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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EUROPE
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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EUROPE
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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EUROPE
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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POLITICS
May 22, 2025 Result of Romanian election welcomed by MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs have broadly welcomed the outcome of Romania’s presidential election.
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POLITICS
May 22, 2025 MEPs welcome “re-set” in relations between UK and EU
By Martin Banks The Greens have greeted the “start of a journey” it hopes the UK and EU will embark on after they announced a series of agreements which aim to forge closer ties.
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EUROPE
May 16, 2025 MEPs back new measures against Russia
By Martin Banks The EU parliament’s International Trade Committee has approved a 50% increase in tariffs on certain Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods to further reduce EU dependency.
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EUROPE
April 18, 2025 Defence soars up agenda for EU and MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs will next week vote on the report for the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP).
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 15, 2025 MEPs call for more support for “Three Seas Region”
By Martin Banks MEPs have demanded dedicated EU funding to strengthen infrastructure, connectivity and resilience across the Three Seas region.
