European Parliament news

Mario Mauro gives his take on the outcome of the last EU summit and Paola Testori discusses the dangers of antibiotic resistance and the possible solutions.

Food aid for the needy and baby food are on the committees' agendas, while public hearings will take place on the financial transaction tax and Hungary.

A valuable tool for citizens, mere window dressing or a boon to big corporations and lobby companies? Our guests discuss the European Citizens' Initiative.

MEP Cecilia Wikström, a former priest, says that it's a privilege to represent Sweden but that citizens need more information about what happens in Brussels.

Are EU structural funds a zero-sum game where the development of one region takes place at the expense of another? EuroparlTV investigates in France and Belgium.

A debate on EU relations hears that protestors in Russia are waiting for strong vocal support from Europe.

EU summit clashes, foreign policy and carnival came to the Parliament this week.

Russia bans sheep and cattle imports from the EU, some MEPs don't like ACTA and German Carnival comes to the Parliament.

MEPs debate the EU's unprecedented oil embargo on Iran. What effect will the sanctions have, on Iran, but also on the EU itself?

Will the intergovernmental agreement on fiscal discipline boost Europe and the euro, or not? We ask two political group leaders with different views.

There have been 27 since 2007, but how many countries will make up the EU of tomorrow? Focus on the membership negotiations of Turkey, Croatia and Iceland.

Students from Slovenia became MEPs for a day while participating in the national simulation of the European Parliament, as part of the Euroscola competition.

Most - but not all - MEPs welcome agreement on the fiscal pact, and many want more effective sanctions and a greater commitment to job creation.

MEPs reject the food industry's call for extra health claims, Erasmus celebrates 25 years and the perfume industry comes to Brussels.

We ask Sylvie Guillaume how to eradicate discrimination in the workplace and the CEO of Italy's Ferrovie dello Stato gives his view on rail network liberalisation.

Alyn Smith (Greens/EFA) and Derek Clark (EFD) want to reclaim the sovereignty of their country, but in different ways. Would independence affect jobs and influence?

EuroparlTV's animated guide sheds light on what happens to EU laws once they have been adopted in Brussels.

From credit card numbers to holiday snaps, 75% of people think they should be able to delete what they put online. The EU is fighting for the right to be forgotten.

EP President Martin Schulz meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel before the start of the EU summit which will seek to stimulate jobs as the crisis continues.

Syed Kamall presents a British perspective on the eurozone crisis, and Antonia Parvanova paints a glum picture of Bulgaria's waste management business.