European Parliament

Farmers closer to shooting more wolves under proposed EU law
Law championed by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen would lower the protection status of Europe’s wolves.

Parliament to probe EU grants to Shell, VW and migrant NGOs

EPP calls for fast-track vote on omnibus simplification bill next week

Defense industry spends big on lobbying Brussels

‘We’re in danger,’ NGOs say as German conservatives join far-right crackdown on civil society

2 MEPs suspended from Socialist group over Qatargate probe

Commission agrees to water down automotive emission targets
EU lawmakers try to counter tech bros’ Washington lobbying
Their meeting didn’t quite go as hoped, with U.S. politicians railing against EU “censorship regimes.”
Kurdish militant group PKK declares truce with Turkey after 40 years of conflict
Move hailed as a “historic opportunity,” but the group fighting for Kurdish independence stopped short of declaring its dissolution.
EU to Trump on tariffs: Go ahead, make our day.
Brussels threatens to use its trade bazooka after President Donald Trump says the European Union was created to “screw” America.
Macron’s told-you-so moment
Trump vindicated the French president on self-reliant defense. But with Putin looming, the hard work starts now for Europe.
Internal backlash saved EU green finance rules from extinction
Controversial move to make green investment standards voluntary sparked “huge fight” within the EU executive.
Europe’s impossible choice: Which industries should survive the green transition?
One German aluminum factory decided to go green and close its smelter. The EU faces a similar choice, with Europe’s future at stake.
Hungary demands to see all European Commission contracts with NGOs
The request follows claims the EU executive was paying nonprofits to lobby on its behalf.
2 MEPs denied entry to Israel
Lynn Boylan and Rima Hassan were turned away the same day Israel and the EU held talks.
EU hits Russia with new sanctions amid Trump uncertainty
The package includes a ban on servicing oil and gas refineries, but it does not include a full ban on Russian LNG.
EU’s 2040 climate target to come this week, Commission official says
Formal proposal to amend overarching climate law will accompany Clean Industrial Deal.
Macron meets Trump, Europeans head to Kyiv in two-pronged effort to save Ukraine
European leaders hope to reverse Trump’s retreat from Europe and Ukraine’s dire prospects.
Merz won the German election. Here’s what it means for Europe.
POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.
Who is Friedrich Merz? Meet Europe’s most powerful leader as US turns its back
After winning the German election, the conservative leader must navigate a new era without Washington as a close ally.
Brussels plans sweeping cuts to EU’s green rules, leaked bill reveals
Many businesses would be exempt from complying with sustainability reporting under the hotly anticipated omnibus proposal.
Brussels considers major U-turn on green reporting rules
Proposal to scrap so-called “double materiality” rule led to a fight within the EU executive.
Moroccan authorities expel EU lawmakers trying to enter Western Sahara
Officials “violently” forced MEPs back onto their aircraft after declaring them persona non grata, the would-be visitors said.
World leaders head to Ukraine as Trump cozies up to Putin
As Ukraine’s future hangs in the balance, world and European leaders are rallying around Kyiv.
The end of Germany’s climate crusade
One of the world’s most climate-ambitious governments is about to fall, replaced by a likely chancellor who says green policy went too far.
Revealed: How EU Socialists plan to counter far right
‘Confidential’ document details concerted plan to woo Manfred Weber’s EPP back to center ground.
Ursula von der Leyen tightens her grip on power
The Commission president is further centralizing the EU executive in her second term.
EU to force restaurants, fashion brands to slash their waste
The new rules mean clothing companies and manufacturers will have to pay a fee to cover the costs of collection and treatment of textile waste.
European aviation ‘dumbstruck’ by Musk’s takeover of US air traffic control
The billionaire’s people have marched into the Federal Aviation Administration, and Europeans are “freaking out.”
Fundamental rights of LGBTQ+ eroding as they’re weaponized by conservative forces
Attacks against LGBTQ+ people are becoming “the testing ground for laws that erode democracy itself,” NGO’s executive director says.
Parliament’s right-wing majority puts EU ethics body in the crosshairs
Lawmakers claim right-wing coalition is using procedural tricks to “obstruct” implementation.