The fate of the 630 migrants on board the Aquarius migrant ship dominated discussion among MEPs attending the Strasbourg plenary in Brussels after Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini refused to let it dock in Italy.

I am Italian and European, and I am not happy. As I write this there are 630 people on a ship trying to reach the only country, Spain, that has offered to welcome them.

Fantastic news has emerged from the European Parliament today, as the institution decides to ban plastic bottles from its premises.