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A coordinated EU "common position" could deliver international recognition of a Palestinian state, the European Parliament was told this afternoon.

The proposal for official recognition of Palestine as a state is being raised in parliaments across Europe and will be debated in the European Parliament tomorrow, when MEPs will hear a call for a coordinated European initiative.

Labour MEPs today welcomed trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström's announcement the European Commission will be more transparent on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations.

Disabled people in Britain are getting a raw deal compared to their counterparts across Europe according to a new European Parliament report released today.

Labour's MEPs on the European Parliament economic and monetary affairs committee have welcomed today's comments by the European Court of Justice's lead advocate that an EU-wide bankers' bonus cap is legally "valid".

Labour MEPs have urged the government to take concrete action to tackle air pollution, following today's European Court of Justice ruling that called on the UK to establish an air quality action plan.

It could create jobs, lower the cost of everyday household items and open thousands of new opportunities for business in the UK. That’s what we know a trade deal with the US could do. And that’s why Labour is prepared to give negotiations a chance, writes Jude Kirton-Darling MEP, Labour's European spokesperson on international trade.