Prime Minister Theresa May said she would be returning to Brussels on Saturday to finalise an Article 50 deal, shaping Britain’s future ties with the European Union after her meeting with the head of the bloc’s top executive Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday failed to bridge the gaps. Theresa May met European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker…
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Armistice 100: Patriotism versus nationalism
“Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is its betrayal,” the President of France Emmanuel Macron said after paying tribute to the fallen soldiers. one hundred years after the end of the First World War. Some 70 leaders including Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Angela Merkel celebrated in Paris the commemoration of the Armistice 1918. However…
Salvini blames Juncker for “ruining” Europe
Italian Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini accused the EU unelected burocrats of “ruining Europe“. He assessed actions of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici after they criticised the Italian government’s budget plans: “The EU said yes to budgets that impoverished Italy and made its situation precarious,” Salvini said, while visiting a fair…
Castaldo calls for Dublin Regulation reform
Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, the vice-president of the European Parliament, Italy, M5S Movement, calls for the urgent reform of the EU Dublin Regulation, which unequally shares burden of illegal migration flows. Unlike the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, the Italian politician is convinced that the migrant crisis is far from being solved, reflecting profound structural problems…
EU strengthens cooperation with United Nations
In a joint statement the European Union and United Nations have expressed their determination to further strengthen their cooperation. TODAY: Nelson Mandela Peace Summit- Speech by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC at +/- 18.45 CET. Follow on EbS —> https://t.co/zv3fir5ICy Stay tuned! #Peace #EU #UN #EUintheworld #UNGA pic.twitter.com/Kbpsi7IQXb — EcoDev EU 🇷🇸🇪🇺 (@EcoDev5) September…
Intense illegal migrants flows to Spain
Almost 400 migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean this weekend as they attempted to make the crossing from Morocco to Spain, Spanish rescue services confirmed. Spain faces a steady increase in sea arrivals which surged in recent months, especially after Italy started to close its ports for illegals. EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has…
Trump-Juncker launched trade talks
President Donald Trump said the United States and the European Union were launching talks aimed at lowering trade barriers as officials looked to head off a trade war. Productive meeting @JunckerEU @POTUS just finished. The two leaders will make statements to the press soon. pic.twitter.com/i3zzpwEC8y — Margaritis Schinas (@MargSchinas) July 25, 2018 “This was a…
Juncker’ goodwill visit to Washington
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker will not arrive in the United States for talks with President Donald Trump with a specific trade offer, the Commission spokesperson said. President @JunckerEU set to meet President @realDonaldTrump on July 25. Purpose of the visit is to focus on improving transatlantic trade and forging a stronger economic 🇪🇺-🇺🇸partnership. More…
Little interest in EU-Ukraine Summit amid Brexit crisis in UK
At the 20th summit between the European Union and Ukraine, leaders discussed next steps in the implementation of the Association Agreement and the EU’s support for Ukraine’s ambitious reform agenda. 20th EU-Ukraine summit joint statement: https://t.co/5OiuLEnZR4 pic.twitter.com/ykPLukEavZ — Charles Michel (@eucopresident) July 9, 2018 Following the summit, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Jean-Claude…
V4 declines EU attempts to reach informal deal on migration
Today in Brussels the leaders from 17 member states have attended an informal Summit on Migration, while Hungary’s Prime minister, Viktor Orbán, announced his country and three other Visegrad (V4) Four members would boycott the meeting. With the decision of V4 countries to deny EU their support in migrants relocation policy, the European crisis on the issue…
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