At the 2026 REGI–COTER meeting, MEPs and regional representatives stressed that cities and regions must be central to shaping and delivering EU’s priorities for the next budget. The joint meeting took place as European heads of state and government are gathering in Brussels for a...

  At the European Council, President Metsola called for a long-term EU budget that matches Europe's ambitions, faster progress on competitiveness, and continued momentum for enlargement. Addressing EU leaders in Brussels, President Metsola warned that the Irish Presidency's revised...

Members of the environment committees of the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions are meeting today, 12 October, to discuss the EU’s next multiannual budget. As the negotiations on the European Union’s next long-term budget are entering their final phase, local leaders and...

Budgetary resolution complements the recent vote on figures and finalises budget committee position on 2027’s EU budgetPlenary to confirm position on 21 October, negotiations with Council to start in NovemberMEPs add €1.17 billion to the Commission’s initial draft budgetMEPs want EU...

On Monday, MEPs voted to unlock funds to help 351 workers who lost their jobs in the Finnish paper industry find new employment. The Commission’s proposal, backed by 31 votes to 2, and with one abstention, would provide support for 351 displaced workers in the paper industry in the Finnish...

On Monday, the Budgets Committee voted to unlock aid worth €489 million to help the four countries recover following severe storms and flooding earlier this year. The total amount of €489 million in funding from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), approved by 34 votes in favour, 0...

Stronger rules on conflicts of interest, political financing and revolving doorsBetter cross-border cooperation, enforcement and asset recoveryProtection for independent bodies, journalists, judges and whistleblowersCommon monitoring and stronger rule of law conditionalityOn Thursday, MEPs...

Citizenship, democracy, media literacy and EU values must be part of the pilotInitiative is an opportunity to strengthen cooperation across the EUEU countries, national authorities, schools, and teachers should be involved in the pilot project’s design and implementationMEPs recommend...

Quick and targeted support for disruptive innovation in defence technologiesFocus on SMEs, start-ups and scale-upsA nimble complement to the EU’s existing defence industrial toolbox The programme aims to respond to the new security environment shaped by Russia's war of aggression against...

 Release of Sakharov Prize finalist Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu in AzerbaijanSexualised deepfakes targeted at MEPs “Violence against women, online or offline, is intolerable and deplorable. This House stands against it with every measure available” said Metsola in her opening...