"Kosovo ruling must lead to more talks"

The ICJ ruling on Kosovo is "neither a cause to claim victory nor a cause for depression", said the foreign affairs spokesman of the European Parliament's main progressive group today.

"Bank stress tests should strengthen market confidence", says leading Euro MP

Stress tests on 91 EU banks must be fully transparent if they are to be credible, said members of the European Parliament's main progressive group, the 184-strong Socialists and Democrats today.

Sergio Gutiérrez will replace MEP Magdalena Alvarez

Spanish MEP Magdalena Álvarez left the Group of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) at the European Parliament after being appointed vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) by the Bank’s Board of Governors.

A new chance for good jobs

S&D Euro MPs today claimed victory after strengthening Commission proposals on jobs despite right-wing opposition.