Scotland could lose £12.7bn from hard Brexit
A new paper commissioned by the Scottish government says that Scotland’s economy could be £12.7bn (~€14.3bn) worse off per year following a hard Brexit. The...
Reduce net migration target, urge UK MPs
A group of MPs has pressed the UK government to lower its target of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands. Currently, annual net...
Commission to invest €1bn in supercomputers
The European Commission has proposed a new joint undertaking which would invest around €1bn in high performance computing (HPC) infrastructure. The new legal and funding...
Theresa May announces new plastics strategy
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced an environmental plan which will aim to put an end to all avoidable plastic waste within the...
N-VA threatens to leave Belgian government
Belgium’s Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA) has threatened to withdraw support for the country’s coalition government if one of its MPs is forced to resign over...
EU adopts new Iraq strategy
The European Commission has today adopted a joint communication which proposes a new EU strategy for Iraq. The proposal details the EU’s current support efforts...
Commission to discuss illegal online content
Five European Commissioners will meet in Brussels tomorrow to discuss the efforts being made by representatives of online platforms to tackle the spread of...
Campaigners urge electrical pulse fishing ban
Campaign groups have urged the EU to reinstate a ban on electrical pulse fishing amid concerns about overfishing, ahead of a vote later this...
Merkel enters fresh coalition talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has entered new talks about forming a coalition government, after a previous effort failed in November. The latest talks are being...
Catalan separatist denied bail
The supreme court in Spain has denied bail to the Catalan region’s ousted vice-president, Oriol Junqueras.
