EU Parliament vice president defects from center left to liberals

Pina Picierno is leaving her Italian political party and the Socialists & Democrats group.

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EU lawmakers vote to shield peers from Huawei scandal probe

Lawmakers say that the Belgian prosecutor’s allegations are too weak, but critics point out behind-the-scenes politicking.

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EU slams Trump’s forced labor tariff as ‘unjustified’

The proposed 10 percent tariff threatens a fragile transatlantic trade truce.

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Parliament and Council disagree on air passenger rights but continue talks

EU institutions failed to agree on air-passenger rights reform overnight, but agreed to resume negotiations today.

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The jobs squeeze facing Europe

Today the Commission will publish its European Semester Spring Package, a checkup on EU countries’ economies. But the news isn’t too good. The report warns that over a million jobs across Europe co…

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Dirty Strasbourg hotel leads MEP to seek medical help

Lawmaker sought treatment after “poor hygiene” in the accommodation, putting standards for Strasbourg trips under fresh scrutiny.

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EU trade lawmakers back compromise on deal with Trump 

Legislation to enact the transatlantic trade accord struck last year now goes to a final plenary vote on June 16.

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Brussels’ nightmare French election scenario risks coming true: Bardella vs. Mélenchon

The far right and far left are on the march, while France’s imploding centrists are busy fighting each other.

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AfD, Vox mingle with ex-US Border Patrol chief, white nationalist leader at ‘remigration summit’ 

Gregory Bovino and Jared Taylor flew in to support activists once deemed too toxic even by European far-right parties.

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Brussels watchdog moves to ban Alternative for Germany’s EU party

The far-right Europe of Sovereign Nations could lose its funding and its right to be a political party.

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