Early morning hours Minister of Interior of France Chirstophe Castaner (pictured) gave press-conference in Strasbourg, updating the information on the ongoing police operation. There are 350 policemen, and two helicopters involved in the search operation. Castaner declared plan “Vigipirate” at level of “emergency attack“. Minister ordered to reinforce the border control. The gunman, shot 14 people,…
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Conte confident in budget accord with Brussels
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte replied to Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici‘s call for a “credible” budget deficit cut by saying “our actions are credible”. Our actions credible – Conte to Mosvcovi. Infringement procedure not be wished for, sure of deal says PM https://t.co/hLpSRnU2DC — Ansa English News (@ansa_english) November 30, 2018 “I am confident in…
European army: a convenient utopia
Dr Pierre-Emmanuel Thomann OPINION The idea of creating a European army is today a convenient utopia. French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken out in favor of the creation of a “European army”, on the occasion of the commemoration of 11 November 1918 in Paris, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel supported this idea. Emmanuel Macron’s statement on…
Italy budget tussle goes on
European Commission vice president for the euro Valdis Dombrovskis said the EC wants to see a “considerable, and not marginal” correction in Italy‘s budget adjustment from the initial package that was rejected. Dombrovskis said the direction of the budget was currently “counter-productive“. “It must be revised,” he added. The government has been sending mixed signals…
Yemen in focus of EU diplomacy
“Today with the Foreign Ministers we will discuss first and foremost the situation in Yemen. I discussed yesterday on the phone with the Special Envoy of the United Nations for Yemen [Martin] Griffiths on how the European Union and the Member States can best support his work in this crucial moment that could be or become an…
Merkel to debate Future of Europe with MEPs in Strasbourg
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will debate the future of Europe with MEPs and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday from 15.00 to 17.30 in the Strasbourg Chamber, France. https://twitter.com/VincesBXL/status/1060842791629176832 This will be the twelfth in a series of future of Europe debates between EU heads of state or governments and MEPs. Tomorrow, on…
“Absurd” accusations against Hungary
This morning, Hungarian Minister Gergely Gulyás (pictured) made it clear that the pro-immigration political parties in the European Parliament will stop at nothing to push their ideological agenda. In an information note on the Article 7 procedure Minister described their action as a ‘political accusation disguised as rule of law concerns’. “As a result of a…
EU acts against luxury amid Italy yacht “Apocalypses”
Italy along with the Isle of Man received the criticism of the European Commission, taking steps to force them to scrap illegal tax breaks for yachts and private jets or face a lawsuit in European court. We have stepped up our agenda to tackle #taxavoidance in the yacht and aircraft sectors by implementing infringement proceedings…
Italy at edge of EU infringement procedure
Italy at the edge of an infringement procedure if the government does not change its draft budget plan for 2019, European Commission Vice-President for the Euro Valdis Dombrovskis said. The Commission has rejected the plan, which sees Italy running a deficit of 2.4% of GDP next year, saying it would breach the Stability and Growth…
Lamy warns EU trade about hardships ahead
The European Union should prepare for its companies to be targeted by US sanctions in a worsening trade dispute between the United States and China, former World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general Pascal Lamy said. Ex-#WTO Director General Pascal Lamy expects geopolitical tensions to persist over next several decades, with #US and #China engaged in…
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