There are currently 785 MEPs. When the new Parliament meets for the first time (14-16 July), there will be 736 MEPs. If the Irish vote ‘Yes’ in the second referendum on the Lisbon treaty in October ...

Join our growing army of changemakers and get unlimited access to our premium content In a debate on 5 February, the MEPs insisted that the agreement on the allocation of greenhouse gas reduction ...

The supervisory committee of OLAF, the EU’s anti-fraud office, has backed a decision by the office to launch an investigation into allegations against four MEPs about ‘cash-for-influence’. The OLAF ...

The political limbo enveloping Turkey's EU bid continued on 1 September when the European Parliament decided to postpone a key vote on Ankara's revised customs union with the EU. In light of the MEPs' ...

SPAIN IS pressing its EU partners to agree a new protocol to the Lisbon Treaty to alter the number of sitting MEPs if the treaty finally enters into force. Madrid wants all 27 EU leaders to sign up to ...

The protocol is part of the Brexit deal which was agreed by the prime minister in 2019 and subsequently ratified by parliament. However the government says it is now causing too many practical and ...

The European Parliament is calling on the EU to act rapidly to enforce the two Brexit treaties if the UK presses ahead with the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill. The bill, which has passed through the ...

MEPs, who have been dragging their feet over the date of the final ballot, will give their consent to the pact to complete the bloc’s ratification process. It was confirmed this morning by the ...

MEPs in Brussels have said the prospects of getting a deal on the Northern Ireland protocol have become “much more optimistic” in recent weeks since the appointment of a new government in the United ...

The protocol has been a source of tension since it came into force at the start of 2021 The UK government has faced strong criticism from MEPs over its move to unilaterally override the Northern ...

The UK government has faced strong criticism from MEPs over its move to unilaterally override the Northern Ireland Protocol. The protocol is part of the Brexit deal which was agreed by the prime ...