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360° tour: What's it like inside the European Parliament?

Have you ever wanted to see inside the European Parliament in Brussels? In this interactive 360 story, you can explore the parliament and meet the people who make the heart of European democracy tick.

Belgium

28 things you might not know about the European elections

As we hurtle towards the European parliamentary elections at the end of the month, we present 28 things you might not know about the bloc-wide ballot and the parliament it elects – one in honour of each member state.

World

Raw politics in full: EU spitzenkandidat debate and Huawei ban

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World News

Watch again: EU should side with Trump on Iran, says Zahradil

Czech MEP Jan Zahradil, who hopes to replace Jean-Claude Juncker, has a plan to "retune the EU" instead of taking more decisions as European level.

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World News

Euroviews. Is proportional representation a cure for democratic discontent? ǀ View

Does increasing electoral system proportionally actually cause more responsive policymaking? If it does, do the benefits of a reform outweigh possible side effects?

Czech Republic

EU elections 2019: Who is Jan Zahradil?

The 56-year-old Czech MEP is running to become the next president of the European Commission. Here's what you need to know.

Belgium

European elections 2019: What happened this week?

With two weeks to go, the home straight has been handily soudtracked by Spotify, who have released a political playlist. Plus we hear from an activist who argues that Muslims feel dangerously excluded from EU politics and examine the latest projections from Europe Elects.

World

Breakfast with Belle in Makkinga: Dutch MEP says CAP must change

In the run-up to the European elections, Good Morning Europe host Belle Donati is travelling across the continent to meet Members of the European Parliament in their own constituencies.

World News

More than 500 EU candidates pledge to protect animals

More than 500 EU candidates pledged to protect wildlife by signing onto the Vote for Animals 2019 campaign

Belgium

European elections 2019: What happened this week?

This week we look at the smaller parties that could tip the scales in the new parliament and examine the role of the Eurosceptics' favourite target, the EU Commission.

World

Commission candidates clash over EU army proposal

With just three weeks to go elections for the European Parliament, four candidates for the continent’s top job went head to head in a debate at the European University Institute in Florence.

Europe News

EU elections 2019: Who is Guy Verhofstadt? And what does he stand for

Our profile of Guy Verhofstadt, one of the hopefuls to replace Jean-Claude Juncker after May's European Parliament elections.

Belgium

European elections 2019: A round-up of the week's best stories

With one month to go until voters across Europe head to the polls, this week we're explaining exactly what the European Parliament does, examining the role of data electioneering in a post-Cambridge Analytica age and meeting three very different candidates

Europe News

'Pro-EU fragmentation in UK could boost Farage's Brexit Party'

Pro-Remain camps in the UK have all but confirmed they will not align — meaning big gains for the Brexit Party.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. A year on, Cambridge Analytica still remains topical – even from beyond the grave ǀ View

Has data-driven electioneering fundamentally changed since the [Cambridge Analytica] scandal broke? Or is it still business as usual?

World News

EU's top job race: Who is Ska Keller and what does she stand for?

EU Elections 2019: Who is Ska Keller? And what does she stand for?

Europe News

EU poll: Farage's Brexit Party surges, Eurosceptic groups rise

A lack of unity amongst UK parties could see a rise in pro-Brexit seats in EU Parliament.

Belgium

MEPs votes in favour of strict new rules on online terrorist content

The European Parliament has voted in favour of proposals that will compel websites to take down terrorist content within one hour

World News

Euroviews. Terrorist content removal: “United in Action” rather than “United in Grief” ǀ View

The online terror content file looks to ensure content providers remove terrorist content from their sites within an hour of it being flagged to the hosts. Failure to do so will result in providers receiving fines.

World

Whistleblowers given more protection, but Assange divides opinion

Whistleblowers across the European Union have won greater protection under landmark legislation aimed at encouraging reports of wrongdoing. The new law, approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday, create "safe channels" and aims to shield whistleblowers from retaliation.