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.
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August 3, 2025 European businesses “deserve clarity, predictability” – MEPs
By Martin Banks The S&D Group in the EU parliament, one of the two biggest groups in the assembly, has urged China to lift what it calls “its unjustified export restrictions on rare earth elements.”
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August 2, 2025 MEPs calls for CAP to be “strengthened”
The European Conservatives and Reformists Group, one of the mainstream parties in the EU Parliament, has called on the European Commission to safeguard and strengthen the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
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July 10, 2025 MEPs pass strongly worded resolution on Russia
By Martin Banks MEPs say they “strongly condemn Russia’s ongoing war crimes in Ukraine.
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July 1, 2025 MEPs and others turn out in force at Budapest Pride event
By Martin Banks The European Green Party has thanked the hundreds of thousands who they say made this year’s Budapest Pride “such a successful demonstration for freedom, love, and equality.”
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June 29, 2025 MEPs out in force to support Budapest Pride event
By Martin Banks MEPs will be among the expected record crowds at the Brussels Pride march in Budapest this weekend.
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June 20, 2025 MEPs set to join Budapest protest against Orban government
By Martin Banks MEPs say they will take part in the Budapest Pride event in Budapest on 28 June as a sign of protest against Viktor Orbán.
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June 19, 2025 Crackdown on child abuse welcomed by MEPs
By Martin Banks A senior MEP says he supports child protection but defends national legal sovereignty and harsher penalties against child abusers, including medical castration.
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May 31, 2025 Frontex should be deployed to Spain, say MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs are “urgently” calling for Frontex to be deployed in Ceuta and Melilla – Spain’s autonomous cities on the North African coast – to help protect the EU’s southern border.
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May 22, 2025 Result of Romanian election welcomed by MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs have broadly welcomed the outcome of Romania’s presidential election.
