The Latest Breaking News from the European Parliament

The PURL initiative was launched in July and came following criticism from the White House that Europe needed to shoulder more of the responsibility for Ukraine's security.

The European Parliament approved a package to ease corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements. EPP teamed up with conservative and far-right MEPs to pass the law.

The controversial law was supposed to come into force in December last year but the latest proposal would see its implementation delayed for a second time to late 2026.

In our second episode of "The Ring", we debate the highly political topic of Rearming Europe that has become a geopolitical goal of the European Commission

Fighting for democracy is the 27-member bloc's foremost enshrined value, but NGOs and MEPs argue that the new Democracy Shield falls short on concrete measures and funding.

In October 2025, members of the European Parliament voted in favour of a bill to reserve terms such as “burger” and “sausage” for meat products. If this bill is approved by most EU member states, products made from meat alternatives or vegetables will no longer be allowed to have “burger”…

The European People's Party opposes setting up a Parliament's inquiry committee to investigate spying allegations against Hungary's secret services on the basis that it would only help Victor Orbán’s strategy to antagonize the EU. Progressives want to open the investigation immediately.

Ursula von der Leyen has proposed changes to her €2 trillion EU budget to empower regional authorities and protect financing for rural areas. The tweaks look to stave off a parliamentary rebellion after a week of tensions.

EU member states, like most countries, have no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan and follow the "One China" policy.

After months of political impasse, the revision of the EU's climate law was backed with significant flexibilities for member states to hit the 90% emissions reduction by 2040. Now the European Parliament needs to have a say on the bloc's climate target.

Negotiations for pollution credits in 2040 climate neutrality goal could further water down the EU’s Green Deal in favor of European industry. A formal decision by environment ministers is due November 4.