SNP MEPs join demonstrators in support of Catalan MEPs denied interim measures to take up their seats in Strasbourg

CommonSpace editor Ben Wray analyses the European election results, which have been a predictable disaster for Labour and the Tories

ONE look at Britain’s political map after the EU election results shows how constitutional politics has ripped it up, in a way that won’t easily - if ever - be put back to the way it was before.

As the Scottish Greens new EU manifesto is launched, a new report from the Scottish Centre on European Relations maps potential futures for Scotland in Europe

CommonSpace editor Ben Wray says likely European Parliamentary elections in six weeks time could be the beginning of a breach with two-party politics in England, with insurgency’s on the Remain centre and Brexit right.

WEDNESDAY’S EU Council is almost certain to grant the UK Government its extension – not the one the Prime Minister asked for, but one she’ll have to make do with.

The far-right Spanish party Vox will accuse the Catalan independence movement of a “coup d'état" at the European Parliament in March, while an event featuring Catalan President Quim Torra and former president Carles Puigdemont has been banned

Customs expert Bill Austin reviews a new paper commissioned by the European Parliament on how to achieve a Smart Border on the island of Ireland, and finds the analysis is equally prescient for an independent Scotland’s border considerations

Trade justice activist Gill Davies outlines the key points of the controversial trade deal MEPs will vote on tomorrow

1.) What is the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta)?

It is a treaty between the EU and Canada which focuses on non-trade barriers and opening markets. Some tariffs will also be reduced, notably on whisky, but generally they are already at historic lows.

Scottish MEP hails former Belgium PM in EU Parliament’s lead negotiator role as "alive" to Scottish interests 

ALYN SMITH MEP has welcomed the appointment yesterday of Guy Verhofstadt as the European Parliament’s lead negotiator on Brexit.

The contender for the SNP depute contest described his fellow MEP, who was also the former prime minister of Belgium, as a "pragmatic" person and someone who understands the political dynamic between Scotland and the rest of the UK.