Public contracts only in return for good working conditions? The Association of Towns and Municipalities rejects this, but there are also advocates among the municipalities.
By Alina Leimbach
The Belgian public prosecutor's office is no longer requesting the waiver of immunity for five MEPs in the Huawei affair, but only for four. MEP Giusi Princi successfully defended herself against the accusation that she had attended an event with Huawei in Brussels.
By Markus Grabitz
Spain is the only Member State that has not yet notified the new EU electoral law. Head of government Pedro Sánchez has domestic political reasons for this. A delegation from the EU Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee has now visited Madrid for talks.
By Table.Briefings
In the seat projection by political scientist Manuel Müller, the Christian Democrats and Liberals were able to make up some of their losses compared to the March projection. Center-left parties suffered slight losses.
By Markus Grabitz
At the start of the mini-plenary session in Brussels, Parliament President Roberta Metsola named the five MEPs whose immunity is to be waived. The Belgian public prosecutor's office wants to investigate them in the Huawei corruption case.
By Markus Grabitz
As of Tuesday, the European Parliament has established a dedicated monitoring group to oversee the implementation of the Platform Work Directive (PWD) – one of the most complex legislative projects of the last term.
By Alina Leimbach
Following the failure of the reform of the Rules of Procedure to establish the inter-institutional ethics authority, the EPP has a plan: it wants to reform the internal parliamentary procedures in the event of misconduct and then put the termination of the inter-institutional agreement to a vote in plenary.
By Markus Grabitz
With new rules, the European Parliament wants to better protect security-relevant sectors such as media, raw materials and infrastructure from foreign investors. There are plans for mandatory review procedures and more intervention rights for the Commission. However, a Council draft indicates resistance: Several states want to significantly weaken the requirements.
By Amelie Richter
Shortly before the end of the Polish Council Presidency, another attempt was made to reach an agreement on the reform of the coordination of social security systems. Parliament's rapporteurs voted in favor of a new trilogue.
By Alina Leimbach
An Order of Merit is created at EU level to mark the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. Up to 20 personalities per year can be awarded this medal. This was decided by the Bureau of the European Parliament.
By Markus Grabitz
