No one has ever run the European Parliament for more than 5 years

Half the Commission president's job is placating the French by implementing tricolore-themed policies. But von der Leyen's proximity to the French president has already cost her politically in France

An institutional spat is heating up as MEPs are under fire for going slow on plans to unshackle big business

In today’s edition: Ursula von der Leyen says NATO should shoot down Russian jets, ex-Palestinian PM casts doubt on the EU’s ‘Donor Group’ plan for Gaza, a Slovak MEP mocks the EU transport debate with an Instagram stunt, and the Brussels effect fades as the bloc’s soft power struggles in a hard power world

Despite years of brainstorming, MEPs' attendance is thin, and commissioners are still glued to their scripts

In today’s edition: the EU is accused of stalling the anti-deforestation law to appease the US, Belgium’s Molenbeek competes to become the 2030 Capital of Culture, eight candidates vie to replace Köve...

Elisabetta Gualmini and Alessandra Moretti were suspended in March after Belgian prosecutors asked Parliament to lift their immunity

A developing majority in support of a ban could be bad news for hold-outs Hungary and Slovakia

"We are working with the United States and other partners to intensify our pressure through additional sanctions — both direct and secondary sanctions," European Council President Antonio Costa said.

The US tech giant was fined for violating EU competition rules in the advertising technology market

Whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza can only be settled by courts, according to the EU executive

A developing majority in support of a ban could be bad news for hold-outs Hungary and Slovakia