A brawl between migrants from Ethiopia and Eritrea in Calais on Tuesday night has escalated tensions in the French town. Reports from The Local say police in Calais sealed off an industrial district of the French port city after a
Euro MPs have voted overwhelmingly for a grant to workers in Belgium, France and Spain. Over 3,100 workers were made redundant by Peugeot Citroën Automobiles (PSA) in France and crude steel producer Carsid SA Belgium because of “major structural changes
The Conservative party has had a £28,000 donation forfeit after the Electoral Commission found the gift impermissible. According to an investigation by The Bureau who reported the concerns to the Electoral Commission, the donation was made as payment for an
French police have reported around 300 migrants camped in Calais have tried to force their way onto lorries queuing at the town’s Ferry Port, reports the Telegraph. As lorries wait to board cross channel ferries to the UK, migrants living
Jose Manuel Barroso has said the concerns of UK citizens towards the European Union merit a “substantive response”. In a speech at Chatham House, the Portuguese politician who was at the helm of the European Union for ten years sought
A woman has been ejected from the Opera Bastille for wearing a full face veil. France banned anyone from wearing clothing which covered the face in 2011, arguing that face-coverings prevent the clear identification of a person, which is both
Prime Minister David Cameron’s hopes of being able to secure changes to the EU’s freedom of movement rules have taken a blow today after the outgoing European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show: “Any kind
Kremlin support for pro-Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine has left food lovers missing out some of their favourite ingredients. After the European Union imposed economic sanctions on the superpower, justified by its role in the Ukraine crisis, Vladimir Putin’s government
It hasn’t been the easiest few months for David Cameron: he lost a national election to a party he dismissed as ‘fruitcakes, loonies and closest racists’ quickly followed by the departure of two of his popular MPs to the same
Everyone has the occasional jitter about a new job: will they be able to manage a new team and get to grips with the industry jargon? But this doesn’t seem to be a concern for the EU’s new digital commissioner
CALAIS, France – The Mayor of Calais, Natacha Bouchart, has called on the British government to assist with the latest in a long line of immigration problems faced by the town. The thousands who gather around the busy port aren’t
Cypriot ship owners are speaking out against EU regulations which they say will push up the cost of shipping and make it harder for European companies to compete with the rest of the world, according to the Cyprus Mail. Draconian
Marches have been taking place in major German towns and cities, leading police to fear a return to right wing hooliganism. A march in Frankfurt last weekend left no doubt as to the concerns of the protestors despite only involving
Italy is no longer in recession, thanks to a new way of measuring growth and GDP across the European Union, as reported in ‘The Local’. The changes mean that illegal activities such as prostitution and drugs are now included in
The European Commission is holding a high level meeting today (Tuesday) in Brussels to coordinate the response to the ebola crisis. The Commission was given powers over public health under the Lisbon Treaty including powers to “take initiative to promote
The former foreign minister of Germany, Joschka Fischer, has said that the EU risks failing if it does not respond to the swing to more eurosceptic parties. In a press conference at the launch of his book ‘Should it fail?’
As MPs in Westminster vote over recognising Palestine as a state in its own right over in Brussels, private meetings between senior figures point to possible sanctions on Israel if peace talks don’t go their way. The vote in Westminster
Italian calls for more assistance in dealing with the flood of migration, predominantly from North and sub-Saharan Africa have been answered with a new campaign by FRONTEX, the EU’s external border organisation according to the BBC. The EU Agency says
Shares in the mounted cameras used by sports men and women have fallen up to sixteen per cent, according to the Independent, following speculation that the son of Michael Schumacher blamed one for the severity of his father’s head injury.
There is a fresh bout of fear over the economies which form the eurozone area following the announcement of growth statistics by the International Monetary Fund. At its annual meeting in Washington the talk was of concern that the area
The controversial independence referendum in the Spanish region of Catalonia has been called off by the region’s President Artus Mas. The non-binding vote was due to be held on the 9th November about the ‘political future of Catalonia’. Last month,
Three more men have been arrested in London today on suspicion of planning a terror attack in the capital, with links to ISIS, according to a statement released today by the Metropolitan Police. The arrests on Monday were linked to
The UK is set to lose its veto on the EU budget at the end of this month as controversial elements of the Lisbon Treaty are put onto the statute books. On the 31st October, 43 major policy areas will
The Conservative MP for Monmouth David Davies has called for the French Army to be drafted in to help protect cross-Channel ferry passengers. Police in the port town are preparing to join a mass rally over migrants camped in Calais
The Human rights lawyer perhaps best known for her marriage to Hollywood actor George Clooney is heading to Athens to advise the Greek government on the controversial ‘Elgin Marbles’. Mrs Clooney will meet Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Culture
