MEPs reject smoking ban plan

The vote is symbolic but lawmakers still couldn’t come to an agreement.

Socialists fear a lack of influence in von der Leyenโ€™s Commissionย 

Either more commissioner posts, more powerful portfolios, or ironclad commitments will be needed to cement Socialist support for von der Leyenโ€™s Commission, key figures warn.

The new politics of the Parliamentย 

More right-wing, less green โ€” and less Franco-German power.

Roberta Metsola reelected European Parliament president

MEPs pick incumbent for another 2.5 years at the helm.

The 23 kookiest MEPs heading to the European Parliamentย 

We made our own group of the most outlandish MEPs coming to the new European Parliament.

Time for Europe to deliver

Europeโ€™s destiny must be to remain a beacon of peace, a thriving democracy where the rule of law is observed.

How von der Leyen could win the election and still lose her job

If she can’t win over the entire centrist coalition, the EU’s top executive will need the Greens or even the hard right. Both options are fraught.

Meloniโ€™s star keeps shining; Schleinโ€™s opposition party, PD, grabs top seat of EPโ€™s S&D group

Unlike in other European countries like France, Austria, and Germany, where the sweeping gains of far-right parties shook the grounds of incumbent governments, Italyโ€™s leader Giorgia Meloni remained comfortably in the driverโ€™s seat – with Fratelli dโ€™It…

Qatargate victim speaks out over claims he was blocked from top human rights prizeย 

Anti-slavery activist says heโ€™s โ€œshockedโ€ by POLITICOโ€™s revelations of allegedly corrupt influence over the EU’s Sakharov Prize.

How Eva met Francesco: The golden couple at the heart of Europeโ€™s Qatargate scandal

The love story behind the biggest scandal to ever hit the European Parliament โ€” and the cozy, transactional world in which it took place.

The mystery of the untouched lawmaker at the heart of Qatargate

Belgian police place Maria Arena at the heart of the corruption ring in the European Parliament โ€” but have not questioned her.