In New Delhi, foreign affairs MEPs met their counterparts to discuss strengthening economic, security and defence cooperation with India, an increasingly important EU partner. Eight MEPs, led by Committee on Foreign Affairs chair David McAllister (EPP, Germany), visited New Delhi, India, from 26...

A Civil Liberties Committee delegation assessed developments in Hungary following the April 2026 elections and pledges to restore the rule of law. From 26 to 28 October, a European Parliament delegation concluded a three-day visit to Hungary. MEPs representing seven political groups, led by...

An Employment and Social Affairs Committee delegation concluded a two-day visit to Amazon logistics centres in Germany and Poland, focusing on working conditions and algorithmic management. On 26 and 27 October, seven Members of the European Parliament visited Amazon logistics facilities in...

A European Democracy Shield special committee delegation visited Sarajevo to exchange views on the challenges facing democracies and how to strengthen democratic resilience. During the mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 26 to 28 October, the delegation met representatives of the authorities,...

Statement by Andreas Schieder (S&D, Austria), head of Parliament's election observation mission for Serbia, on the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Serbia on 25 October 2026. The statement was delivered at a press conference in Belgrade on 26 October 2026. Today, we wish to pay a...

MEPs strongly condemn Russia’s escalation of its war against Ukraine in the Black SeaParliament criticises the Bulgarian government’s weak response to Russian threatMore EU support to Romania and Bulgaria needed in early detection and tracking of hostile drones Following the latest...

Ahead of negotiations with EU governments, Parliament proposes a €194 billion overall budget for 2027MEPs add €1.17 billion to the Commission proposalGrowing repayment costs for the recovery plan must not reduce funding for key programmes such as Horizon, Erasmus+ and civil...

Revisiting a postponed decision, MEPs refused discharge to the Council for its management of the 2024 EU budget. The plenary decided to refuse discharge by show of hands. Parliament has refused discharge to the Council for every financial year since 2009. In the accompanying resolution,...

On Wednesday, the 2026 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for journalism was awarded to an investigation into the migration deal between Italy and Albania. The winning story, by journalists Giacomo Zandonini, from Italy, and Maite Vermeulen, from the Netherlands, and published on the Dutch journalism...

A delegation of Economic and Monetary affairs committee MEPs have just concluded a visit to the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings. On 14-16 October 2026, a delegation from the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) travelled to the IMF-World Bank annual meetings...