Berlin’s largest department store has pulled several Israeli goods from its shelves following a European Union rule outlawing “Made in Israel” tags on products made in West Bank Jewish settlements or in the Golan Heights. A spokesperson for KaDeWe (Kaufhaus
EU ministers hold emergency talks Friday on tightening border checks after the killing of the ringleader of the Paris attacks in an apartment in the French capital raised troubling questions about the bloc’s security. Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian of Moroccan
(Reuters) – Parliament’s upper house backed on Wednesday lowering the voting age to 16 in a planned referendum on Britain’s continued membership of the European Union, a move that could delay the timing of the crucial vote. Britons can usually
Shortly after the tragic terror attacks that occurred in Paris the evening of November 13, French President Francois Hollande ordered the closing of his country’s borders to prevent anyone involved in the attacks from leaving France. However, carrying out such an order by bringing all cross-border traffic to a halt—even in a country as relatively small as France—is easier said than done.
LONDON (Reuters) – More than 50 per cent of Britons want to leave the European Union while 47 per cent would like to remain in the bloc, an opinion poll conducted by pollster Survation on behalf of the ‘out’ campaign
Valletta (AFP) – EU leaders hope Thursday to clinch an aid-for-cooperation deal with their African partners to tackle an unprecedented migration crisis and rebuff fears a “fortress” Europe is emerging. The concerns were aired at a rare EU-Africa summit in
What do an Islamist terrorist in Afghanistan and an unemployed steel worker in Yorkshire have in common? Both have been impacted by the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The Al Qaeda terrorist has made millions from it,
British Prime Minister David Cameron appears to have lied in his big European Union referendum speech at Chatham House yesterday, telling the British public that if they vote to leave the EU, the “choice cannot be undone”. The alarmist language
The vitality and success of the City of London is not because of Britain’s European Union (EU) membership, but in spite of it. As the EU referendum date draws closer, passionate arguments on both sides will soon be overtaken by
BRUSSELS, Belgium – The European Union (EU) expects a battle at the summit of world leaders in Turkey on Sunday to have its migration crisis recognised as a global problem needing a global response, an EU official said on Tuesday.
Despite the experiences of many European nations which are desperately trying to roll back certain parts of the European Union (EU) to combat the migrant crisis, Sweden’s prime minister has taken an opposite view. Criticising suggestions from within Sweden that
BRUSSELS, Nov 9 (Reuters) – European Union ministers failed to agree on Monday on urgent measures that steelmakers are demanding to stem a flood of cheap imports from China after the loss of some 5,000 jobs in the sector in
We’ve become used to Prime Minister David Cameron pulling a rabbit out of his top hat (ho, ho) – but judging on the quality and delivery of his pro-European Union speech today, he’s either lost his touch, or he simply
The European Union (EU) misspent 6.3 billion euros ($6.8 billion) in 2014, the bloc’s financial watchdog said on Tuesday, urging Brussels to take make its unwieldy budget more responsive to shocks like the migration crisis. The European Court of Auditors
A report published today by think tank Open Europe has found that Britain’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, has a chance securing a moderate level of support for the non-controversial “demands” in his ongoing renegotiations with European leaders. Mr. Cameron’s “demands”, to
The heads of state and government from most of the EU member countries and more than 30 African nations are due in the Maltese capital Valletta on Wednesday for talks on tackling Europe’s migration crisis. The two-day summit ending Thursday
The European Union made its strongest call yet for China and other Asian nations to resolve their dispute over the South China Sea, a position Brussels insists is neutral but that the United States is likely to welcome after pressing the bloc to speak up.
Mayor of London and Member of Parliament for Uxbridge Boris Johnson has spoken this morning about Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU). “I’m going to see what the outcome of the negotiations [are]“ he said when asked if he
The voice of pro-European Union (EU) big business, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), is facing accusations of rigging an opinion poll now used to promote the ‘Remain’ referendum campaign. The criticism focuses on the sample used by polling company YouGov for a
U.S. trade representative Michael Froman, who intervened in Britain’s Brexit debate was slammed by one of his own party’s darlings, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, for his aversion to “transparency”. Rolling Stone magazine reported in 2014: The U.S. trade representative, Ambassador
LONDON, United Kingdom – UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage MEP has revealed that U.S. trade representative Michael Froman, who intervened in Britain’s Brexit debate last week, worked for the European Commission in the organisation’s “Forward Studies Unit”, failing to declare
UKIP leader Nigel Farage slammed one of U.S. President Barack Obama’s most senior trade officials on the BBC’s Andrew Marr programme on Sunday morning. Speaking about the European Union and Britain’s upcoming membership referendum, Mr. Marr asked Mr. Farage about
In a move greeted by animal rights campaigners, the European Parliament yesterday overwhelmingly voted to prevent European Union (EU) agricultural subsidies being used to support traditional Spanish bullfighting. The EU has never specifically funded bullfighting, but an estimated €130 million a year allocated to
The European Union voted through a new law in Brussels on Tuesday, making some internet porn filters illegal and obliging internet services providers (ISPs) to treat all online content “without discrimination, restriction or interference.” Certain ISPs such as BT, Sky
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday launched his most open defence to date of his country remaining in the European Union, telling Eurosceptics that EU outsider Norway was no model to emulate. Speaking in parliament ahead of a trip to
