Claude Moraes

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Coast guard divers prepare to go down to salvage a migrant boat that capsized and sunk off Lampedusa, southern Italy. Photograph: Pasquale Claudio Montana Lampo/EPA
Una Mullally: Fine Gael MEPs’ actions on migrant vote abhorrent and pathetic

When an unspeakable tragedy occurs, it’s often hard not to think of the final moments of those involved. Thirty-nine people dead in the back of a lorr(...)

Ursula von der Leyen reacts after the European Parliament voted in favour of her as the new European Commission president. Photograph: Patrick Seeger/EPA
New European Commission president backs Brexit extension

Newly-elected European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen would back a further Brexit extension beyond October 31st, she told MEPs in Strasbour(...)

Laura Codruta Kovesi: Romania’s ruling Socialists fiercely oppose her bid to lead the new European Public Prosecutor’s Office, having seen her successfully pursue some of its leading members as head of the country’s anti-corruption agency. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/EPA
MEPs back Romanian anti-graft prosecutor's bid for top EU job

European Parliament committees have backed Romania’s Laura Codruta Kovesi to be the EU’s first chief prosecutor, putting them at odds with member stat(...)

Cambridge Analytica’s offices in London. Following the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach, the MEPs highlighted the need for better monitoring of the agreement, given that both companies are certified under the EU-US framework.
MEPs call on European Commission to suspend Privacy Shield framework

MEPs have called on the European Commission to suspend the EU-US Privacy Shield framework for personal data transfers, saying it fails to provide enou(...)

The European Parliament in Strasbourg passed a law protecting seasonal workers from outside the European Union
Seasonal non-EU workers entitled to better working conditions in Europe

Seasonal workers from outside the European Union who work within Europe will be entitled to better working conditions under a law passed by the Eur(...)