Former European Commissioner Viviane Reding MEP calls out the false claims of the Brexiters. She absolutely nails it. We need more of this from our UK politicians.

Former UK ambassador Ivan Rogers says PM’s negotiating strategy was doomed to fail

This week, the last desperate moves before next week’s descent in the Hellmouth of Final Votes. Has Theresa May’s attempts to bribe Labour MPs from Leave constituencies backfired? Just how wobbly is Labour’s “commitment” to a People’s Vote? And who will run candidates in the 2019 European Parliamentary Elections if Brexit is extended and Britain has to participate?

The prospect that the UK will seek an extension to the Brexit negotiation process, whether or not a deal can be sealed by British prime minister Theresa May in the next few days, has risen significantly.

Elections for new Euro-MPs must be held if MPs delay Brexit, pressure group Leave Means Leave has said.

Brexiteers are lobbying among EU nations for a veto to an extension of Article 50, it has been reported. The UK needs approval from all EU member states before any request for an extension to the Brexit deadline can be granted. And in theory one veto would be enough to derail the request.

The European Parliament has voted against opening trade talks between the EU and the United States amid fears over Donald Trump‘s trade and environmental policies.

Extension would have to stop well before upcoming EU elections, or continue long after, document suggests.

The European elections this year coincide with the 40th anniversary of the first elections to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, held in June 1979.

Text calls on member states to tackle discrimination against people of African descent.

Tusk says European Parliament must represent remain voters.

European Council president Donald Tusk has urged the European Parliament to "be open to a long extension, if the UK wishes to rethink its strategy".

#Brexit stands as a cautionary tale to the people of Europe. We must never take peace and prosperity for granted. Value it, fight for it and defend it every day.

British MEP Richard Ashworth’s speech in the European Parliament on Wednesday claiming Brexit was a “cautionary tale” to Europe has received a significant response on social media getting shared by many across the continent.

Seats in the European Parliament representing England, Scotland and Wales are distributed according to the D'Hondt system, a type of proportional representation.

British MEPs have explained why they voted against UK citizens getting visa-free access to the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

The million who marched in London for a new referendum or the six million who signed the Revoke Article 50 petition will have a chance to vote for what they want.

Far-right, populist and eurosceptic parties from countries across Europe have announced that they are forming a new alliance ahead of EU elections next month.

The Conservative Party has drawn up emergency plans to select candidates for 23 May elections.

“Europe is setting new and ambitious standards, paving the way for the rest of the world.” / The European parliament has voted to ban single-use plastic cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stirrers as part of a sweeping law against plastic waste that despoils beaches and pollutes oceans.

EU citizens will elect more than 700 MEPs in May.

The passionate environmentalist served as MEP for Wight and Hampshire East between 1979 and 1984. / Boris Johnson might be one of the highest profile proponents for leaving the EU, but his father has other ideas. 78-year-old Stanley Johnson is a staunch Remainer who spent the 2016 EU referendum arguing against his famous son.

The European Parliament has launched a new mobile application designed to help citizens to discover what the EU has done, is doing and plans to do, is now available.

Pro-EU parties, including the Liberal Democrats, the Greens and the Independent Group, will not form pacts or alliances at the forthcoming EU elections, hoping to use the poll as a “soft referendum” to show a surge in support for remain.

Shadow cabinet ministers are backing a new public vote alongside MPs from the left and right of the party. / Jeremy Corbyn is under intense pressure from within his shadow cabinet to give a strong commitment to a new Brexit referendum as part of Labour’s European election campaign offer.