All news on the topic: European Parliament
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EU faces 9.6 million home shortage as housing overtakes unemployment as voters’ top concern
In March, the European Parliament adopted its first report on the housing crisis in the EU and possible ways to address it. Polls show that housing has become one of Europeans’ most pressing concerns, rivaling national security in importance.
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Pegasus spyware targeted EU lawmaker investigating surveillance abuses
Researchers say Stelios Kouloglou’s device was compromised after he joined European parliamentary committee
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Investigation finds Elon Musk’s Grok generated rape, murder and child abuse fantasies despite safety safeguards
Grok, the large language model (LLM) developed and operated by Elon Musk’s xAI, is facing intense scrutiny following an international investigation revealing that the chatbot repeatedly bypassed its own guardrails to engage in conspiracies and violent fantasies.
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French prosecutors raid National Rally-linked contractors in EU funds investigation
The politician could be tapped to be the National Rally’s candidate for France’s 2027 presidential election next week.
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EU Parliament orders far-right Patriots group to repay €276,000 over misuse of funds
The European Parliament has ruled that the far-right Patriots for Europe must give back €276,967 in EU funds it says the group misused during the second half of 2024, according to a confidential report seen by POLITICO.
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EU lawmaker seeks medical treatment after "poor hygiene" hotel stay in Strasbourg
Complaints from EU lawmakers about the various indignities of the monthly trek to Strasbourg for plenary week aren’t rare.
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EU prosecutor blocked as immunity shield protects German MEP from fraud investigation
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office received a report with allegations of fraud linked to a German Member of the European Parliament.
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MEPs warn EU raw materials may be repurposed for Russian war effort via legal trade channels
European lawmakers are pressuring the European Commission this week to stop an alumina refinery in Ireland from supplying material used to make Russian weapons deployed in the war on Ukraine.
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Nearly all EU parties breached finance rules in 2024 campaign, Parliament report says
Parliament’s finance report says almost all parties and foundations were found to have broken the rules.
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OLAF chief warns EU Parliament access dispute risks damaging reputations amid renewed fraud probe tensions
The head of the EU anti-fraud agency has warned that a dispute over the extent of OLAF’s powers to search the European Parliament is risking the reputations of both institutions.
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EU sparks outrage after blocking child abuse detection law — critics warn predators will go “undetected”
The European parliament has blocked the extension of a law that permits big tech firms to scan for child sexual exploitation on their platforms, creating a legal gap that child safety experts say will lead to crimes going undetected.
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Middle East conflict sends shockwaves through Europe’s fragile energy system
The knock-on effects of the conflict now whipping through the Middle East are awakening ghosts of crises past that shook the European Union.
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Epstein files show Steve Bannon sought funding to support Marine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini ahead of European elections
Donald Trump’s former adviser told Epstein in 2019 that he was ‘focused on raising money for Le Pen and Salvini’ before European elections
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Human rights groups warn of a climate of fear in Guinea-Bissau following military takeover and crackdown on critics
Human rights groups warn of a climate of fear in Guinea-Bissau following military takeover and crackdown on critics
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Twenty-four rescuers face up to 20 years in prison for saving migrants at sea
More than 20 humanitarian workers are set to stand trial in Greece on migrant-smuggling and money-laundering charges, seven years after authorities arrested them for their work rescuing migrants and refugees at sea. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison.
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Reform UK faces scrutiny after ex-Wales leader admits taking Russian-linked bribes
Sir Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into the links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party’s former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes.
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Ex-MEP Nathan Gill sentenced to 10,5 years for bribery linked to pro-Russian speeches
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements while a Member of the European Parliament.
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Convicts and criminals enlisted to confront protesters as Serbia’s government faces mass unrest
Under siege by mass protests over the past year, Serbia’s government has drawn support from a crew of convicts and suspected criminals who have confronted demonstrators — sometimes using physical violence.
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KRIK faces pressure from Serbian prosecutors seeking source of leaked recording tied to Vucic ally
“I am warning you that under the (...) Criminal Procedure Code, you may be fined up to 150,000 dinars, and if you continue to refuse to provide the requested information, you may be fined again in the same amount,” prosecutor Aleksandar Milošević wrote in a letter sent to KRIK this week.
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European lawmakers condemn crackdown in Serbia, call for human rights sanctions
The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a sharply worded resolution condemning what it called an “escalating wave of repression” in Serbia, urging targeted sanctions against senior officials accused of violence and human rights abuses amid mass anti-government protests.
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Former Reform UK leader Nathan Gill admits taking Russian bribes in European Parliament scandal
Nathan Gill, the former head of the right-wing populist Reform UK party in Wales, pleaded guilty this September to eight bribery charges.
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Nathan Gill’s bribery plea exposes Russian money reaching Farage’s inner circle
On 26 September, former Welsh Brexit Party MEP and Reform UK official Nathan Gill pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to eight counts of bribery for accepting payments for making pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament both on television and in public forums.
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Former aide to far-right MP convicted of passing secrets to China
A former aide to a member of parliament for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for spying on behalf of China.
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The ex-MEP was accused of supporting a pro-Russian narrative in coverage of Ukraine
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted to eight bribery charges at the Old Bailey while serving as an elected member of the European Parliament.
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Shor, Wagner, and influence: the Kremlin’s Moldovan playbook
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has labeled Sunday’s parliamentary election as the "most consequential" in her country’s history.
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