2019 Association Council meeting reinforces EU-Ukraine ties
Representatives of the EU and Ukraine attended the 2019 Association Council meeting today to discuss progress on bilateral trade and reform. The 2019 Association Council...
EU Trust Fund for Africa to support legal migration, border management
The operational committee of the EU Trust Fund for Africa has approved a raft of new programmes to aid socioeconomic development and protect vulnerable...
Governments enabling corruption to face loss of EU funding
The EU’s Committees on Budgets and Budgetary Control have endorsed proposed laws to strip EU funding from governments enabling corruption and fraud. According to the...
Agrofert conflict of interest condemned by Europarl
MEPs have called on the European Commission to suspend funding to Agrofert, owned by the Czech prime minister, after repeated allegations of an Agrofert...
EU counterterrorism proposals to tackle radicalisation, data exchange
The European Parliament has set out a series of EU counterterrorism proposals to address the rising issue of terrorist attacks in the EU. MEPs raised...
Smart Border 2.0: solving Brexit’s Irish border challenge
Customs expert Lars Karlsson clarifies his Smart Border 2.0 proposal, explaining how smart borders can help to resolve the Irish border challenge posed by...
Schengen accession for Romania and Bulgaria recommended
The European Parliament has voted to adopt a report recommending Schengen accession for Romania and Bulgaria. The report, prepared by the European Committee for Civil...
Vote of no confidence in May to be held this evening
At least 48 Conservative MPs have submitted letters declaring they have no confidence in UK Prime Minister Theresa May, triggering a parliamentary vote of...
House of Commons Brexit vote postponed; May returns to Europe
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has postponed the House of Commons Brexit vote on her withdrawal deal, originally due to be held today, after...
Global Compact on Migration officially ratified
The European Parliament has officially welcomed the adoption of the UN’s Global Compact on Migration, despite the reservations of some Member States. The Global Compact...
