MEPs call for sanctions against far-right finance minister Bezalel Yoel Smotrich and national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has delayed her 26 commissioner nominees’ portfolios until next week
PBS without successor to outgoing boss, and still no appointment of official editor at TVM
Labour MEP Daniel Attard asks EU Ombudsman to investigate appointment of Metsola brother-in-law and long-time aide Matthew Tabone as EP’s...
Former Labour MEP Cyrus Engerer takes government to task after attempt to introduce lobbying register in 2020 was never achieved
Labour’s youngest MEP, Thomas Bajada, managed to get elected in his first ever political campaign having spent the least of all six elected Maltese MEPs
EWROPEJ DEBATES
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NEWS
Fragmented right inside the EP finds rigid cordon sanitaire
Matthew Vella takes a look at the formation of the European Parliament’s...
Matthew Vella takes a look at the formation of the European...
Maltese MEPs file declarations of interest
Malta’s MEPs have filed their financial declarations at the European...
Malta’s MEPs have filed their financial declarations...
Small group of MEPs urge EU to align its position with UN top court on Israel-Palestine conflict
Labour MEPs Daniel Attard and Alex Agius Saliba are among the 21 MEPs who signed the letter
Labour MEPs Daniel Attard and Alex Agius Saliba are among...
Labour against Ukraine resolution ‘roping Malta in direct attack on Russia targets’
Labour MEPs in minority of far-right groups voting against resolution calling for EU’s continued support of Ukraine against Russian aggression
Labour MEPs in minority of far-right groups voting against...
Ursula von der Leyen elected European Commission president by parliament
The European Parliament has elected Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission for a second term with 401 votes in favour and 284 against
The European Parliament has elected Ursula von der Leyen as...
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[WATCH] Metsola kicks out heckling far-right MEP who wants to exorcise EP of ‘demons’
European Parliament president Roberta Metsola kicks out far-right Romanian MEP after interrupting debate for the third time
European Parliament president Roberta Metsola kicks...
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Attard, Agius Saliba defy Robert Abela and abstain during EP President vote
Labour MEPs Alex Agius Saliba and Daniel Attard have defied Prime Minister Robert Abela and abstained during a vote for the European Parliament President on...
Labour MEPs Alex Agius Saliba and Daniel Attard have defied...
Malta’s Metsola re-elected European Parliament president with 90% of the vote
Roberta Metsola obtains the support of 562 MEPs from the 623 who voted in the election of European Parliament president • Metsola tells MEPs 'this...
Roberta Metsola obtains the support of 562 MEPs from the...
Spanish MEP Irene Montero to contest EP Presidency against Metsola after last minute bid
Spanish MEP Irene Montero has been put forward by The Left Group to contest for the role of European Parliament President
Spanish MEP Irene Montero has been put forward by The Left...
Peter Agius warns Malta risks being booted out of Schengen unless new passport system implemented
Agius says Malta runs risk of Schengen forced exit because there is no electronic system in place to scan fingerprints and passports at the border
Agius says Malta runs risk of Schengen forced...
Clock ticks as Europe tries to make up its mind over top jobs
EU leaders will try to seal the structure of the next European leadership triad...
EU leaders will try to seal the structure of the next...
Roberta Metsola officially becomes EPP nominee for European Parliament President
European People’s Party MEPs nominate Roberta Metsola as the group’s candidate for President of the European Parliament
European People’s Party MEPs nominate Roberta Metsola...
Far-right trouble in France and Germany
The European elections deliver gains to an emboldened, yet fractious far-right motley of Eurosceptic, anti-immigration xenophobes, and Russia-friendly parties....
The European elections deliver gains to an emboldened, yet...
Metsola accepts EPP candidature for second term as European Parliament President
"After speaking with PN leader Bernard Grech and with colleagues within the European Parliament, I've decided to accept the nomination to be the...
"After speaking with PN leader Bernard Grech and with...
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Maltese voters will select their next MEPs from the longest-ever list of candidates for the European Parliament
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