbolic vote on blocking funding for non-profit groups through the LIFE Programme, the European Commission issued a detailed statement that has done little to reassure critics who see the affair as an attack on civil society.

Recent scandals have put the spotlight on MEPs' transparency, even though they already follow a strict code of conduct, updated in 2023, to prevent conflicts of interest — what's in it, and how does it compare with the norm in other EU countries?

Misuse of funds intended to pay MEPs’ assistants has been fairly widespread in the last years, but few episodes land in court cases.

In a knife edge vote, the European Parliament’s environment committee voted down an objection jointly tabled by the conservative European People’s Party (EPP) against continued funding of civil society campaign groups.