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The new rules aim to reduce harmful emissions from industrial installations and pig and poultry farms, and to improve transparency over the licensing, operation and control of such installations

Under the new law, adopted by 464 votes in favor to 92 against and 65 abstentions, EU member states would be obliged to protect media independence, while all forms of interventions in editorial decisions will be banned

Initiative comes exactly one year since deadly Tempi rail disaster in north-central Greece

The new regulation is particularly important for Greece, as Athens recorded a 20% increase in available accommodations compared to 2022, according to data from the international short-term rental analysis company AirDNA

Updated EU driving licence rules include digital licences, self-assessment, and probationary period for new drivers.

The EU has added large-scale forest fires and air, water and soil pollution to its list of environmental offences, and is tightening sanctions

EP President Metsola called for independent investigation into death of Alexi Navalny while Yulia Navalnaya told Parliament to treat President Putin like leader of a “criminal gang”

The law is particularly relevant for Greece, as just last month nine international press freedom organizations called on Grigoris Dimitriadis, the former general secretary and nephew of Greek Prime Minister, to drop two lawsuits they consider SLAPP

The President of the European Parliament in her opening remarks paid tribute to Alexei Navalny stating that he was first deprived of freedom and his life

President Roberta Metsola will meet with Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President Katerina Sakellaropoulou in morning before addressing a Parliament plenum

Revision of civil code means Greece becomes the 37st country in the world to recognize marriage by two people of the same gender

The government's initial reaction, according to anonymous sources, was to describe the resolution as "a populist compilation full of misinformation"

The Plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted in favor of lifting the immunity of MEP Eva Kaili on Tuesday evening following a request from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding a case concerning the management of remuneration for parliamentary staff. The vote was conducted by a show of hands, and Eva Kaili faces […]

The plan was announced last week but must still get support from the European Council and pass through the European Parliament

The EU Parliament’s civil liberties committee on Tuesday endorsed a draft report on the state of rule of law in the Union for 2023. In a reaction to the latest Commission’s annual rule of law report, MEPs expressed concern over the state of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in the EU. The draft […]

MEPs called for justice for the killing of journalists and welcomed the agreement on the media freedom act

Aiming to reduce the 20,000 lives lost annually on EU roads and to help fill the market's need for more truckers, the new rules change terms around the award of licenses and strive to prepare drivers for the increased presence of scooters and cycles on roads

PM Mitsotakis' government has been discussing various options for months, with sources saying the PM is leaning towards a single country-wide ballot

Iratxe Garcia Perez, the President, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, discusses how Europe can best handle the repercussions of extreme weather.