Charles TANNOCK MEP (UK, ECR) reflects upon possible outcome of Article 50 negotiations, transition period, free-trade agreement, and ‘hard’ Brexit consequences. Ahead of December 14-15 EU Summit, concluding first stage of the EU27-UK talks on exit conditions MEP shares his vision on trade under WTO rules in case parties will not come to an agreement….
Category: Politics
UK scientists on Brexit talks dynamics
Professor Anand Menon, director of The UK in a Changing Europe, said: “As the old saying has it, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. Significant progress has clearly been made particularly on citizens’ rights but let’s not kid ourselves. Problems remain. The Irish circle remains to be squared and at some point it will become clear that…
Vladimir Putin in traditions of Russian lifelong rulers
Russian President Vladimir Putin will contest another presidential term in 2018. He declared his election plans at a meeting with veterans and workers of the automobile plant GAZ. Russia's Putin, pulling no surprises, says he'll seek re-election https://t.co/IANRUBRu0J pic.twitter.com/5T8LrKjgib — Reuters (@Reuters) December 6, 2017 “Yes, I will run for the president of the Russian…
Annemans on future of Catalan Republic
Gerolf ANNEMANS MEP shares his views on European Parliament EU-Catalonia dialogue platform, and on crisis of self-proclaimed Catalan Republic. As a political scientist and an author, ANNEMANS reflects on possible ways towards fully fledged independence of new-born European states like his native Vlaanderen. The platform launch took place in Anna Polittkovskaya press centre of the…
Puigdemont asks Rajoy if he assumes outcome of elections
The President of the self-proclaimed Catalan Republic in exile after the Spanish government evoked an Article 155 of the Spanish constitution, said during the presentation of the candidacy Together for Catalonia (Junts per Catalunya) that the Catalan people “will ratify” that they want independence in the upcoming elections. Puigdemont and candidates of 'Together for Catalonia' present their…
Eastern Partnership fatigue
The Fifth Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit will take place in Brussels in Europa building on 24 November. Heads of state or government from the EU member states and the six Eastern partner countries will look forward to future cooperation. #EU reforms story shows that the analogy of Eastern European countries as less developed versions of their Central European…
Amb.Chizhov: Russia and EU are key actors in Europe
H.E. Ambassador of Russian Federation to the EU Vladimir Chizhov The promise of a Russia-EU continental fulcrum In December 1994, only months after Russia and the EU had signed the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, which was to guide their relationship for decades to come, the CSCE Budapest summit proclaimed the creation of a “genuine partnership”…
Puigdemont to stand in elections from Belgium
While the European Arrest Warrant has not yet been awarded by the Spanish authorities, Carles Puigdemont said he wanted to engage “in true justice (of Belgium), but not in the Spanish justice.” “I do not have fled, but it is impossible to prepare well (for my defense) “. The President of self-proclaimed Catalan Republic in…
Russia slams US control of Twitter
Twitter’s decision to remove all advertising from the accounts of RT television channel and news agency Sputnik shows that the US authorities directly control the process of decision-making in this company, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. #Zakharova: @Twitter’s ban on advertising by @RT_com and @SputnikInt shows that the company is subordinated to the…
President Puigdemont denounces “political trial”
The Government of the Generalitat, which the Spanish executives consider to have ceased, has issued a statement from Brussels regarding the quotations of President Puigdemont and the Councilors tomorrow to the National Court: https://twitter.com/thespainreport/status/925815465850621952 The statement, which is faced with “The legitimate government of the Generalitat de Catalunya“, denounces what it considers a “political trial” with a…
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