Politics of the European Union

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola is expected to announce the launch on Wednesday of the procedure for the waiver of the immunity of Greek MEPs Eva Kaili and Maria Spyraki. 

The announcement during a Plenary of the European Parliament on Wednesday follows a request by the European Public Prosecutor's Office.

It's been a while since we heard something so purely positive about Europe. A pan-European study showed that the emotional bond of Europeans on the Old Continent has been strengthened. In all countries, the percentage of those who wanted to leave the European Union has fallen significantly.

Recent European surveys show that the citizens of the continent are in tune with the pulse of history.

Political turbulence and economic headwinds caused by Brexit and Russia's war in Ukraine seem to have energized pro-European reflexes.

The European Union has called on Russia to reconsider its decision to suspend its participation in the Ukrainian grain export deal, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

"The EU calls on Russia to reverse its decision," he tweeted.

"Serbia risks its own visa-free regime with the EU if it does not reduce the flow of migrants from third countries who travel without visas to its territory and then on to the EU", European diplomatic sources say ahead of the meeting of interior ministers in Luxembourg.

"Gone is the world where the US provides our security and China and Russia our progress". This was stated by the High Representative of the EU for foreign policy and security, Josep Borrell, at a meeting in Brussels with the heads of the EU representations around the world.

The Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union has invited the Ministers of Internal Affairs of Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania to Prague on September 13 to discuss the accession of the three Balkan countries to the Schengen Area, SchengenVisaInfo.com reported citing Romanian MP Rares Bogdan.

European Union countries agreed Wednesday to make it harder for Russian citizens to enter the 27-nation bloc, but they failed to find a consensus on imposing an outright tourist ban in response to Russia's war on Ukraine.

"We have adopted regulatory changes regarding the Coordination Council for Bulgaria's preparation for membership in the Eurozone.

Hungary and Poland voted against the EU's plan to voluntarily reduce gas consumption by 15% compared to the five-year average for the period from 1 August 2022 to 31 March 2023.

According to EU information, the mentioned countries are the only ones opposed to the initiative.