Latest European Parliament News

France's Marine Le Pen rejects embezzlement claims as her presidential bid hangs in balance

Nov. 13, 2024 01:27 AM EST

PARIS (AP) — For weeks, Marine Le Pen has thrown all her energy into fighting what she calls unfair accusations that her party embezzled European Parliament funds. France’s leading far-right figure is now facing a crucial moment in a high-profile trial where her eligibility to run for president...

Venezuelan opposition leaders win the EU’s top human rights prize

Oct. 24, 2024 11:05 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia have won the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced Thursday. Machado was set to run as the democratic...

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces court on charges of embezzling EU funds

Oct. 14, 2024 12:31 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds. The nine-week trial is a critical juncture for Le Pen,...

France's Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds

Sep. 30, 2024 12:06 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen denied violating any rules as she and her National Rally party and two dozen others went on trial on Monday, accused of embezzling European Parliament funds, in a case that has the potential to derail her political ambitions. Le...

The leaders of Germany's Greens are quitting after several election defeats

Sep. 25, 2024 06:13 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany's Greens, one of three parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's troubled coalition government, announced Wednesday that they will step down after the latest in a string of disappointing election results. The environmentalist party's support declined...