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Firebrand Zemmour’s far-right party joins ECR group in the European Parliament
My Europe
07.02.2024
Firebrand Zemmour’s far-right party joins ECR group in the European Parliament
The move is set to give the ECR faction a small boost ahead of June’s EU elections, where the Eurosceptic…
EU agrees first-ever law on violence against women. But rape is not included
My Europe
07.02.2024
EU agrees first-ever law on violence against women. But rape is not included
The original draft of the bill, tabled by the European Commission in March 2022, defined the crime of rape as…
ESMA securities regulator to be handed new green rating powers
Green
06.02.2024
ESMA securities regulator to be handed new green rating powers
The EU’s securities and markets authority ESMA is to be handed new powers to oversee the providers of green ratings,…
EU corruption scandal: Chief inspector’s leaked comments threaten to blow up case
My Europe
05.02.2024
EU corruption scandal: Chief inspector’s leaked comments threaten to blow up case
Suspect Francesco Giorgi — the partner of socialist MEP Eva Kaili, also under investigation in the sprawling graft probe —…
MEPs probe preparations, Russian links in hunt for new laundering agency site
My Europe
03.02.2024
MEPs probe preparations, Russian links in hunt for new laundering agency site
Lawmakers today held landmark hearings to determine the site of the EU’s new anti-money laundering agency (AMLA) – probing issues…
For the EU’s prosperity, we must empower the single market now
My Europe
03.02.2024
For the EU’s prosperity, we must empower the single market now
When the EU marked 30 years of the single market in 2023, a report should have been written about it…
Lawmakers seek to limit spoofing scams
My Europe
03.02.2024
Lawmakers seek to limit spoofing scams
Imagine the scene – you receive a call from the taxman, asking why you haven’t paid your bill. Flustered –…
For the EU’s prosperity, we must empower the single market now
Sport
03.02.2024
For the EU’s prosperity, we must empower the single market now
When the EU marked 30 years of the single market in 2023, a report should have been written about it…
Allegation that Latvian MEP is Russian spy has EU leaders ‘on the alert’ — Metsola
My Europe
03.02.2024
Allegation that Latvian MEP is Russian spy has EU leaders ‘on the alert’ — Metsola
The Parliament has opened a formal probe into Latvian lawmaker Tatjana Ždanoka, accused in an investigation by Russian newspaper The…
Norway’s controversial approval of deep-sea mining divides European Parliament
My Europe
22.01.2024
Norway’s controversial approval of deep-sea mining divides European Parliament
The Nordic country — not among the EU’s 27 member states — became the first in the world to approve…