Former Polish prime minister Donald Tusk (pictured) has taken over the European Union presidency from Belgium's Herman Van Rompuy. The transition ceremony highlighted the increasing power...
With committees sitting in Brussels this week, MEPs are due to discuss the economic priorities for 2015 and the Commission’s view on the draft budgets of...
Europe’s second largest theatrical growth market Turkish cinema celebrates its 100th anniversary this year which also saw Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Winter Sleep (Kış Uykusu) winning the...
Parliament passed three resolutions on Thursday (27 November), calling on the Pakistani government to review its blasphemy laws; condemning atrocities by the so-called Islamic State in...
Opinion by Yossi Lempkowicz There was due to be a debate and vote on the issue of recognition of a Palestinian state last Thursday (27 November)...
Two distinguished visits marked the November plenary session. On Tuesday (25 November) Pope Francis addressed MEPs, followed by the 2014 Sakharov Prize laureate, Dr Denis Mukwege,...
Committee meetings, Brussels EU budget. Parliament’s budget negotiators try again next week to reach an agreement with the Council on a budget for 2015 as well...