European hunters say Malta trapping numbers too small for ban
European Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) says Birds Directive allows Malta to retain trapping season
Dogs and cats 'take over' the European Parliament
There are an estimated 61 million owned dogs and 66 million owned cats in the EU, but there is very little EU legislation to protect their welfare.
Eurogroup shares ‘varying degrees of scepticism’ on Greek proposals

Finance Minister Edward Scicluna says Greece needs ‘special monitoring programme’ if bailout terms are accepted

Finance Minister Edward Scicluna says Greece needs...

Deputy prime minister sees Greek proposals as ‘solid basis for negotiations’

Louis Grech describes current problems faced by EU ‘as most delicate of times’ the integration process ever faced

Louis Grech describes current problems faced by EU...

Greek MPs back bailout plan

Greek parliament backs a government package of economic reforms aimed at ending the country's debt crisis and securing a new bailout

Greek parliament backs a government package of economic...

Tsakalotos expects ‘many’ of Greece’s demands to be accepted

Alexis Tsipras’s government to face vote in parliament later on tonight

Alexis Tsipras’s government to face vote in...

EU ministers fail to agree on relocation of 40,000 migrants from Greece, Italy

Despite stalemate reached on relocation of migrants, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela says ‘one must note the progress registered’

Despite stalemate reached on relocation of migrants, Home...

Sant says TTIP agreement should increase competitivity for SMEs

MEP Alfred Sant votes in favour of Transatlantic Trade and Investment...

MEP Alfred Sant votes in favour of Transatlantic Trade and...

Greece submits economic reform proposals

The newly proposed measures include tax rises, pension reforms, privatisation and spending cuts

The newly proposed measures include tax rises, pension...

AD calls on Muscat and Busuttil to stop playing ‘macho’

PM Joseph Muscat and opposition leader Simon Busuttil should stop bluffing...

PM Joseph Muscat and opposition leader Simon Busuttil...

Dalli calls for balance between fighting climate change and EU competitiveness

During the European Parliament's plenary session debate on the Emissions Trading Scheme, MEP Miriam Dalli stated that the current implementation of the...

During the European Parliament's plenary session debate...

Labour MEP supports TTIP

MEP Marlene Mizzi: 'Yes to TTIP, if and only if, it safeguards European values and standards'

MEP Marlene Mizzi: 'Yes to TTIP, if and only if, it...

European Greens to demand explanation on Haywharf construction project

Green MEPs have tabled a question in the European Parliament on whether the contentious project makes us of EU funds

Green MEPs have tabled a question in the European...

Greece keeps Europe waiting

19 Eurozone leaders meet in Brussels for what may be last chance to avoid Grexit

19 Eurozone leaders meet in Brussels for what may be last...

Muscat: absence of concrete proposals by Greece creates trust problem

Finance minister Edward Scicluan says Yanis Varoufakis’s successor,...

Finance minister Edward Scicluan says Yanis...

Update 2 | Scicluna says Grexit is a 'realistic possibility'

Edward Scicluna puts the probability of a Greek exit from single currency at...

Edward Scicluna puts the probability of a Greek exit from...

Updated | Greek banks to stay closed till Wednesday

With Yanis Varoufakis’s departure, finance ministers hope to see an end...

With Yanis Varoufakis’s departure, finance ministers...

Updated | Bailout negotiator Euclid Tsakalotos named Greece’s new finance minister

Euclid Tsakalotos is an economist educated at Oxford University

Euclid Tsakalotos is an economist educated at Oxford...

Austerity model ‘failed, ‘sustainable economic models only way forward’ – AD

All eyes on European Central Bank to see whether it plans to increase flow of emergency aid to Greek banks

All eyes on European Central Bank to see whether it plans...

Emergency euro summit called after Greeks reject bailout offer

Heads of state or government in the euro area to meet in Brussels on Tuesday

Heads of state or government in the euro area to meet in...