European Parliament to get 15 more seats though national governments are not happy with transnational lists
The European Parliament looks to receive up to 15 new seats.
Elections
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Overseas votes could tip the balance in Spanish government negotiations
Spain has started counting votes from its Embassies and Consulates abroad on July 28, votes that could alter the results of the Spanish general election.
Have we reached peak Net Zero?
That loud noise you hear may be the sound of the Net Zero agenda crashing.
Germany and France confront Poland over Ukrainian grain embargo
France and Germany have publicly voiced their opposition to Poland and four other neighbours of Ukraine being allowed to continue a grain embargo on the embattled…
Spain’s fate may be decided in Waterloo
Talks aimed at the formation of a Spanish coalition government are currently underway in Waterloo, Belgium.
German Christian Democrat leader under fire as party fights over AfD cooperation
Friedrich Merz, the parliamentary head of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, is fighting to retain leadership of his party after calling for cooperation with…
Spanish elections: Catalans ‘to seek independence’ in exchange for support for Sánchez
Following Spain’s inconclusive general election on July 23, the two largest separatist parties in the Spanish region of Catalonia have pledged to support another…
Tusk calls for march against Polish abortion laws ahead of national elections
A political storm has erupted in Poland over a woman being interrogated by the police after she took an abortion pill.
Germany’s Christian Democrats fall out over proposed cooperation with AfD
Infighting has erupted within Germany's Christian Democrat parties over a proposal that they should be willing to cooperate with the populist AfD, which is gaining…
Bittersweet victory for Spanish centre-right
Alberto Núñez Feijóo's centre-right Partido Popular (PP) has triumphed in Spain's general election though his result has fallen short of the party’s expectations.
Timmermans to quit Brussels to lead Socialist-Green bloc in Dutch elections
Frans Timmermans is set to leave his post as European Commission vice-president and return to Dutch politics as head a Socialist-Green bloc currently leading in…
Swedish Embassy in Baghdad stormed and set on fire
Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on July 20, enraged by the Quran burnings that have taken place in the Scandinavian country.
Italian politicians furious after migrant-rescue boat captain becomes MEP candidate
Politicians from Italy's ruling political parties expressed outrage after Carlota Rackete, the captain of a controversial migrant-rescue ship, became a candidate…
Spain: Feijóo in live TV cock-up
With less than a week before Spain's General Election, Partido Popular (PP) leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo, was facing backlash for getting facts wrong in a live…
Vox could enter Spanish Government despite slump in votes
Spain’s Vox party looks set to see its share of seats in the Spanish Parliament almost halved at the upcoming general elections on July 23, according to the latest…
Germany’s Die Linke party puts NGO boat skipper in top spot for EU elections
Germany's left-leaning Die Linke (“the Left”) party has given the second spot on its European Parliament electoral list to Carlota Rackete, a migrant activist…
ETA and Franco dominate second Spanish election debate
The “ghosts” of Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) and Francisco Franco hovered over the Spanish election campaign’s second debate on July 14 ahead of the national…
Gibraltar tension would rise if country swings to the Right, says minister
With Spanish voters off to the ballot box on July 23, Spain’s interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has warned a swing to a right-wing government would see…
Green Chaos: EC denies it pressured Dutch into farm shutdowns
The European Commission has denied reports it pressured the Dutch government into shutting farms down in service of the bloc's environmental goals on nitrogen pollution.
Watch: Fist-fights break out in Kosovo Parliament
Brawls erupted in the Kosovo Parliament on July 13 after the Prime Minister Albin Kurti had water tipped over him by an opposition member.
Spanish elections: hard-left candidate can’t look Vox opponent in the eyes
A surreal exchange during a political debate in Spain has gone viral after Marxist professor Francisco Sierra apparently could not bear to look at his Conservative…
Dutch MEP in ‘t Veld may have hit the end of the political road
When Dutch MEP Sophie in 't Veld left the progressive Left D66 party she intended to join the Euro-minded Volt Party.
Kosovo agrees to EU de-escalation demands
Kosovo has agreed to European Union demands to de-escalate the tense stand-off in its northern regions, including the reduction of a heavy police presence there.
European Parliament wants Polish elections overseen
The European Parliament has opened up another front in the conflict between Poland and European Union institutions.
Timmermans rumoured to consider ditching Brussels for Netherlands PM bid
The European Commission might see its Vice President Frans Timmermans make a transfer move in the near future.
Spain: Feijóo pledges support for another Sanchez government
On July 10, in the first debate of the Spanish national elections campaign, the president of the Popular Party (PP) and opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo…
Crowds turn against Sánchez with chant linking PM with jailed terrorist
“Que te vote Txapote! Que te vote Txapote!”.
Dutch PM Rutte announces his exit from politics
After dissolving his government on July 7, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on July 10 told parliament he will end his own political career entirely.
German populists are the ‘enemy’, EPP leader Weber insists
Populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is the largest "opponent and enemy" of the country's centre-right, European People's Party (EPP) leader Manfred Weber…
Poland claims EC using grain import wrangle to damage ruling party
Poland’s agriculture minister Robert Telus claims the European Commission is refusing to extend an embargo on Ukrainian grain imports beyond September 15 in a…