In his remarks following the Informal meeting of the European leaders the president of the EU Council criticised the position of the UK government in Brexit talks, calling it an “illusion”. #BREAKING Britain's position on Brexit 'based on pure illusion', says EU's Donald Tusk — AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 23, 2018 The criticism came…
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EU leaders for augmenting EU budget after Brexit
Portugal is convinced that member states should contribute more to the European Union’s budget and is proposing three new taxes to finance what will be a 27-strong bloc after Britain leaves it, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said. During his doorstep in Brussels before the start of an informal EU summit, Costa said Portugal supported the idea…
Tajani: MEPs oppose ‘Spitzenkandidaten’ system
“Parliament’s position is very clear: we are not in favour [of spitzenkandidaten] because we have to reinforce democracy in Europe, so I think it should be up to citizens to choose, or suggest to the Council who the future president of the Commission should be,” said Tajani before an Informal meeting of EU heads of state on…
EU leaders informal meeting
EU leaders meet informally in Brussels to discuss institutional issues, including: the European Parliament’s composition after the 2019 elections and possible transnational lists how the EU appoints top positions, including the so called ‘Spitzenkandidaten’ The heads of state or government will also debate on the political priorities of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) after 2020, i.e. the EU’s long…
EU calls for active participation in PESCO
The European Council (#EUCO) reviewed progress achieved in the field of security and defence, and welcomed the “ambitious and inclusive” permanent structured co-operation (PESCO) and stresses the significance of rapid implementation of the first projects. Subsequently #EUCO calls member-states for active participation and swift delivery of national implementation plans. PESCO should be footed by European Defence…
EU Summit assesses defence and migration
At December 14-15 Summit the EU leaders will assess a number of the most pressing issues, including defence, migration, foreign affairs, social issues, education and culture. “Our unity in recent months has been outstanding, and I would like to thank every one of you for this. We have demonstrated that we stand firmly together, supporting…
EU27 in a hurry to legalised ‘divorce’ with UK
EU27 leaders are questioning the results of the first stage of negotiations with the UK, so called ‘divorce’ agreement, and ‘allowance’, the European civil servants assessed as reaching ‘sufficient’ progress after UK representative David Davis said the conclusion was a ‘statement of intent’ from British side. Further the UK Parliament voted for an amendment gaining…
December Brexit Summit
The European Council Article 50 December 14-15, in an EU 27 format, will review the latest developments in the negotiations following the United Kingdom’s notification of its intention to leave the EU. Leaders will reassess the state of progress in the Brexit negotiations to determine whether sufficient progress has been achieved on three specific issues: citizens’ rights…
EU building up a new defence structure
At the EU Summit the EU27 leaders reiterated their commitment to launch a new EU defence co-operation structure – Permanent structured co-operation (PESCO) – early next year. It will assemble member-state resources to conduct specific operations and provide funding for joint research and procurement. #EUDefence #EUCO welcomed progress made by Member States in preparing Permanent…
Tusk soliciting €100 million for Africa
At the EU Summit #EUCO president Donald Tusk confirmed that the bloc is ready to offer assistance to Italy in resolving the Mediterranean migrant crisis. 🆘‼️😯🔥 #Italy: Italian Citizens protest in #Rome against "Citizenship for Children of Migrants". pic.twitter.com/QKgDttj6E0 — Onlinemagazin Ⓥ (@OnlineMagazin) October 16, 2017 “We have spoken about how to help Italy manage…
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