MEPs say little-watched parliament TV should be scrapped

The European Parliament's in-house TV, a multi-million-euro project designed to give citizens an insight into the workings of the EU, has been deemed too expensive and watched by too few people to justify maintaining it.

Set up in 2008, EuroparlTV gives the unfiltered view of the parliament through live streaming of committee meetings and plenary sessions. It also has three other strings to its bow - making news, debate and "educational" pieces for the general public.

But the effe...