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Parliament calls for an EU crackdown on Russia’s ’shadow fleet’
MEPs demand more targeted EU sanctions against Russia’s so-called ‘shadow fleet’, which provides a key financial lifeline for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Russia uses old tankers, often uninsured and with…
Hearing of Commissioner-designate Glenn Micallef
The Committee on Culture and Education questioned Glenn Micallef, Maltese candidate for the Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport portfolio, on Monday. The chair and political group coordinators met soon…
From candidate to MEP: Public discussion with the EP President and MEPs
Malta’s MEPs elected in the June European elections had the first public exchange together in an open discussion organised by the European Parliament Liaison Office in Malta this morning, in…
Investigation into missing unaccompanied child migrants wins the 2024 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
Lost in Europe won the 2024 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism for its investigation into the disappearance of over 50 000 unaccompanied child migrants. The fourth edition of the…
2024 Sakharov Prize finalists shortlisted by MEPs
Members of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Development committees have chosen the three finalists for the 2024 Sakharov Prize in a vote on Thursday. Following the secret ballot, MEPs selected the…
Five countries to receive over €1 billion in EU aid following natural disasters
MEPs approved over €1 billion in EU Solidarity Fund aid to support recovery efforts in five EU countries due to severe floods that occurred in 2023. The €1,028,541,689 in aid…
European Parliament hearings with Commissioners-designate to start on 4 November
The Conference of Presidents (EP President and leaders of political groups) agreed on the calendar for the hearings of the Commissioners-designate. The hearings will start on 4 November and take…
Sakharov Prize 2024: presentation of candidates
Political groups presented their candidates for Sakharov Prize 2024 during a joint committee meeting. The three finalists will be selected in October. The candidates for the 2024 Sakharov Prize, the…
Pesticides: No residues of EU-banned products in imported food
Two Commission decisions to allow residue levels of several pesticides banned in the EU in imported food were voted down by Parliament. Parliament rejected two Commission decisions allowing import tolerances…
“Equality over discrimination: history must never repeat itself” – President Metsola
The European Parliament marks European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and honours the Sinti and Roma murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe. The European Parliament joins the international community in marking European Roma…