Paula Soler

Under the EU's plans for new fiscal rules, only three member states (Denmark, Sweden and Ireland) could afford to meet their green and social

The European Parliament meets later on Thursday (11 April) for its second-last plenary session — but this time with a special guest waiting outside its Brussels building.

The landslide vote heralds a return to fiscal responsibility after the pandemic era – but some worry new norms could kill vital green investment

The EU Executive has used new powers for the first time against an unnamed security equipment company. #EuropeNews

The EU Commission has used new powers to raid an unnamed Chinese company under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation - separately, the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU has expressed serious concern over the ‘dawn raids’. #EuropeNews

From romance to football, alleged corruption to insulting the boss: MEPs can lose their political moorings in a variety of ways.

Political attention ahead of the EU elections has focused on the big political parties – especially with the prospect of right-wing groupings on the rise.