Orbán in the European Parliament: just one adult in the room
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‘Stay Calm’: Strasbourg plenary ends in chaos after train locomotive ‘explodes’
The European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg ended in chaos on October 10, with EP staff begging Eurocrats to "please stay calm" after a locomotive appeared…
EP leaders rejig Commissioner hearings to avoid working holiday
The leaders of the European Parliament have rejigged their provisional schedule for the European Commissioner-designate hearings next month to avoid working on a…
Patriots announce legal battle against EU cordon sanitaire
The Patriots for Europe group has announced that they will wage a new legal battle against the cordon sanitaire in the European Parliament.
Dismay at ‘declining state of menswear in European Parliament’
Men's fashion bloggers and former MEPs have told Brussels Signal of their dismay at what they see as the standard of menswear declining faster in the European Parliament…
EU court dismisses Puigdemont’s 2019 appeal over recognition as an MEP
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) dismissed on September 26 an appeal brought by Catalan nationalists Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín against the European Parliament…
European Parliament finds right-wing majority on Venezuela vote as ‘cordon sanitaire’ cracks
The first cracks in the European Parliament's "cordon sanitaire," the refusal to work with hard-right parties, appeared on September 19 after a vote on democracy…
Hungarians fear new Commissioner may be demoted to overseeing EU animal welfare policy
Hungarian diplomats are getting ready for a fight in the European Parliament to stop their designated Commissioner from losing the health part of the EU Health and…
MEPs earning big on the side
Numerous newly elected MEPs are earning lots of money on the side, new research has shown.
Orbán headed to Strasbourg amid veto attempt by opposing MEPs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg next week amid attempts by opponents to prevent him coming.
Left MEP Pappas blasts colleagues over ‘vulgar’ complaint
Greek Syriza MEP Nikos Pappas has hit back at the European People's Party (EPP) after it sent a letter of complaint about him to European Parliament President Roberta…
Polish prosecutors ask EP to lift immunity for two opposition MEPs
Poland’s prosecution service has asked the President of the European Parliament to waive the immunity of two Polish Conservative PiS MEPs so they can face trial…
Weimers demands MEP Strik be punished for ‘racist’ jibe
"Her intervention is completely inexcusable.
Patriot Alliance blasts ‘undemocratic EU oligarchy’ as members are barred from key European Parliament jobs
The right-wing Patriot Alliance has said it is being unfairly denied committee chair positions to which it is entitled based on its European parliamentary representation.
IN DEPTH: Inside the piggy bank of EU bureaucrats and MEPs
From their basic salaries to extra allowances and benefits, European Union officials and lawmakers can expect to make a decent amount of money from their positions.
EP refuses to debate assassination attempt on Trump
A motion put forward by the new Patriots for Europe group to debate and condemn last weekend’s assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump has been…
EPP sides with the Left over the Patriots in the European Parliament
MEPs from the European People's Party sided with the European Parliament's Left parties on July 16 in excluding the Patriots for Europe and Europe of Sovereign Nations…
European Parliament group The Left will vote against von der Leyen after ‘disastrous’ meeting
The European Parliament's The Left group, with 46 MEPs, will all vote against Ursula von der Leyen securing a second five-year term as European Commission President,…
Malta’s Metsola to head EU Parliament for second term
Roberta Metsola secured broad backing for a new term as president of the European Parliament on 16 July, becoming the first woman to win a second term as head of…
Brussels Commissioners resign to take seats in European Parliament
Two commissioners with the European Commission under its President Ursula von der Leyen have resigned to take their seats in the European Parliament.
Albania grants leave to jailed ethnic Greek mayor for European Parliament opening
Fredi Beleris, an ethnic Greek who won local elections in Albania but was arrested on charges of vote-buying, has been granted a five-day leave from prison to attend…
Influencer-MEP puts von der Leyen’s future to the vote on X
Social media influencer-turned-MEP Fidias Panayiotou has let his followers choose whether they wanted to support Ursula von der Leyen as the head of the European…
‘Cordon sanitaire’ for nationalists in European Parliament committees
The European Parliament will officially convene in its first session in Strasbourg on July 16 but the working committees have already been distributed among the…
Von der Leyen faces tough task as Metsola emerges as possible EC chief replacement
With a week to go before von der Leyen's future is voted on by the European Parliament, Berlaymont sources expect 15 per cent of her coalition MEPs to vote against…
Overpaid? YouTuber MEP exposes European Parliament gravy train
MEPs' earnings are once again under scrutiny after an exposé published by influencer-turned-European Parliament member Fidias Panayiotou.
Polish Konfederacja split between Patriots and Sovereigntists in European Parliament
Polish right-wing populist alliance Konfederacja has reportedly split in the European Parliament, with half of its MEPs to join the new Europe of Sovereign Nations…
German Left demands cordon sanitaire against Patriots for Europe
Germany's ruling left-wing parties demanded a cordon sanitaire against the newly founded Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament.
Welcome to the European Parliament, Patriots: now reform the unreformable
By the European Parliament’s soporific standards, it was as glamourous an event as you will ever witness.
Patriots for Europe launches as third largest EU Parliament group
RN representative Jean-Paul Garraudt said he believed they were now “more representative and more dynamic” than similar patriotic forces before.
EPP and S&D down over 150 MEPs over past 15 years
The European People's Party (EPP) and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) groups in the European Parliament have lost their hegemony in Brussels…