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The European Parliament sues the European Commission for failing to properly enforce the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation that is linked to the Next Generation EU recovery package, which refuses to fund member states that fail to comply with the European Union's rule of law standards.
2021-10-29

Police in Kazakhstan arrest 50 protesters who were calling for the release of political prisoners in line with a resolution passed by the European Parliament.
2021-02-28

The European Parliament confirms the Von der Leyen Commission, which will begin acting on December 1.
2019-11-27

An altercation with a fellow UKIP MEP inside the European Parliament leaves UK Independence Party, Member of the European Parliament, and current UKIP party leadership favorite Steven Woolfe hospitalized.
2016-10-6

Former United Kingdom Independence Party Member of the European Parliament Ashley Mote is jailed for 5 years for fraudulently claiming almost £500k in European Parliament expenses.
2015-07-13

With 13 votes for and 122 against, the European Parliament rejects former Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek's candidacy for Vice-President of the European Commission and as Commissioner for the Energy Union.
2014-10-8

European Union member states and European Parliament negotiators reach a deal on a new regulatory system for banks.
2014-03-20

In his yearly State of the Union speech at the European Parliament, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso appeals for more European integration and a supervision mechanism for the 6,000 banks in Europe.
2012-09-12

The European Parliament rejects the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement in a session with more than 470 votes against the treaty.
2012-07-4

The European Parliament rejects an agreement that would have granted the United States Terrorist Finance Tracking Program unlimited access to the SWIFT bank transactions database.
2010-02-11