
Members of the European Parliament have voted to increase the European Union’s annual budget by an astonishing €4 billion next year, even as member states struggle with the fallout from Brussels-imposed austerity measures. The whopping budget rise is also a
by Donna Rachel Edmunds29 Oct 2015, 5:39 AM PST0

European Union President Jean-Claude Juncker wants to splash nearly €26 million next year on a vanity project to sell the benefits of EU membership. The push would be the biggest-ever EU corporate communications effort and is built around the theme of “A New Boost for Jobs, Growth
by Simon Kent9 Sep 2015, 4:41 AM PST0

Vladimir Putin, you have been warned. The European Union’s foreign affairs department is ready to launch what it calls a ‘rapid-response team’ to counter Russian aggression in eastern Europe and the Baltic states. Troops and warplanes will not be part of
by Simon Kent28 Aug 2015, 5:20 AM PST0

Brussels splashed more than half a billion pounds on directly promoting the EU last year, through publicity and communications spending, new research has found. In addition, a further £3.1 billion was awarded to budgets that include a provision for promotional spending,
by Donna Rachel Edmunds11 Aug 2015, 4:48 AM PST0