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Trump and Musk blast embezzlement verdict as Le Pen plans appeal

The French far-right leader, who was convicted on Monday of embezzling EU funds and barred from the 2027 presidential election, said she will appeal.

Euronews

Don’t water down landmark AI rules to appease Trump, key EU lawmakers warn European Commission

“It would never be enough,” AI Act lead negotiator Brando Benifei tells Fortune of any effort to appease the Trump White House.

Fortune

Exclusive: Hungary's Gay Pride surveillance would breach the EU's AI Act, says leading MEP

The European Parliament's AI Act expert and monitor, Brando Benifei tells Euronews Hungary's plans to use AI-based facial recognition to fine Gay Pride participants breaches the EU rules.

Euronews

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EU basks in all-time high citizen approval rate amid tense geopolitics

The European Union has achieved its highest-ever approval rating, with 74% of those surveyed in the latest Eurobarometer believing their country benefits from EU membership.

Euronews

Hungarian opposition leader MEP Péter Magyar claims new law targets him

A new draft law presented on Friday in Budapest would allow Hungary's National Electoral Office to revoke the mandates of members of the European Parliament if they fail to comply with financial transparency rules.

Euronews

Five people charged in European Parliament corruption probe linked to suspected bribery by Huawei

The Belgian Federal Public Prosecutor said on Tuesday that four people have been charged with active corruption and criminal organisation, and one person has been charged with money laundering.

Euronews

Huawei lobbyists barred temporarily from the European Parliament

A temporary ban will be in place until the end of the investigation carried out by Belgian prosecutor over alleged corruption case

Euronews

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Huawei lobbyists banned from accessing European Parliament after bribery arrests

The European Parliament says he lobbyists working for Huawei have been suspended from entering its premises following the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament and the Chinese company

The Independent UK

Belgian prosecutors make arrests in a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament

Belgian federal prosecutors say they've arrested several individuals as part of a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament amid reports in local media that Chinese company Huawei bribed EU lawmakers

The Independent UK

Algerian Lawmakers Condemn European Parliament Over Novelist Arrest

Algerian lawmakers criticize European Parliament's resolution on Boualem Sansal's arrest, raising concerns over political interference and broader tensions.

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Algeria blasts European Parliament for condemning a French-Algerian author's arrest

Algerian lawmakers have condemned the European Parliament for a resolution criticizing the arrest of French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal

The Independent UK

French Far-right Figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died Tuesday aged 96, was the far-right bogeyman of French politics, infamously dismissing the Holocaust as a detail of history and spending half a century whipping up anger over immigration.

International Business Times

And So It Begins: Europe's 2035 Gas Engine Ban Under Pressure

Raise your hand if you saw this coming. After automakers and governments criticized the European Union for rushing the combustion engine's demise, some politicians are also against the ICE's 2035 ban. The European Parliament's largest political group, the European People's Party (EPP), is pressuring the higher-ups from Brussels to change their…

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France's budget battle offers Le Pen a reprieve as court decision looms

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN), is turning her attention back to politics after a challenging legal ordeal. A verdict regarding allegations of misused European Parliament funds won't be announced until 31 March, giving her a temporary reprieve from legal scrutiny.

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Marine Le Pen Threatens To Bring Down French Government

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen threatens to bring down French government over budget bill disputes and faces trial for misappropriating funds.

Salon

Trump cabinet picks worry Europe

European leaders are worried that some picks signal not only a disdain for NATO, but also professional experience

Radio France Internationale

Marine Le Pen faces prison term and ban from office in fake jobs trial

French prosecutors have demanded that far-right leader Marine Le Pen receive a jail sentence and be banned from public office for five years over charges she embezzled European Parliament funds. Le Pen's defence now has two weeks to present its counter arguments.

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Marine Le Pen Faces Trial Over Alleged Embezzlement

Marine Le Pen's trial for alleged embezzlement of EU funds raises questions on political accountability and transparency in France.

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Radio France Internationale

Le Pen denies wrongdoing in fake EU jobs trial

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, facing charges of embezzling European Parliament funds, asserted her innocence in a Paris court on Monday during her first questioning since the trial began on 30 September.

Al Jazeera

France’s Marine Le Pen questioned in court at EU embezzlement trial

Le Pen and her RN party have been accused of using European Parliament money to pay staff in France.

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Marine Le Pen Faces Trial Over Embezzlement Allegations

Marine Le Pen and National Rally party face trial for alleged misuse of EU funds, impacting her political future.

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British PM Keir Starmer Seeks Improved EU Relations

British PM Keir Starmer visits Brussels to strengthen ties with EU post-Brexit, focusing on security, migration, and trade.

France 24

What does the EU embezzlement trial mean for Le Pen and the French far right?

Marine Le Pen and other senior figures within France’s far-right National Rally party are standing trial on charges of having embezzled millions in European Parliament funds to finance the party’s own political activities. Marta Lorimer, lecturer in politics at Cardiff University, discusses what the trial could mean for the party’s…

France 24

A Le Pen conviction in fake EU jobs case could weigh on far-right support, researcher says

French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen went on trial this Monday on charges of embezzling European Parliament money, in a case that could endanger her presidential ambitions. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Olivier Costa, a research professor at Sciences Po university. He says that it will be very difficult…

The Independent UK

Le Pen goes on trial for alleged misuse of EU funds in case that could derail her career

Leader of the far-right National Rally says outside court: ‘We have not violated any political and regulatory rules of the European parliament’

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