Antonio Tajani
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Mairead McGuinness: journalist turned successful politician
- Politics
- September 4, 2020, 14:29
Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness, who has been appointed as European commissioner in charge of financial services and financial stability, is a rare e(...)

Italian socialist elected head of European Parliament
- Europe
- July 3, 2019, 14:06
MEPs meeting in Strasbourg have elected Italian socialist David-Maria Sassoli as parliament president, completing a key element of EU leaders’ co(...)

Sinn Féin MEP raises plight of Catalans at first EU Parliament meeting
- Politics
- July 2, 2019, 20:30
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy was the only Irish MEP to speak at the first meeting of the new European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, as he raised t(...)

Nigel Farage and his Brexit Party MEPs turned their backs during the playing of the European anthem at a ceremony to mark the opening of the European (...)

MEPs insist on their role in appointing commission president
- Europe
- June 20, 2019, 18:39
Acknowledging the deadlock over appointments to the EU’s top jobs, European Parliament president Antonio Tajani suggested to leaders they should follo(...)

Row over future European Commission president likely to rumble on
- Europe
- May 28, 2019, 22:35
The subtext to journalists from the EU leaders going into their summit dinner in Brussels on Tuesday night was clear. The gathering was part post mor(...)

EU to investigate Nigel Farage over expenses funded by Arron Banks
- UK
- May 21, 2019, 18:32
The European Parliament will investigate Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage for failing to declare lavish expenses funded by businessman Arron Banks. (...)

EU should have countered Brexit lies ahead of vote, says Juncker
- Europe
- May 7, 2019, 18:54
When EU leaders meet in Sibiu, Romania, on Thursday, their gathering on Europe Day will also symbolically mark 15 years since the EU’s biggest enlarge(...)

Facebook signals softer stance on ad rules for EU elections
- Technology
- April 21, 2019, 17:48
Facebook is ready to give in to pressure from Brussels over criticism that its new rules on online political advertising restricts EU parties from cam(...)

Romania rejects EU and US criticism over judicial reforms
- Europe
- April 3, 2019, 19:15
Romania’s government has rejected sharp European and US criticism of its sweeping judicial reforms and its bid to stop the country’s most high-profile(...)