Europe decides - how will election shape continent's changing politics?

Fredi Beleri to be temporarily freed from Albanian prison to be sworn in as MEP

Jailed Greek mayor-elect Fredi Beleri will take temporary leave from Albanian prison to attend the inaugural session of European Parliament.

Percentage of women in the European Parliament has fallen for the first time in 45 years

Only the Greens/EFA group will have parity, with 50.9% female MEPs within its ranks.

AfD and allies form new far-right group in Brussels called Europe of Sovereign Nations

The new group, called Europe of Sovereign Nations, immediately becomes the most radical force of the right in the European Parliament.

Far-right Patriots group springs to third force in European Parliament

Viktor Orbán’s nationalist 'Patriots for Europe' group has been officially established in the European Parliament today, boasting 84 MEPs making it the third-largest group in the hemicycle.

European Parliament, Conservatives and Patriots mark the end of Identity and Democracy

The Identity and Democracy Group no longer has the numbers to constitute itself in the European Parliament, with its members being sucked in by the European Conservatives and Reformists or the new Patriots for Europe.