MEPs welcome outcome of Hungarian elections
By Martin Banks EU politicians have broadly welcomed the outcome of Hungary’s keenly-awaited elections.
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April 2, 2026 MEPs criticise new death penalty law
By Martin Banks The Greens/EFA Group says that it “strongly condemns” the Israeli parliament’s approval of the death penalty law affecting Palestinians, who were convicted of terrorist attacks.
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EUROPE
January 22, 2026 MEPs tell EU: Do not be “vulnerable to coercion”
By Martin Banks MEPs say that the EU needs to “strengthen its global partnerships and enhance its threat deterrence.”
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January 20, 2026 MEPs declare: “Greenland is not for sale”
By Martin Banks MEPs have reacted with fury to President Donald Trump´s recent threats to impose sweeping tariffs on Europeans over Greenland.
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January 4, 2026 European Reactions to Maduro’s Overthrow
By Martin Banks MEPs appear split on the reported overthrow of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by US Special Forces.. Maduro is expected to appear in a court in New York on drugs and weapons charges. President Trump ordered the strikes against the country saying Maduro and his wife had been captured from a “fortress like” […]
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WORLD
December 11, 2025 MEPs meet the Pope at the Vatican
By Martin Banks A group of MEPs had an audience with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday (10 December) at the Vatican Apostolic Palace, on the occasion of the ECR Group’s study days taking place in Rome. Addressing the delegation of Euro parliamentarians, the Holy Father emphasised the importance of Europe’s Christian heritage and its enduring […]
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EUROPE
November 24, 2025 EU and MEPs react to outcome of COP30 climate conference
By Martin Banks MEPs have given their reaction to the outcome of the COP30 summit in Brazil, which ended without a deal on cutting fossil fuels.
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EUROPE
November 22, 2025 MEPs demand that “all those responsible” for Sudan tragedy and humanitarian crisis are held to account
By Martin Banks The unfolding humanitarian crisis in Sudan will come under the spotlight for MEPs when they meet in Strasbourg next week,.
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EUROPE
November 4, 2025 MEPs and others have paid tribute to the dead in the Serbian rail station tragedy one year ago.
By Martin Banks On 1 November 2024, the canopy of Novi Sad’s railway station collapsed, killing 16 people, and sparking a year of peaceful protests across Serbia.
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EUROPE
October 1, 2025 Moldova election: “a resounding mandate for democracy”, say MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs have greeted the outcome of elections in Moldova which saw the pro-European party of Moldovan President Maia Sandu claim victory and a new majority in parliament.
