Anti-fraud Commissioner faces tough questions, MEPs adopt report on banning fluorinated gases and Martin Schulz says it's time for a critical look at the EU's social dimension.
Opposing responses to the American data ‘spying’ revelations, protests of support for Turkish demonstrations and a big breakthrough in common European asylum rules.
MEPs express shock at US Prism system for covert data gathering, Parliament signs off deal on safer foods and Slovenian President warns crisis can lead to euroscepticism.
A former EP President says the EU 'muddled through' the crisis but survived and must move on – and a Luxembourg MEP is unsure ground handling privatisation will help.
How will the face of the European Parliament change in 2014? MEPs debate how the crisis and growing eurosceptism could affect the elections in one year's time.
Hit hard by the crisis, many Europeans have had their homes repossessed. The EU wants to protect consumers better and to reduce the number of irresponsible mortgages.