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MPs lambast May government’s ‘failure’ to set out post-Brexit migration rules

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 23:17
MPs have lambasted the UK government for “failing to set out any substantive proposals on long-term migration between the UK and the EU” after Brexit.
Categories: European Union

A journey through EU Cohesion Policy

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 16:59
Cohesion Policy supports the development of regions that are lagging behind and helps in fostering innovation and enterprise in more advanced areas of the European Union.
Categories: European Union

Greek opposition hits at Tsipras over wildfires: “How do you sleep?”

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 16:41
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused the opposition today (31 July) of exploiting one of the country’s worst ever natural disasters for saying ministers should resign over the deaths of at least 91 people in a fire.
Categories: European Union

Commission reports ‘intense’ spike in unfair trade practices

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 16:38
The European Commission published on Tuesday (31 July) its annual report on trade defence measures, which informed of 46 ongoing investigations for unfair commercial practices in 2017.
Categories: European Union

Belgium introduces security check fee for EU journalists

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 15:02
Belgium has introduced an unprecedented fee of €50 months per semester for the security check of journalists attending EU summits. Moreover, the fee discriminates against journalists permanently residing in Belgium and those from abroad, who don’t need to pay the fee.
Categories: European Union

Polish EP electoral code change potential flashpoint between Brussels and Warsaw

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 11:51
The Polish Senate approved the amendments to the Polish electoral law for the European elections in 2019 – an issue that could become another flashpoint in the rule of law dispute between Warsaw and Brussels. EURACTIV Poland reports.
Categories: European Union

Bannon’s attempt to bring ‘Trumpism’ to Brussels

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 09:41
Steve Bannon, former aide and political guru to US President Donald Trump, has a new mission: he wants to unite right-wing and populist parties in the European Union.
Categories: European Union

Hard Brexit not an option, Britain’s car industry warns

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 07:39
A no-deal Brexit is not an option for Britain’s car industry, given the costs and disruption that carmakers and consumers would suffer, the head of the country’s automobile industry group said today (31 July). Mike Hawes, chief executive of the...
Categories: European Union

UK foreign secretary to warn France, Austria of costs of no-deal Brexit

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 07:36
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will visit Paris and Vienna this week to discuss Brexit and warn of the costs to Britain and the European Union of failing to reach a transition deal, his office said on Tuesday.
Categories: European Union

Romanian stirs debate with anti-government licence plates

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 07:30
Romanian police on Monday confiscated the number plates and driving licence of a man who registered his car in Sweden with letters featuring an obscene insult to the left-wing ruling party.
Categories: European Union

US official says talks with EU will include agriculture

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 07:07
Agriculture will be part of the negotiations between the United States and the European Union, whether Brussels wants to discuss it or not, US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Monday (30 July).
Categories: European Union

Macedonia to hold referendum on name change on 30 September

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 06:56
Macedonia's parliament yesterday (30 July) set 30 September as the date for a referendum on changing the country's name to the Republic of North Macedonia, a high-stakes vote aimed at resolving a long-running row with Greece and clearing the path to join NATO and the EU.
Categories: European Union

Trump and Conte cement populist front

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 06:30
US President Donald Trump traded smiles, handshakes and compliments with Italy's populist leader Giuseppe Conte Monday (30 July), as the two rightists presented a united front on everything from Russia to immigration.
Categories: European Union

Sánchez backs Morocco’s call for support to stem migrant flows

Tue, 07/31/2018 - 06:09
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has included Morroco's pending demands of resources for border management, in a letter addressed to the European Commission requesting further emergency assistance to tackle the surge in migrant arrivals.
Categories: European Union

UK loses EU anti-piracy missions to France and Spain

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 19:09
The headquarters of the EU’s anti-piracy missions off the coast of Somalia will be moved from the UK to France and Spain next year as the latest consequence of Brexit.
Categories: European Union

Can Poland catch up with the West on digitisation?

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 14:21
Acceleration of technological development provides huge opportunities for qualified employees. In an interview with EURACTIV Poland, Christian Bodewig from the World Bank Group explains how non-routine skills and competences not yet possessed by machines become increasingly relevant.
Categories: European Union

Europe needs to wake up to China’s influencing strategies

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 14:07
As Europe is waking up to the Chinese party-state’s growing influence inside its territory, China experts in Europe need to make themselves heard, write Tabitha Speelman and  Matej Šimalčík.
Categories: European Union

Hahn on Western Balkans: Exporting stability instead of importing instability

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 11:44
The Commission is satisfied with its Western Balkans strategy, as it has triggered a new dynamic in the region. In an interview with EURACTIV Germany, Commissioner for Enlargement, Johannes Hahn, however, pleads for realism.
Categories: European Union

Greek PM Tsipras faces fierce criticism over handling of wildfires disaster

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 08:26
Greece this weekend buried the victims of a devastating wildfire near Athens which killed at least 91 people, and has prompted criticism of the government's handling of the disaster.
Categories: European Union

Zimbabwe votes in first post-Mugabe election

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 08:17
Zimbabwe goes to the polls Monday (30 July) in its first election since authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year, with alleged ballot fraud and the likelihood of a disputed result clouding voting day.
Categories: European Union

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