Euro MPs want regulation of music streaming to ‘protect diversity’
MEPs sitting on the Committee on Culture and Education bemoaned the lack of bureaucratic influence in the sector, voting in favour of demanding EU action by 23 votes…
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Working group plotting how to make MEPs turn up to parliament
A working group of 13 MEPs have been plotting ways to fix the European Parliament's low attendance by members and paltry public profile.
Majority of MEPs skip committee meeting on EU spending in Palestine
The majority of MEPs sitting on the European Union's Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) failed to show up to a meeting with the European Commission's Olivér…
European Parliament pre-election legislation deadline leaked
The deadline for MEPs to provisionally agree proposed legislation with the European Council has been leaked.
MEPs demand regulations to make social media less addictive
MEPs have demanded that new technology regulations be implemented at the European Union level aimed at making social media less addictive.
Not that Olaf! MEPs sent to Disneyland instead of European Parliament
In what was either a cartoonish mistake or a dastardly plot to save the European Union money, MEPs on October 16 were sent to Disneyland instead of the European…
MEPs push for ban on European airline hand-luggage charges
Airlines operating within the European Union should not be allowed to charge extra for passengers' hand luggage, MEPs have said.
Belgian MEP Kanko cleared of harassment charges
Charges of “improper behaviour” levelled at Belgian MEP Assita Kanko have been dropped, she announced on July 28.
Twitter encryption rules ‘dangerous and concerning’, MEP tells EC
Twitter's new rules surrounding the encryption of private messages have been called "dangerous and concerning" in a letter penned by an MEP to the European Commission.
Is this a joke? Lavalier microphones are sexist, says French MEP
A French MEP for the left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI) party has lashed out online against certain types of microphones, calling them “sexist”.
MEPs call for EU ban on ‘positive discrimination’ after US ruling
MEPs have called for bans on "positive discrimination" within the European Union after the US Supreme Court ruled the practice illegal last month.
MEPs furious after US ‘lobbyist’ appointed to top EC job
Anger broke out in the European Parliament over the appointment of an American to a top European Commission job.
Weber tops list of influential Euro MPs
German European People’s Party chairman Manfred Weber is the most influential MEP, according to a think tank report.
MEPs deny claims they are Putin’s ‘henchmen’
MEPs have dismissed a study claiming they are among the most "pro-Putin" politicians in the European Parliament.
Minting it: Euro MPs pad out salaries with ‘side jobs’
Law-abiding Euro MPs must be furious with the Qatargate suspects, who have brought unwelcome attention to less-than-totally-ethical European Parliament practices…