EPP Group emphasises quality in talks on future EU-UK relations

29th January - the date of MEPs’ approval of a Withdrawal Agreement that formally seals Britain’s exit from the EU on the 31st of January. Discussions will now turn to the future relationship...

Jan 29, 2020 - Latest News-Multimedia

UK elections: Manfred Weber, EPP Group Chairman, calls for clarity

The UK is holding a general election. The election results will determine who holds power in the UK and the next steps that the UK wants to take in the process of Britain’s withdrawal from the...

Dec 12, 2019 - Latest News-Multimedia

Weber on Brexit

EU and UK negotiating teams have reached an agreement on Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, known as ‘Brexit’, ahead of the 31 October deadline. But the Brexit story is not yet done and dusted. The...

Oct 17, 2019 - Latest News-Multimedia

Brexit countdown, Brazil forest fires, beating cancer

European parliamentarians have approved a new Brexit resolution, backed by the EPP Group, which supports another extension on certain conditions and opposes a no-deal UK exit from the EU. EPP...

Sep 19, 2019 - Latest News-Multimedia

Brexit superhero? Let’s be serious, says EPP Group

EPP Group Chairman Manfred Weber calls for more seriousness, after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson compared himself to The Hulk and failed to propose concrete solutions for Brexit. Weber also...

Sep 18, 2019 - Latest News-Multimedia

New Brexit delay possible with clear reasons

The European Parliament is likely to approve a Resolution on Brexit that would support a third extension, provided the UK gives concrete reasons for it and continues to participate in the EU...

Sep 11, 2019 - Latest News-Multimedia

Brexit, Fairness for Farmers, EU-Turkey, EU-Russia

At its latest plenary session, the European Parliament debated the next steps in the Brexit showdown. EPP Group Chairman Manfred Weber said the EU remains on the side of British youth victimised...

Mar 14, 2019 - Latest News-Multimedia

Ensuring visa free travel for UK and EU citizens post Brexit

In a vote on 29 January, the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee has approved a European Commission proposal designed to ensure visa free travel for EU and UK citizens after Brexit,...

Jan 29, 2019 - Latest News-Multimedia

Euro at 20, InvestEU, Brexit, Crop protection

At its latest plenary session, the European Parliament celebrated the Euro’s 20th birthday and approved the new InvestEU plan to follow the Juncker Plan by boosting investment by €700 billion from...

Jan 17, 2019 - Latest News-Multimedia

Anti-terror, Sakharov Prize, Brexit, Cyprus, Japan trade

At the latest European Parliament plenary session, which took place the same week as a terrorist attack on the Strasbourg Christmas market, MEPs approved a Special Committee report on terrorism,...

Dec 13, 2018 - Latest News-Multimedia