Parliament’s final plenary session before the summer recess will see Members discuss the priorities of the Irish EU Council Presidency alongside key decisions on enlargement, foreign affairs, ...

Ireland is a parliamentary republic, with a bicameral parliament. The country currently elects 14 Members to the European Parliament. This will be the country’s eighth EU Council presidency. This year ...

The June 2026 European Council meeting has a full agenda, topped by Ukraine, the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), and global economic challenges. On Ukraine, EU leaders are likely to ...

The agenda for the European Parliament’s June plenary session looks at EU enlargement and competitiveness, accession in the Western Balkans, Türkiye and Georgia, alongside preparations for the June ...

Written by Tim Peters with Elena Bersani. The European Parliament is fully committed to ensuring an ambitious EU long-term budget that meets the Union’s many challenges in the years to come. On 28 ...

Russia’s war on Ukraine has been a wake-up call for many EU Member States in terms of defence budgets. Rising from €218 billion in 2021 to an expected €381 billion in 2025, there are significant ...

Countries wishing to join the European Union (EU) must meet a set of legal, economic and political requirements. The progress that a candidate country makes to implement EU law and fulfil these ...

This briefing outlines the tabled revision of the CO2 emission performance for cars and vans Regulation and the elements being assessed.

The February 2026 plenary session saw two key votes: on the Ukraine Support Loan, reaffirming the EU’s continued financial support for Ukraine; and on the EU-Mercosur agreement safeguard clause, ...

A number of stakeholders have warned that civic space in Europe is shrinking, with civil society organisations (CSOs) facing a growing range of threats, from attacks on their staff to smear and ...

Following a strategy of maximum pressure since January 2025, the United States intervened militarily in January 2026, captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and arraigned them in New York ...

The communication on the European Democracy Shield (EDS) aims to boost the protection of democracy against attacks, including from foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) and ...