EU lawmakers have overwhelmingly backed a motion urging antitrust regulators to get tough on Google and other search engines and consider breaking them up.

German Socialist Martin Schulz became the first person to be elected president of the European Parliament for the second time when he got more than 50% of the votes in the first round.

The finer detail of CAP reform

A LONG-HIDDEN report into how several members of the European Parliament managed to earn themselves an extra €1 million during their term is expected to be published thanks to the efforts of an Irish barrister.

FOREIGN intelligence services spying on the European Parliament?

THE running of the European Parliament costs every person in the 27 states €3 a year, but very few of the near half billion citizens actually know whether this is good value, or even what they get for it.

EVELYN BOYLAN, a working mother of two young children, is fairly typical of an Irish person when it comes to Europe.

THE English Premiership (EP) may have its critics, with Sky Sports the greatest culprits in creating the illusion that it’s the best league in the world. In terms of marketing, stadium atmosphere and match-day colour, sure it’s in a league of its own, but question marks have always stalked the EP in terms of quality and standard.

EUROPEAN Parliament members want all those purported to have supported Libertas in its bid for EU funding to be interviewed following doubts about a signatory on the application for party recognition.

Avril Doyle reflects on her political career with our Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill.

Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill assesses the performance of Munster MEPs seeking re-election.

Blue might be the official colour for the EU Presidency, but pink, purple and stripes seem to be the order of the day so far for the politicians.