As Trump clamps down on Netanyahu, the Israeli leader is finding he has few avenues of appeal among American politicians.

On 5 March 2026, the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the proposal for a regulation on strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain. The regulation aims to make written contracts a general rule, reinforce the bargaining power of producer organisations, simplify their recognition, and establish an incentive framework for voluntary schemes and social sustainability initiatives. During the June 2026 plenary session, Parliament is due to vote on the agreed text. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Georgia applied to join the EU in March 2022 and received candidate status on 14 December 2023, under certain conditions. Since then, democratic backsliding under the ruling Georgian Dream party has stalled Georgia's EU accession process. Following the contested parliamentary elections in October 2024, the country plunged into a deep political crisis. Parliament's AFET committee adopted its report on the 2025 Commission enlargement report on Georgia on 5 May 2026. The report is scheduled for a plenary vote in June. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

During the June plenary session, the European Parliament is expected to vote on the provisional agreement reached with the Council on the European Commission's proposal on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques. The proposal aims to align existing EU legislation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) with new scientific developments. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

During the June 2026 plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on an own-initiative resolution on the European Commission's 2025 report on Montenegro. The Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) report on Montenegro, adopted on 4 May, encourages all Montenegrin political actors to maintain the momentum towards successfully concluding the accession negotiations, and underlines the need for political stability and constructive cross-party cooperation in this regard. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

During the June 2026 plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on an own-initiative resolution on the European Commission's 2025 report on Türkiye. The Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) report regrets that, despite the Turkish government's repeated statements recommitting to the EU membership goal, persistent and serious concerns raised in its previous reports regarding shortcomings affecting the accession process remain unaddressed. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

On 7 April 2026, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation on the European Union Space Services Agency. The proposal aims to provide the current European Union Agency for the Space Programme, established in 2004, with a specific legal basis, to ensure the continuity of operations beyond the current (2021-2027) EU multiannual financial framework. It includes proposed provisions on the agency's governance and tasks in relation to the operation of EU space infrastructure and services. Nevertheless, these proposed tasks are not exhaustive, and could be complemented by a set of additional tasks as included in the proposal for a regulation on an EU space act, currently under examination. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This digest provides a collection of documents prepared by the academia, think tanks, other EU institutions and bodies, as well as stakeholders that can be useful for Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets to stay informed about the debate concerning the next Multiannual Financial Framework, starting in 2028. The document is produced monthly by the Budgetary Support Unit of DG BUDG and the European Parliamentary Research Service. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This briefing is intended to provide background information for the public hearing organised by BUDG on ‘NRPPs and lessons from the RRF delivery model: long-term EU resilience and social cohesion in the context of demographic challenges’. The structure of the briefing mirrors the three distinct thematic panels of the hearing: conditionalities and the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF): lessons for the NRPP delivery model; flexibility versus predictability: how to guarantee long-term investments with the new flexibility; demographic challenges as an example of the need for predictability. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

In the complicated governor’s race, voters embraced the former health secretary’s centrist stance over the passionate promises of insurgent candidates.

Latest California governor primary results as Democrats Katie Porter, Tom Steyer and Xavier Becerra and Republicans Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton vie for nominations to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom.

While the retail digital euro project receives much political attention, the parallel process to develop a wholesale digital euro for use among financial market participants should not be overlooked. This briefing outlines and explains the European Central Bank’s projects Pontes and Appia and discusses their utility and potential for strengthening EU financial market integration. Pontes aims at establishing an interface between central bank money and tradable assets in the form of digital tokens. Appia is a more long-term project exploring the overall ecosystem and governance around such tokenised assets. Our briefing concludes that Pontes and Appia are a necessary condition for the EU to benefit from the promises of this technology, which can help addressing the inefficiencies of fragmented market infrastructures and thus support the Savings and Investment Union. By themselves, however, these projects might not be sufficient to overcome national silos. Doing so is likely to require harmonisation efforts at the level of securities and company laws. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Latest Los Angeles mayoral primary results, as incumbent Karen Bass seeks reelection in a tight race with candidates Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt.

Haaland could make history as the first female Native American governor if she’s elected.

Latest California Governor primary results as Democrats Katie Porter, Tom Steyer and Xavier Becerra and Republicans Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton vie for nominations to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Latest New Mexico governor primary results as Sam Bregman, Deb Haaland, Gregg Hull, Duke Rodriguez and Doug Turner vie for nominations to replace Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Latest California Governor primary results as Democrats Katie Porter, Tom Steyer and Xavier Becerra and Republicans Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton vie for nominations to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Latest Los Angeles mayor primary results as incumbent Karen Bass seeks reelection in a tight race with candidates Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt.

The secretary of state will testify publicly for the first time since the war began, as the regional conflict worsens and lawmaker patience runs thin.

The Commission has included two legislative initiatives in its 2026 work programme, both aimed at reviving EU competitiveness through innovation: the EU innovation act and the EU research act. While the first initiative is expected to enhance the framework conditions for the creation and scale-up of innovation, the second would focus on encouraging further public and private investment in research and innovation. Given their complementarity in the same policy domain of EU research and innovation, this briefing provides a combined analysis of their expected objectives and provisions, as well as the relevant positions expressed by the other EU institutions and stakeholders. These initiatives would address several key challenges to enhance Europe’s competitiveness. These include: - Strengthening investment in research and innovation across the public and private sectors to match the target of an annual volume of investment in R&D equivalent to 3 % of GDP; - Facilitating access to finance for innovative companies, including small and medium-sized businesses; - Pooling the research and innovation agenda across Member States, harnessing the relevant EU programmes Horizon Europe and the European Competitiveness Fund; - Improving the framework conditions for the diffusion of innovation across the single market, including through the development of regulatory schemes supporting the testing of innovative solutions (regulatory sandboxes). Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This study examines the historical evolution of the Erasmus+ programme and assesses the legislative proposal currently discussed for the 2028–2034 programme period. It identifies structural challenges related to linking broader ambitions to budgetary realities; balancing flexibility with governance and oversight in Erasmus+; the adequacy of support; inclusion and unequal access; and administrative complexity. The study also evaluates whether the proposed changes correspond to the problems identified in programme evaluations and studies. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

In recent years, concerns over the impact of social media on minors have increased, prompting governments around the world, including in several EU Member States, to consider restricting children's access to social media. In March 2026, UNICEF reported that nearly 40 countries worldwide are discussing, proposing, adopting or implementing age-based restrictions. This marks a clear acceleration compared with previous years, when only a few countries were considering such measures. Early implementation, notably in Australia, suggests that these restrictions are not yet very effective. Although social media platforms have removed and deactivated millions of accounts belonging to users under 16, many children continue to access social media. Many experts caution that various age assurance technologies remain imperfect. Some methods may infringe privacy or wrongly exclude certain people, while others are ineffective when borrowed or bought accounts or various techniques are used to alter children's appearance. Within the EU, the proliferation of national initiatives restricting children's access to social media also raises the risk of regulatory fragmentation across Member States. National rules vary in terms of the minimum age proposed, terminology used and the scope of restrictions imposed. At the same time, the feasibility of national restrictions is constrained by the existing EU legal framework. Member States must act in compliance with EU law, including legislation on digital services and data protection, as well as fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and access to information. To avoid fragmentation of laws across the EU, several Member States and the European Parliament have called for the exploration of a common EU approach, including the introduction of an EU-wide minimum age for social media, or a broader digital majority age. The European Commission has launched a special panel on child safety online to advise it on this issue. It is also advancing work on a harmonised age verification framework. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This fact sheet explains how EU directives and regulations have progressively strengthened maritime transport safety standards, largely through the three legislative packages introduced in response to the Erika and Prestige oil tanker disasters. It lays out the objectives and achievements of EU maritime safety policy and the European Parliament’s role in shaping it. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Its unusual primary system, combined with scandal and a low-profile field, have made this year’s race harder to predict.

The early field is still wide open.

Its unusual primary system, combined with scandal and a low-profile field, have made this year’s race harder to predict.

Interinstitutional agreements (IIAs) have existed in various forms since the beginning of EU integration. Only with the Lisbon Treaty, however, did they become formally recognised as potentially legally binding instruments. IIAs' main role has been to facilitate cooperation among the EU's three main political institutions: the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the European Union. Some scholars regard them as essential for interinstitutional cooperation, while others criticise them for frequently exceeding the institutions' enumerated powers and violating institutional balance. A specific category of IIAs, framework agreements, has governed relations between Parliament and the Commission since 2010. The most recent iteration of the framework agreement, updated in 2026, reflects post-Lisbon institutional developments, parliamentary reforms and increasing demands for transparency, accountability, and parliamentary scrutiny of the Commission. It reinforces the European Parliament's position vis-à-vis the Commission and further operationalises the principles of institutional balance and sincere cooperation under Article 13(2) TEU. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The Virginia governor is being attacked from all sides for actions she considers moderate, including 31 vetoes of bills from the Democratic-led legislature.

The Virginia governor is being attacked from all sides for actions she considers moderate, including 31 vetoes of bills from the Democratic-led legislature.

Xavier Becerra led President Joe Biden’s health agency during the pandemic but kept a low profile. He has risen to lead in polls ahead of California’s gubernatorial primary.

“If you storm the Capitol and you take from this slush fund, too bad, we’re taking it,” one New York lawmaker said.

While the president’s medical reports says he remains fit to serve, independent physicians have raised questions about the recurrent bruises on his hands and swelling in his legs.

Internal messages reviewed by The Post stipulate that military personnel must pay their own ways and meet strict physical requirements to be eligible.

The IA underpins the proposed legislation that aims to strengthen EU manufacturing and strategic autonomy while ensuring decarbonisation, by boosting demand for low-carbon and EU made products and net zero technologies, promoting foreign investment and simplifying permitting procedures. It provides three policy option packages linked to specific objectives, and explains the need for EU action. However, the IA does not properly set out the reasoning for all the objectives chosen. The policy measures could have been presented in a clearer way, with an explanation of the cumulative effect of combining them. The IA assesses economic impacts in detail but lacks an in-depth analysis of the social and environmental impacts or the implications for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Stakeholders' views on measures are integrated throughout the IA, and the consultation activities are adequately described. The IA offers both qualitative and quantitative analysis, but on several occasions the sources are partial or even questionable. Most Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB) recommendations have been taken on board, improving the quality of the IA. The Commission's legislative proposal differs from the preferred policy option, which is clarified in the explanatory memorandum. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This fact sheet explains the concept of posted workers – employees sent by their employer to work temporarily in another EU country – and outlines why and how the practice of posting workers is regulated under EU law. It presents the EU laws that aim to ensure fair competition when services are provided across EU borders while also protecting the social rights of posted workers. It concludes by highlighting the European Parliament’s work in driving reform, to improve regulation and enforcement. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP