MEPs approved the shrinking of the House from 751 to 705 MEPs after Brexit, set a date for potential new members to join the EU, and voted on issues ranging from geo-blocking to female genital mutilation, to daylight savings time.

EU politics

health (2841)

human rights

Gender equality

Africa

DSM (Digital Single Market)

UK Brexit

Post-Brexit plans to changing summertime: 5 numbers from Strasbourg

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and could be given to new countries joining the bloc,

or kept to make the institution smaller.

has been set for two Western Balkan countries, Serbia and Montenegro,

including a free press and fighting corruption.

don't let shoppers buy from another EU country.

This is called geo-blocking – and Parliament has voted to end

An estimated 500,000 women living in the EU

have undergone female genital mutilation.

prevention measures in all policy areas.

Some studies say it could have negative health effects.

MEPs want further assessment of the issue.