Tag: EU
Message from Lahbib: Do not forget Myanmar
Belgium’s EU commissioner Hadja Lahbib says the scale of Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis has “changed beyond recognition.”
She spoke after the European Union said it would provide additional...
Geo-political tensions are “reshaping” Europe’s territories
Regional "perspectives" must remain at the heart of European policymaking.
That was the message to emerge from a meeting of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime...
Lahbib joins others in condemning “Antigypsyism.”
Belgium’s EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib has spoken out against “Antigypsyism.”
This came on 2 August as the EU and others commemorated European Roma Holocaust Memorial...
Top MEP says “wait and see” on UK’s new PM
Andy Burnham is due to be named leader of the Labour Party on Friday, before he becomes prime minister on Monday.
The outgoing mayor of...
Britain’s leadership crisis is a symptom, not the disease
By Denis MacShane and Stephan Richter
Andy Burnham’s rise to Downing Street No. 10 may buy the Labour Party time. But Britain’s political crisis runs...
Support for EU remains “strong”
While economic concerns grow, Europeans value the peaceful, protective and cooperative nature of the EU, and recognise the quality of life it enables, suggests...
EU must burnish its reputation and “regain the lustre”
By Giles Merritt, founder and former chairman of Friends of Europe
Euro-gloom’ is pervasive. It’s encouraging that business and political decision-makers are squarely confronting Europe’s...
Campaign group urges action to “End the Cage Age”
A campaign group claims that public “expectations” for more higher-welfare choices “are not being matched by political action.”
They say that, “five years after the...
Ireland set to assume its eight EU presidency
Ireland will take on one of the European Union’s most influential roles when it assumes the presidency next week.
Its term at the helm of...
New cultural programme to mark Ireland’s EU presidency
A programme of more than 25 Irish focused cultural events throughout Belgium will mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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