Orbán could end up with an EU Parliament seat for immunity
If an MEP from Fidesz resigns, the system in Hungary allows Fidesz to pick anyone from the 2024 election list to fill the vacancy — including Viktor Orbán (#63).
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MEPs vote to change controversial ‘chat scanning’ measures
As the clock is running out on the current rules, MEP vote for substantive changes to the controversial chat-scanning measures while agreeing to extend the temporary rules for fighting child sexual abuse material online.
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MEPs rally behind ex-commissioner Breton after US sanctions
Thierry Breton spoke to the European Parliament on Wednesday, where MEPs expressed their solidarity and reaffirmed their support for the EU’s Digital rulebook.
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NGOs want ex-Meta MEP removed from EU digital rules relaxation
The open letter on Wednesday from NGOs Corporate Europe Observatory, Transparency International and five other organisations argues Finnish centre-right MEP Aura Salla’s ties to Meta constitute an irreconcilable conflict of interest in the digital file.
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Far-right MEP tries to silence EUobserver over election-monitoring ban
French far-right MEP Virginie Joron claimed she was never punished for rogue election monitoring, but the EU Parliament confirmed she was lying, amid a wider crackdown.