More than half of the 751 members of the European Parliament are currently serving their first legislative term. Expectations are high from day one: steer the legislative process, support the national ...

The Parliamentary authorities do not actually put up a sign above the doors of their various buildings saying “Welcome to the House of Smugness and Complacency”, but they might as well do. For what ...

Labour MEPs today announced they would publish all their receipts for claims under the European Parliament's £44,000-a-year office allowance. Prime Minister Gordon Brown hopes the move will help lift ...

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 Parliament. As a saxophone quartet and opera ...

In negotiations starting on Apr 11, Simon Coveney will aim to reconcile this with a more flexible proposal from EU agriculture ministers, and with the European Commission’s insistence on equity in ...

The Government has signalled that British MEPs elected in the upcoming European elections must be ready to take up their seats, three years after the UK voted to leave the EU. Addressing the Lords EU ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. -- Future Soldiers expect basic combat training to be tough, but not the road to get there. So the day when applicants show up at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) to ...

FORT LEE, Va. (Oct. 11, 2012) -- Most of us can recall movies in which timid military recruits pour out of buses at the forceful urging of drill sergeants, and over the period of several weeks, ...

The 72-strong UK delegation attended an average 85 per cent of key voting sessions in the 12 months, the lowest of the 27 national delegations and below France, whose MEPs had an 88 per cent ...

This week: Jean-Claude Juncker gave final 'state of union' speech You can watch the full speech and debate in the video tab above He pledged boost for EU border force and new partnership with Africa ...