#parliame
⚡️55 MEPs call for swift launch of Moldova's EU accession talks.

55 Members of the European Parliament from 19 EU countries urged European Council President Antonio Costa to immediately advance Moldova’s EU accession talks, Vice President of the European Parliament Victor Negrescu said on Oct. 5.
55 MEPs call for swift launch of Moldova's EU accession talks
Members of the European Parliament from 19 EU countries have urged European Council President Antonio Costa to immediately advance Moldova’s EU accession talks, Vice President of the European Parliame...
kyivindependent.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:09 AM
New EU Parliament - old habits - @transparency-eu.bsky.social analysed MEP side jobs with interesting findings.
transparency.eu/new-parliame...
December 13, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Again, it’s striking how heavily populated the British political/media sphere is with horrifyingly racist far right crackpots with horrendous politics
February 27, 2026 at 1:39 PM
27 years ago this week, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton were bombing Iraq.

Declassified files show Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliament Britain had “the proper legal authority”.

www.declassifieduk.org/blair-misled...
Blair misled parliament over 1998 Iraq bombing, files show
Declassified documents from 1998, when the UK and US bombed Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, show Tony Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliame...
www.declassifieduk.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
"Too much supply-chain dependency on one or two major big markets is just dangerous."
I spoke with The Korean Herald in Seoul about Korean-EU trade, aligning standards, and why diversifying supply chains matters for both sides.
www.koreaherald.com/article/1088...
EU lawmaker urges Korea-EU regulatory alignment
South Korea and the European Union need closer regulatory alignment to ease trade friction between the two sides, Anna Cavazzini, chair of the European Parliame
www.koreaherald.com
September 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
PM Mark Carney signs order to prioritize middle-class tax cut, after first meeting with new cabinet #Canada #cdnpoli

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Carney signs order to prioritize middle-class tax cut, after first meeting with new cabinet
Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a symbolic order signalling his government will prioritize passing his promised middle-class tax cut, following the first in-person meeting of his cabinet on Parliame...
www.ctvnews.ca
May 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Declassified files from 1998 when the UK/US bombed Iraq, show Tony Blair was informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation.

But he told parliament he had “the proper legal authority”.

This set the stage for the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

www.declassifieduk.org/blair-misled...
Blair misled parliament over 1998 Iraq bombing, files show
Declassified documents from 1998, when the UK and US bombed Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, show Tony Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliame...
www.declassifieduk.org
March 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
t's back to school for Members of Parliament. My advice: Don’t be the kid who thinks being a bully is the way to get ahead. That’s no way to lead. Canadians expect their leaders to be capable, decent, and focused on results.

Read: thestar.com/can-parliame...

#RunLikeAGirl
Can Parliament still earn Canadians’ trust? A former cabinet minister recommends a new approach
Former federal Liberal environment minister Catherine McKenna was in Parliament from 2015 to 2021. Her new memoir "Run Like A Girl: A Memoir of Ambition, Resilience, and Fighting for Change"
thestar.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
For days, Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party has been consumed by a crisis of its own making. The party, which governed Poland from 2015 to 2023, has now split into two ahead of next year's parliamentary elections.
kyivindependent.com/polands-main...
Poland's main conservative party splits as debate over Ukraine intensifies
For days, Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party has been consumed by a crisis of its own making. The party, which governed Poland from 2015 to 2023, has now split into two ahead of next year's parliame...
kyivindependent.com
July 31, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Declassified documents from 1998 show Tony Blair was consistently informed military action against Iraq was unlawful. But he told parliament Britain had “the proper legal authority”.

👉Blair misled parliament over 1998 Iraq bombing, files show

www.declassifieduk.org/blair-misled...
Blair misled parliament over 1998 Iraq bombing, files show
Declassified documents from 1998, when the UK and US bombed Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, show Tony Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliame...
www.declassifieduk.org
December 9, 2024 at 7:18 AM
26 years ago today, the UK was bombing Iraq.

Tony Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliament Britain had “the proper legal authority”.

www.declassifieduk.org/blair-misled...
Blair misled parliament over 1998 Iraq bombing, files show
Declassified documents from 1998, when the UK and US bombed Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, show Tony Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliame...
www.declassifieduk.org
December 16, 2024 at 9:39 AM
MP Stella Creasy, in Brussels this week for a UK in a Changing Europe conference, slammed her own party for dismantling the House of Commons committee that could have examined the new EU relationship.
ukandeu.ac.uk/how-parliame...
How Parliament can take back control of the EU reset deal - UK in a changing Europe
The Chair of the Labour Movement for Europe on the need to address parliamentary scrutiny of European issues.
ukandeu.ac.uk
September 18, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Swedish opposition leader Andersson says she cannot form government in current situation (Reuters)
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Swedish opposition leader Andersson says she cannot form government in current situation
(Refiles to fix typo in headline, add missing word in last paragraph) STOCKHOLM, Sept 28 () - ‌Swedish Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson said ‌on Monday she would tell the speaker of parliame...
www.yahoo.com
September 28, 2026 at 8:41 AM
27 years ago this week, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton were bombing Iraq.

Declassified files show Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliament Britain had “the legal authority" ...
Blair misled parliament over 1998 Iraq bombing, files show
Declassified documents from 1998, when the UK and US bombed Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, show Tony Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliame...
www.declassifieduk.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🌎 The EU has provisionally implement its trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc.

🇪🇺 It is hoped the new deal will boost exports from the EU and give consumers greater choice within the bloc.

https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-implements-eu-mercosur-trade-deal/
Von der Leyen clashes with Macron by pushing through EU-Mercosur trade deal
The massive cows-for-cars accord is controversial because it hasn’t yet been officially blessed by the European Parliame
www.politico.eu
February 28, 2026 at 6:09 PM
DENALI DEAL: Republicans are floating expanding Medicaid's matching rate to five states, including Alaska and Hawaii, as a way to woo Lisa Murkowski. But they need to clear it with the parliamentarian first.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
GOP leaders looking to expand enhanced Medicaid matching rate to woo Murkowski
Senate Republican leaders are discussing a proposal to expand an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) matching rate to five states, including Alaska and Hawaii, to get the parliame…
thehill.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Having a universal charger is just common sense. Glad that the EU is doing this, and the US should too.

www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
Long-awaited common charger for mobile devices will be a reality in 2024 | News | European Parliame...
Following Parliament’s approval, EU consumers will soon be able to use a single charging solution for their electronic devices.
www.europarl.europa.eu
January 7, 2024 at 6:57 PM
In my latest on ‘All Old Strange Things’ I look at Danny Kruger MP’s rather unexpected attack on Pagans in Parliament last week: open.substack.com/pub/drfranci...
‘The strong gods are back’: is paganism a threat to Britain?
On 17 July the MP for East Wiltshire, Danny Kruger, delivered a speech to an almost empty House of Commons that has attracted rather more attention on social media than it did from his fellow parliame...
open.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Causing the death of tens of thousands during a pandemic...
Having to resign after 44 days as PM...
Misleading the Queen and unlawfully proroguing Parliament...

All of them "bumpy moments", apparently.

Thanks, Chris. Thanks, Henry. Top insight.

(h/t @paulastell.bsky.social)
July 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
On Thursday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit London to sign a bilateral cooperation treaty 🇩🇪🇬🇧

To find our more about UK-German relations, the treaty and need for closer cooperation, read this from @nvondarza.bsky.social & Ed Turner 👇

ukandeu.ac.uk/why-parliame...
Why parliamentary links are essential for the UK-German friendship treaty - UK in a changing Europe
Ed Turner and Nicolai von Ondarza consider the expected ‘friendship’ treaty between the UK and Germany. They argue that beyond shared projects...
ukandeu.ac.uk
July 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Opposition protests continue in the center of 🇬🇪Tbilisi. It is reported that the security forces did not undertake any dispersal, the main part of the protesters occupied the territory from the parliament building to the First...
Opposition protests continue in the center of Tbilisi. It is reported that the security forces did not undertake any dispersal, the main part of the protesters occupied the territory from the parliame...
Opposition protests continue in the center of Tbilisi. It is reported that the security forces did not undertake any dispersal, the main part of the protesters occupied the territory from the parliame...
ge.news-pravda.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:52 PM