Declaring the reappointment of Donald Tusk as a president of the European Council for the second term, Antonio Tajani, the European Parliament president, responded to Brussels Diplomatic question if the decision taken against the opposition of the Polish government would upset the upcoming celebration of the Treaty of Rome. “It is not a scandal,…
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Farage for referendum on House of Lords
After a three-hour debate on Tuesday, for the second time in a week peers amended the legislation that will authorise Theresa May to notify the EU of the UK’s intention to leave and pave the way for official Brexit talks to begin. The government has suffered a second Brexit defeat in the House of Lords…
Schaeuble for making Brexit a negative example
Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said it is essential for the EU27 to stick together in while approaching “Brexit” negotiations with the UK. Schaeuble also told to press corps in Berlin that he believes Brexit negotiations will be “difficult and complicated”, and while concluding the negotiations it should be clear to everyone that remaining on…
April 5 – Brussels Syria conference
The European Union will host a major international conference on Syria on April 5, entitled ‘Syria and the region: supporting the future of Syria and the region’, co-chairing the event with the United Nation, Germany, Kuwait, Norway, Qatar and the United Kingdom, High Representative Federica Mogherini announced this week. .@FedericaMog announces that EU will host…
EU27 ‘Multi-speed’
On Monday, 6.03.2017, the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Spain met at the palace of Versailles, in outskirts of Paris, to prepare for a March 25 EU summit in Rome devoted to the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which laid the foundation of the European project. The leaders of the euro zone’s…
Enda Kenny for EU Council president?
The otherwise dull formal procedure of the prolongation of the mandate to the EU Council president Donald Tusk turned into suspense when his own compatriots fiercely opposed his appointment. A week before the EU Summit Polish government declared MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski as a candidate for the post. “Jacek Saryusz-Wolski represents a high level of professionalism…
Shoukry: ‘no’ for refugee camps in Egypt
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Sameh Shoukry attended a number of meetings with high officials in Brussels, exchanging views on illegal immigration and security. Shoukry clearly rejected the set up of refugee/migrant camps in Egypt. @FedericaMog receiving Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry #EU Foreign Affairs Council pic.twitter.com/hjTn6SF3DG — Nabila Massrali (@NabilaEUspox) March 6,…
Concerns over North Korea missile programme
Today North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan’s northwest, angering South Korea and Japan, days after it promised retaliation over U.S.-South Korea military drills it sees as a preparation for war. North Korea missile test Stirs ICBM fears https://t.co/kBrL6PTnLT — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 6, 2017 South Korea’s military…
EPP Weber for anti-Trump candidate
Manfred Weber, the leader of the centre-right group European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament threatened to expel a Polish MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski who has been nominated by Warsaw to replace Donald Tusk (pictured) as president of the European Council. .@EPPGroup's deciding bodies will deliberate this week. If Mr Saryusz-Wolski should maintain his…
Austria suggests refugee camps in Georgia
“We need refugee centers outside the European Union, which would be managed jointly with the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency. Their location is not so important. It is important that they will provide protection, and that people, trying to enter Europe illegally, will be returned there,” – said Sebastian Kurz, Austrian Foreign Minister to Bild am Sonntag newspaper. Kurz…
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