Women MPs of the World unite in UK parliament
The UK Parliament today hosted the largest ever number of female MPs from around the world in its Women MPs of the World event. More...
2019 Spitzenkandidat announced at EPP congress
The European People’s Party (EPP) has announced its 2019 Spitzenkandidat (“lead candidate”) for the presidency of the European Commission. German Manfred Weber beat former Finnish...
Polish Independence Day march banned in Warsaw
The mayor of Warsaw has banned a Polish Independence Day march planned for Sunday, due to its attraction to the far right. This Sunday, November...
IPPR economics prize to reward radical solutions
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a progressive thinktank, has launched the IPPR Economics Prize, a £150,000 fund for radical new economic ideas. The...
Italian coalition government wins confidence vote
The Italian coalition government has won a critical confidence motion in the upper house Senate on a security bill championed by controversial Deputy Prime...
Schengen area accession process: two-step too much
The EU Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) has called on EU ministers to allow Romania and Bulgaria to complete the Schengen area accession process “as...
EU Cohesion Policy to modernise
Having finalised the EU’s budget plans until 2020, the European Commission plans to use the next long term budget period between 2021 and 2027...
Eldon Insurance and Leave.EU fined
Anti-Europe campaign group Leave.EU and Eldon Insurance, a company owned by Leave.EU founder Arron Banks, have been fined a total of £135,000 for misuse...
EU-UK withdrawal agreement “not close” – Barnier
Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator in the developing EU-UK withdrawal agreement, has said the UK will be able to apply to rejoin the...
European Capital of Innovation 2018 won by Athens
The Greek capital city Athens has been awarded the EU’s prestigious European Capital of Innovation 2018 title, with a prize of €1 million. The prize...
