The European Commission has unveiled plans to pour €18 million into research projects on influenza. The news comes as MEPs from across the political spectrum call for a European Parliament inquiry into the handling of the swine flu pandemic.

The issue of whether Iceland should reimburse the UK and the Netherlands €3.9bn lost by British and Dutch savers in the Icesave crash is a bilateral one and should not affect the country's EU accession prospects, Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle told the European Parliament yesterday (8 March).

Action at grassroots rather than EU level holds the key to ensuring the survival of minority languages such as Galician, heard a major conference at the European Parliament last week, with participants calling for an end to oppressive legislation like Slovakia's language law. 

Tougher restrictions on bankers' bonuses are being recommended as lawmakers in the European Parliament prepare to debate new European Union rules on remuneration policies in the sector

This week The Times reported of Nikki Sinclaire: The UK Independence Party has expelled one of its MEPs after she refused to sit with its right-wing Italian allies in the European Parliament and fell out with former leader Nigel Farage… Ms Sinclaire, 41, an MEP for the West Midlands, insisted that she wanted to stay with the

The Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament yesterday (4 March) tabled its vision for a fair, large-scale reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

The European Central Bank (ECB) could have done more to provide liquidity to new member states in Eastern Europe, such as extending its currency swap lines to the countries' central banks, argues Zsolt Darvas, from the Brussels-based Bruegel think-tank. A hearing organised at the European Parliament yesterday (2 March) discussed the impact of the crisis on new EU member states (see 'Backgr...

The Eurosceptic MEP Nigel Farage is expected to get told off by the head of the European Parliament over his tirade last week.

The regulation requires EU countries to notify the Commission every two years about investment projects concerning the building, modernisation and decommissioning of energy capacities. The text covers projects related to oil, natural gas, electricity and biofuels, as well as carbon dioxide produced from these sources. The European Parliament passed a draft regulation on 25 February allowing the Eu...

Climate change will alter completely the EU's aid policy to developing countries in the future, and "water and land use will gain in importance," said Luis Riera Figueras, director at the European Commission's development department, addressing the European Parliament's intergroup on water on 24 February. As more than 1.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking wate...