The UK departure without a deal as a concept appears persistently in different contexts, approaching the date of the triggering Article 50, promised by Prime Minister Theresa May in March, likely before the Treaty of Rome celebrations on the 27th, but after the Dutch general elections on the 15th. The UK officials do not wish…
Tag: Europe
EU regrets Russia' liberality to domestic violence
“No country is immune from domestic violence, which claims so many victims worldwide each year. The Russian Federation’s new legislation is, in this regard, a clear step backwards in the country’s commitment to tackling violence against women and children,” – says the EU External action service (EEAS), commenting on Russia’s tolerance to domestic violence. “While…
Tusk ahead of Malta Summit
Good afternoon, Our main goal for the Malta summit is to stem the flow of irregular migration from Libya to Europe. This is the only way to stop people dying in the deserts and at sea. This is also the only way to gain control over migration in Europe. After my talks with Italian Prime…
Austria to ban full-face veil
Austria’s ruling coalition has banned Muslim full-face veils in public places. The measure is part of a larger deal struck by the center-left Democratic party (SPÖ) and the center-right Austrian People’s party (ÖVP) to avert the disintegration of the ruling coalition, according to Austrian press. Similar bans to the one proposed in Austria have been already endorsed…
'New London' in Dublin refused
“There is not going to be any new London in the EU 27. History happened in a certain way. You can’t just lift institutions and drop then somewhere else,” Philip Lane, the head of the Irish central bank at an event in London. “You may well have this fragmented but integrated financial system so location…
Trump: US #terroristban
U.S. green card holders will require additional screening before they can return to the United States, the White House said on weekend, amid protests of numerous pro-immigrant NGO and Democrat’s supporters against the measure. Earlier, a Department of Homeland Security official said people holding green cards, making them legal permanent U.S. residents, were…
Europol: Cybercriminals arrests
EUROPOL, DEPECHE: Members of an international cybercrime syndicate active in Europe and Asia apprehended five members of an international organised criminal group (OCG) have been arrested and three of them convicted so far as a result of a complex operation led by law enforcement agencies from Europe and Asia, with the active support of Europol’s…
Philadelphia: PM May on EU
Amazing speech by Theresa May in US. Makes you proud to be British — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) January 26, 2017 “…Nations, accountable to their populations – “deriving” as the Declaration of Independence puts it “their just powers from the consent of the governed” – can choose to join international organisations, or not. They can choose…
Koblenz: ENF parties in 'Trump era'
Today the leaders of Europe for Nations and Freedom (ENF) parties from Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands meet in the German city of Koblenz at a conference to exchange their concepts for the future of the continent in a new context of ‘Trump era’. Alternative for Germany (AfD) Frauke Petry is hosting the event,…
Europol: diamonds forever!
Hosted at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague, the event brought together more than 70 experts from almost all EU Member States, as well as third parties from Europe, Asia, the Americas, Eurojust and private jewellery/watch companies. ‘Diamond’ was initially composed as a follow-up project to Interpol’s ‘Pink Panther’ project, which ended in 2016. The…
EUROPE DIPLOMATIC 