The Latest Breaking News from the European Parliament

A legislative change approved by the European Parliament will enable EU states to send asylum seekers to countries with which they have no existing link.

Also in this newsletter: EU officials express reservations over Spain's decision to regularise undocumented migrants, and why the EU wants to end the price cap on Russian oil.

Europe lacks key military capabilities — especially independent command, intelligence, and digital infrastructure — most of which are still provided by the US, Danish MEP Henrik Dahl writes in an opinion article for Euronews.

From farmers burning tyres outside the European Parliament to motorway blockades across the continent, tensions around the EU-Mercosur trade agreement don't look set to go away. Many critics argue that it will lead to a flood of "toxic" products on the European market, but how true is this?

Also in this newsletter: Zelenskyy sets 2027 deadline for Ukraine's EU accession, and how France is emerging as the main holdout in push to blackslist Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

"The Commission will meet the organisers to discuss the initiative in detail in the coming weeks"

Hungary is the only member state whose EU payments are suspended because of systemic corruption risks, and the Commission now says any disbursement under the bloc's defence funding scheme would come with conditions.

Also in this newsletter: EU lawmakers to decide whether to resume work on the implementation of the EU-US deal later today.

A vote of no confidence tabled against Ursula von der Leyen by far-right group Patriots for Europe was defeated in the European Parliament by a large majority.