As tough EU budget talks loom, visiting leaders call for protection of funding for large social and economic projects, and ministers from troubled economies court MEPs.
Jail sentences for fraudulent bankers and traders will soon be available all over Europe, while MEPs fear a shortage of money to finish work on essential infrastructure.
After months of intensive debate, Parliament's Regional Development Committee passes its post-2013 cohesion policy package aimed at boosting EU regions.
Addressing the MEPs, the German Chancellor gave her support to bank bail-outs. But national measures aren't enough, some said. And more of today's news.
Can a reworked regional policy serve as an engine of growth in Europe, or would the money be better spent otherwise? A heated debate with high-profile guests.