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Metsola receives flak from Austrian students over EP stance on Palestine
The EP President was asked about the EU’s reluctance to guarantee humanitarian aid for Palestinians, as the crowd of students later started chanting, “Free...
EU leaders follow US cue on Gaza ceasefire, Metsola proposes Red Sea task force
Metsola reiterates call for ceasefire in Gaza as she proposes EU Red Sea economic Task Force
MEPs agree on toolset against bank failures to protect taxpayers and deposits
On top of €100,000 coverage per depositor, MEPs want deposits resulting from events like real estate transactions to be protected from €500,000...
EP President pays courtesy call to Speaker
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola pays courtesy call to Speaker Anglu Farrugia at his office in Parliament
Peter Agius vows to be ‘Olympian’ MEP Malta needs to keep up with EU laws
Longtime PN candidate Peter Agius says he has carried out 900 home visits and 17 town-hall meetings ahead of his formal 2024 launch
Labour MEP makes plea for abortion to become fundamental right in EU Charter
Cyrus Engerer calls for the introduction of abortion to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in Brussels debate that follows French constitutional enshrinement
EWROPEJ DEBATES
[WATCH] MEPs talk defence, environment and interpreters shortage in KSU debate
MaltaToday and Lovin Malta team up with KSU for the first in a series of five #Ewropej2024 debates for this year’s European elections
[WATCH] Ewropej at MCAST: MEP candidates on Abela speech, climate, youths, and foreign workers
Labour candidate Thomas Bajada echoes Abela claims on Vitals inquiry
NEWS
Labour MEPs do not back watered-down Euro 7 emissions rules

Euro 7 rules include lower exhaust emissions limits for buses and trucks, new...

Euro 7 rules include lower exhaust emissions limits for...

With just 2% of proceeds of crime being frozen, MEPs rush to plug the gap

New rules to freeze and confiscate the proceeds of crime and strengthen the powers of asset recovery offices

New rules to freeze and confiscate the proceeds of crime...

Non-EU nationals get breathing space in Single Permit rules agreed by MEPs

European Parliament backs more effective EU rules for combined work and residence permits for third-country nationals

European Parliament backs more effective EU rules for...

Metsola, Abela spar in tit-for-tat on interpreters shortage

Roberta Metsola wrote to the Prime Minister over lack of interpreters at...

Roberta Metsola wrote to the Prime Minister over lack of...

MEPs vote to take Commission to court over €10.2 billion pay-off to Hungary

EPP members back move as final decision moves to EP Conference of Presidents to take EC to Court of Justice for having unblocked frozen funds to Hungary

EPP members back move as final decision moves to EP...

Labour candidate on EPP’s Germans: ‘You can feel the 1930s nostalgia when they speak’

Labour candidate Clint Flores says EPP’s German members’ calls for defence spending  ‘akin to what was being pushed for in the...

Labour candidate Clint Flores says EPP’s German...

Labour MEP slams Metsola over failure to ensure Maltese translation in European Parliament meetings

'Despite having a Maltese President of the European Parliament, unfortunately in a meeting chaired by the president herself, it was agreed that during the...

'Despite having a Maltese President of the European...

Brussels is mixed bag of emotions on possible Joseph Muscat return

The Brussels bubble may not be interested in who the Labour Party fields as...

The Brussels bubble may not be interested in who the Labour...

Muscat at his most defiant: ‘Corrupt? I left Malta’s till overflowing with cash’

Muscat does not address MEP bid but delivers fired-up tribute to Labour’s decade of power, and tells Labour voters that his detractors want him behind...

Muscat does not address MEP bid but delivers fired-up...

Metsola reaffirms commitment to advancing gender equality in Europe and globally

Roberta Metsola: A woman’s place is truly, wherever she wants it to be. Be that standing up in Parliament, heading a company or leading a nation to...

Roberta Metsola: A woman’s place is truly,...

€50 billion Ukraine grant must be backed by strong audit, says Sant

Labour MEP Alfred Sant joins political mainstream in voting in favour of...

Labour MEP Alfred Sant joins political mainstream in voting...

EU states can request transfer of criminal prosecutions under new rules

Criminal investigations: Council and EP reach agreement on transfer of proceedings law that will help fight cross-border crime more effectively

Criminal investigations: Council and EP reach agreement on...

Muscat to address MEP’s Valletta rally as Cuschieri beckons Labour faithful to attend

Former prime minister toying with MEP bid, will address Pjazza Tritoni rally organised by Labour MEP Alex Agius Saliba for his 2024 re-election campaign

Former prime minister toying with MEP bid, will address...

EPP manifesto pledges outsourcing of asylum claims to third countries

EPP wants asylum claims to be processed outside the EU, and increased defence...

EPP wants asylum claims to be processed outside the EU, and...

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