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The EU Parliament will Vote On a Resolution on the Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen
Today, the European Parliament will vote on a resolution for the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area. Against this background, the Romanian MEP from the European People's Party, Eugene Tomac, requested that the European Parliament file a case against the European Council before the Court of Justice of the EU for not allowing Romania and Bulgaria into Schengen.
Athens homes of MEP Kaili and her sister searched
The Financial Police conducted searches at the homes of MEP Eva Kaili in Psychiko and her sister Madalena in Kifissia, which ended Wednesday.
A Belgian prosecutor was also present during the checks, executing a European order for an investigation by Belgian judicial authorities into Kaili, one the of main suspects in a corruption probe at the European Parliament.
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EU nature law on knife-edge after losing first vote
A European Union parliament committee has rejected a landmark legal proposal to protect endangered natural habitats, ahead of a decisive vote by the full EU assembly next month.
Week in Review: Historic Deals and Crucial Elections
Migration Reform
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson speaks to the media prior to the European Home Affairs Ministers Council meeting in Luxembourg, 08 June 2023. EPA-EFE/JULIEN WARNAND
Daniel Laurer will be One of the Two Candidates for New European Commissioner representing Bulgaria
Daniel Laurer will be one of the two candidates for Bulgaria's European Commissioner. The decision of Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov is for GERB-SDS to nominate a candidate as well.
So far, the coalition has not commented on who they will nominate. It is possible that they nominate Eva Maidel.
Additional seat for Slovenia in EU Parliament
Slovenia will get an additional seat in the European Parliament under a proposal adopted by the parliament on 15 June. The new distribution must now be okayed by the heads of state.
The proposal would award two seats to Spain and the Netherlands, and one to Slovenia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Slovakia, Ireland and Latvia.
Slovenia would thus have nine seats.
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MEPs approved the first set of Regulations on Risk Management and the Legal Use of AI
The first package of regulations on risk management and the legal use of artificial intelligence was adopted by a large majority of MEPs during the June plenary session in Strasbourg.
Kaili not taking part in EP session for ‘personal reasons’
Eva Kaili, the MEP charged over her involvement in the Qatargate scandal, will not attend the plenary session of European Parliament in Strasbourg this week, for "personal, objective reasons which cannot be made public," her lawyers said in a statement on Monday.
The Bulgarian Socialists did not support the EP's decision on Аmmunition for Ukraine
MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Ivo Hristov voted "against" the draft law to increase the production of ammunition and missiles in the EU and speed up their shipment to Ukraine. The remaining Bulgarian MEPs from the group abstained. The draft law was adopted by a large majority today.
European Parliament lifts immunity of two Greek MEPs
A plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels voted on Thursday to lift the immunity of Greek MEP Alexis Georgoulis who has been accused of rape and sexual abuse.