Five individuals involved in the Arab Spring have been awarded the 2011 Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament.

A new set of rules for MEPs was approved by the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and will now go to a full vote.

For the third time since 2001, the European Parliament voted Wednesday to approve revisions to rail services rules, aimed at increasing quality and competition in the sector.

The European Commission talked tough after Denmark said it would reinstate border controls.

A French minister criticized Britain for its support of minimizing the role of Strasbourg in EU affairs.