European political parties, established by EU law as essential components of the EU's democratic framework, strive to connect national politics with decisionmaking in the European Parliament.

The European Parliament's second plenary session of March is set to take decisions on implementing the 'Turnberry Agreement' with the US, banking deposit protection, the proposed simplification of ...

Act adopted in 2024 establishes rules for AI systems and general-purpose AI models placed on the EU's internal market. The enforcement of these rules is shared between EU Member States and the ...

The new Asylum Procedure Regulation aims to speed up the processing of claims of asylum applicants arriving from safe third countries.

Ensuring a rapid growth of renewables is central to Europe's climate ambition, achieving energy security and increasing competitiveness.

The proposed Digital Networks Act seeks to establish a more integrated and harmonised EU framework for electronic communications, in support of the European Union’s connectivity, competitiveness and ...

The March II plenary session of the European Parliament focused on major geopolitical and economic issues. Members held debates on statements from the Council and the Commission, on energy security ...

Latest publications, blog posts and multimedia from the European Parliamentary Research Service, an in-house research department and think tank of the European Parliament.

The March meeting is an apparent example of a European Council agenda dictated by external events. The meeting was originally due to focus almost exclusively on competitiveness and follow up on the ...