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Plus draft EUCO conclusions, and the EDIP dispute continues

Olivér Várhelyi’s push for a health-focused levy comes as evidence from Hungary casts doubt on its long-term impact

In today’s edition: Roberta Metsola eyes an unprecedented third run for the European Parliament presidency, Robert Fico stalls progress as EU diplomats meet on the 19th sanctions package against Russia, and Brussels folds Gaza reconstruction into Donald Trump’s peace framework

Italy’s prime minister said a complaint filed with the ICC accuses her and several ministers of supporting Israel in its ongoing bombardment of Gaza

No one has ever run the European Parliament for more than 5 years.

Olivér Várhelyi’s push for a health-focused levy comes as evidence from Hungary casts doubt on its long-term impact

The letter urges Brussels not to waver under US pressure over forest protection

The Commission's €2 trillion EU budget proposal is also "too small" and could spell "disaster" for European regions, said Esther Lynch, head of Europe's largest trade union organisation

This could save a key EU emission law from public uproar, and help citizens at the same time

EU countries are set to debate on whether post-Assad Syria is safe enough to allow, or force, the return of Syrian nationals 'posing a security risk' or 'convicted criminals'

'There wasn’t much movement,' one source said — but another predicted the 'fun' would begin next month

With their default obstinacy, MEPs are torpedoing their greatest chance of securing real power

Sources leaving the negotiation room told Euractiv the talks will start again next week

Bratislava breaks ranks over EU plans to end Russian gas imports by 2028, with Fico calling the move “complete nonsense”

Salis, an anti-fascist activist, was granted immunity after becoming MEP in 2024

Five political groups in Parliament’s farm committee press the Commission to ease nitrogen caps under the Nitrates Directive

The debate come as the European Parliament is also threatening to reject national plans over similar concerns

There's little room for manoeuvre when it comes to fixing a spending plan for 2026

The Commission should 'humbly realise the mistake of presenting such a model and put a new proposal back on the table,' says Dario Nardella (S&D)