European Parliament

America 03/28/22, 19:54

Some members of the European Parliament on Wednesday sharply criticized Justin Trudeau for responding like "a dictator" to peaceful Freedom Convoy demonstrations in February. The Canadian prime minister received the rebuke after delivering a speech to the European Union (EU), Fox News reported. One of the MEPs who accused Trudeau of plunging ...

Insights 02/20/22, 19:53

During the plenary meeting this week at headquarters in Strasbourg, France, the European Parliament adopted two resolutions on the annual implementation report of the EU's "Common Foreign and Security Policy" (CFSP) and the EU's "Common Security and Defense Policy" (CSDP) on Feb. 17. Article 56 of the CFSP report specifically calls ...

China 11/08/21, 22:55

Amid pressure from the Chinese Communist regime to 'unify' Taiwan with mainland China, the European Parliament sent the first official delegation to the island to hold meetings with the president and other high-ranking officials. The European Parliament's seven-member Special Committee on Foreign Interference and Disinformation arrived in Taiwan on November 4 ...

News 06/09/21, 20:14

This Wednesday, June 9, the European Parliament finalized the vote to implement the 'COVID certificate' or health passport throughout the European Union. European and foreign citizens will need it when traveling within the continent. The passport will state whether the person was vaccinated, had a negative test, or recovered from ...

Europe 05/27/19, 12:25

If French far-right leader Marine Le Pen gets her wish, her National Rally party, victorious in the European Parliament election, will force a dissolution of France's own parliament and lure opponents to her cause. But there's one major roadblock: French President Emmanuel Macron . His government immediately made it clear Monday ...

Europe 05/27/19, 12:07

France's pro-EU president and the leader of Italy's euroskeptic, far-right movement jockeyed for the role of chief powerbroker on the continent Monday after elections to the European Parliament hollowed out the traditional political middle. The four days of balloting that drew to a close Sunday across the European Union's 28 countries ...

Europe 05/23/19, 06:22

The European Parliament elections that start Thursday have never been so hotly anticipated, with many predicting that this year's ballot will mark a coming-of-age moment for the euroskeptic far-right movement. The elections, which run through Sunday and take place in all of the European Union's 28 nations, have never had stakes ...

Europe 05/23/19, 05:35

The Latest on the European Parliament elections (all times local): 12 noon French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to prove that he's really a green-friendly guy. His centrist movement is struggling to charm voters ahead of France's vote Sunday in European Parliament elections. So Macron hosted a meeting Thursday of a new body ...