With less than 4 weeks to go before the June European elections we have put together a quick A-Z of the rights and obligations of the Members you elect. more »
The first week of June should see millions of people exercise their right to vote for Members of the European Parliament. more »
In a calm voice that perhaps belied his emotions, Hans-Gert Pöttering gave his farewell speech after two and a half years as Parliament's President on Wednesday. more »
1 May marked the fifth anniversary of the EU's biggest ever expansion. Ten countries joined on that historic day in 2004 – Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. more »
A series of measures to combat the financial crisis, greater access to health treatment when abroad and caps on roaming charges for mobile phones are just some items on the plenary agenda in Strasbourg. more »
Eco-labelling rules for products and plans to outlaw discrimination outside work are on the parliament's two-day plenary agenda this week in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday. more »
A speech by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday ahead of the G20 summit followed by a debate with MEPs will be one of the key moments of the March plenary session of the European Parliament which opens Monday. more »
Tuesday the European Parliament launches its campaign for the June election when around 375 million people in 27 countries will be able to vote. more »
The EU aspirations of Croatia, Turkey and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will be debated by the European Parliament Wednesday afternoon. more »
Monday's session opened with Parliament's President Hans-Gert Pöttering leading a minutes silence for the two British soldiers gunned down by renegade terrorists in Northern Ireland at the weekend. more »
1 May marked the fifth anniversary of the EU's biggest ever expansion. Ten countries joined on that historic day in 2004 – Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.
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