Eight people have been charged with corruption, money laundering and participation in a criminal organisation following a probe into suspected bribery at the European Parliament, Belgium's public prosecutor said in a statement on Friday.

European Union politicians on Thursday gave themselves more time to negotiate changes to exempt smaller businesses from sustainability reporting rules that European industry says put it a disadvantage.

Two recent judgements by the Court of Justice of the European Union on internal parliamentary hearings shed light on slapdash processes undermining bullying investigations.

The European Parliament on Thursday cleared the way, as expected, for a delay to the European supply chain law. A broad majority of lawmakers in Strasbourg voted in favour of postponing the implementation of the first regulations of the controversial project by one year.

Europe has "a strong plan" for striking back at the United States in response to Donald Trump’s tariff hikes "if necessary," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. "I hear Americans,

The queries came after a complaint from Renew Group Chair Valérie Hayer about the low quality and slow speed of written answers from the European Commission to lawmakers during a recent Conference of Presidents gathering. POLITICO has seen notes from the meeting.

Carola Rackete has used her position as a member of the European Parliament to amplify the voices of grassroots communities and the interests of the natural world.

The European Union has just taken a step towards deregulating New Genomic Techniques used for the improvement of agricultural plants. The agrichemical sector argues that they are essential to ensuring the future of food production,

While the proposal has yet to be discussed in the Council or the European Parliament, the Commission is moving forward by requesting the regulatory authority begin the rewrite.