European Parliament

According to Reuters, on Thursday members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of an immediate temporary halt to EU-membership talks with Turkey, urging the European Commission and national governments to freeze the ongoing negotiations until further notice. The...

There has been a dramatic reduction in the refugee flows reaching Greece, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. According to Tusk, this reduction was as high as...

The need to adhere to agreements regarding the sustainability of Greece's debt was the central message during a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and European Parliament President Martin Schulz held on Thursday, shortly before the start of the...

Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas urged European Parliament President Martin Schulz to boost the body's role in the refugee issue during a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. According to a ministry press release, Mouzalas described the situation in...

In response to an open letter calling for urgent measures to relieve Greece's debt, sent to European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Pierre Moscovici by 36 European Parliament deputies, Greek MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis on Thursday commented that the...

Greece had outdone every other EU member-state for the sheer number of reforms carried out simultaneously and it is now time for Europe and the Eurogroup to do their part, presenting specific short-term measures for Greece's debt, European Commissioner...

European lawmakers approved 1,651,834 euros for Greece in EU Solidarity Fund aid on Tuesday to help the country repair damage caused by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit the Ionian Islands region on November 17, 2015. The regions struck...

MEPs are pondering ways to bring European youth closer together so that they can celebrate their continent's diversity and feel a "sense of belonging." The idea of giving young Europeans free Interrail passes for their 18th birthdays was debated...

GUE/NGL MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis, Vice President of the European Parliament, said that the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party's goal for measures on Greek debt relief has found "response in the lenders' camp." Speaking to radio station Praktoreio 104.9 FM,...

It's been 200 years since Lord Elgin forcefully removed the Parthenon Marbles from the Acropolis. Greek MEP Manolis Kefalogiannis and MEP Thodoros Zagorakis of the European People's Party (EPP) put forth a relevant proposal for an event to be...