Danuta Hübner

Ljubljana – There are high hopes for relaunching transatlantic relations after Joe Biden’s win in the US presidential election, a debate held by the European Parliament Information Office in Slovenia heard on Tuesday. Participants said that respect for human rights, the rule of law and liberal democracy was again becoming key on both sides of the Atlantic.

 MEPs voted overwhelmingly against the notion that Theresa May and her ministers had done enough, The Independent writes.
An influential European Parliament committee has backed a plan that would shrink the size of the elected body- and also potentially see some MEPs elected by voters across Europe instead of one designated country.