The European Parliament has projected which parties will get seats after the European Union-wide May election and says that the center-right Christian Democrat EPP group would remain the largest party ahead of the center-left Socialist S&D.

The center-right is set to remain the biggest group in the EU legislature after elections in May that should also show a surge in seats for the far-right, a survey by the European Parliament showed on Monday.

Czech prime minister Andrej Babis said Sunday at a party congress the upcoming European Parliament elections "are the most important ever", Bloomberg reported. He pressed for a larger role for smaller EU states. "We want member states to have significant influence on Europe's development, so that Europe isn't governed just by bigger states with a politically biased [European] Commission and European civil servants that cost us huge money," Babis said.

Venezuela denied a group of European Parliament deputies entry into the country on Sunday, arguing they had "conspiratorial motives" for flying to Caracas in the throes of a political crisis.

BELGIAN MEP Philippe Lamberts lashed out at Angela Merkel and Jean-Claude Juncker for allowing "far-right" ideas into their European Parliament party claiming eurosceptics across the bloc have "invaded" the EU institutions.

A prominent member of the far-right League party said on Friday Italy will have to leave the European Union unless the upcoming European Parliament elections show a decisive shift toward populist parties.

Brexit talks will continue in Brussels, as UK PM Theresa May's government is trying to find a way out of the political impasse at home. Murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee will speak at the European Parliament next week.

Italy will have to leave the European Union unless the upcoming European Parliament elections show a decisive shift toward populist parties, a prominent member of the ruling League party said on Friday.