Michael Ivanovich of economic research firm MSI Global made the call over German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the EU’s apparent reluctance to back French President Emmanuel Macron’ proposed reforms. The French President wants to set up a eurozone budget to … Read More
I was on the London Underground train struck by a terrorist bomb during rush hour Friday morning, but fortunately I was not among the injured. When the explosive device went off the train immediately stopped and the doors opened. We … Read More
INTRODUCTION – WIND IN OUR SAILS Mr President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, When I stood before you this time last year, I had a somewhat easier speech to give. It was plain for all to see that our … Read More
BRUSSELS — EU lawmakers are pushing for an end to international data roaming charges between the EU and Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, a trust fund for Ukrainian investment, and possibly more sanctions on Russia ahead of a summit in Brussels … Read More
London, Sep 9 Thousands of people marched through central London today calling on the government to “rethink and reject Brexit”. A stream of protesters poured through Trafalgar Square and stopped to boo outside Prime Minister Theresa May’s Downing Street office … Read More
LONDON — A group of at least 100 Conservative MPs has claimed there is no legal or moral basis for Britain to pay the European Union a “divorce bill” as part of Brexit and that instead, the EU should pay … Read More
BRUSSELS — The European Union won an important victory on Wednesday in its fractured effort to deal with the huge wave of migration that began in 2015, as the bloc’s top court ruled that Hungary and Slovakia were obligated to … Read More
MILAN — News of North Korea’s latest nuclear test hit European shares on Monday but failed to trigger a massive sell-off as investors seem to get used geopolitical tensions. The pan-European STOXX 600 index and euro zone blue chips both … Read More
SPAIN’S former foreign minister launched a scathing attack on the UK claiming Britons “don’t know what they want” over Brexit. Marcelino Oreja is renowned as being one of the most committed experts on the European Union, having been on one … Read More
In a move bound to further antagonise the UK side in the talks senior EU diplomats revealed they will demand ongoing budget payments linked to a transitional deal separately to the divorce payout. Such an arrangement would mean British taxpayers … Read More