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The European Parliament recognizes Venezuelan exiled presidential candidate Edmundo González as the country's president.
2024-09-19

Roberta Metsola is re-elected as President of the European Parliament with the highest number of votes ever registered for a candidate in the history of the European Parliament.
2024-07-16

The European Commission proposes lifting all tariffs for Ukrainian produce not covered by the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement for one year, while easing trade conditions for other goods. The temporary suspension will need to be approved by the European Parliament and the member states.
2022-04-27

President of the European Parliament David Sassoli self-isolates after visiting Italy.
2020-03-10

Antonio Tajani, the current President of the European Parliament, accepts the offer of Silvio Berlusconi to stand as a candidate for Prime Minister of Italy for Forza Italia.
2018-03-2

The European Union proposes visa-free travel for Turkish citizens within Europe's Schengen Area and invites member states and EU lawmakers to endorse the move by June 30. The EU says Turkey has met all but five of the 72 criteria included in the agreement in exchange for its efforts to stop asylum seekers from reaching Europe. This visa deal also needs approval from the European Parliament.
2016-05-4

Luxembourg's Viviane Reding, Finland's Olli Rehn, Italy's Antonio Tajani and Poland's Janusz Lewandowski step down as EU commissioners in order to take office as newly elected members of the European Parliament.
2014-07-2

Italy's Five Star Movement joins the eurosceptic political group Europe of Freedom and Democracy in the European Parliament, a group otherwise dominated by the United Kingdom Independence Party.
2014-06-20

Croatia’s opposition coalition led by the Croatian Democratic Union wins six out of twelve seats in the country’s first ever vote for the European Parliament, while the ruling coalition led by the Social Democratic Party manages to take five seats.
2013-04-15

Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Vice President of the European Parliament, resigns amid claims that she plagiarised her doctoral thesis.
2011-05-11