Update: Top 10 Most Influential UK’s MEPs (September 2017)

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Note: this country-based report is part of the broader study that measured the influence of MEPs from all 28 EU Members States. To consult the methodology and cross-country comparisons read the full “Who holds the power in the European Parliament?” study.

Claude Moraes, member of the Labour Party (S&D), is the most influential UK MEP, on our list. He is the Chair of the influential Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE). Continue Reading

EU votes to step up measures to counter Russia’s propaganda, but Southern Europeans do not agree

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Over the last couple of weeks, the position of Russia on the world stage has considerably strengthened. Not only the new President-elected of the US, Donald Trump, advocates for closer relations with Putin’s country, but also pro-Russian forces are getting stronger in Europe: in Moldova and Bulgaria, candidates who want closer ties with Russia won the Presidential elections, whereas in Estonia, the main pro-Russian party just joined the government. Continue Reading