Photo by Kevin Woblick on Unsplash June 30 marks the official deadline for EU countries to submit their updated draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) to the European Commission. These plans will reveal their new contributions to the EU 2030 climate and energy targets and the policies that lead there. Campaigners say, though, that unless there is…
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash The European Council held an exchange of views with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg on EU-NATO cooperation and Euro-Atlantic security, and issued a statement on Ukraine with the following five key points:-
Photo by Jannik on Unsplash The EU and NATO share a common interest in preventing disruptions to critical infrastructure that provides essential services to citizens and supports their economies. Russia’s war against Ukraine has, says the EU and NATO, brought “new risks, physical and cyber-attacks, often combined as a hybrid threat.” The EU and NATO have now announced…
Fancy a blast of history and a reminder of what some call Britain’s finest ever military victory? If so, make a beeline this weekend to the Domain de la bataille de Waterloo 1815 for a host of historical events. You will find yourself back in the middle of the 19th century at the time of…
Photo by Documerica on Unsplash The 603 employees of “Logistics Nivelles SA”, who were left jobless after the parent company decided to close down their site, should receive €2.2 million in EU aid, say MEPs. On Thursday, the Committee on Budgets approved Belgium’s request for support from the EGF fund. MEPs acknowledged that “the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian…
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash “Solidarity with Ukraine is as existential to Ukraine as it is to Europe”, said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to European leaders at the European Council. The Maltese MEP gave an opening speech on the first day of the summit, expected to be dominated again by events in Ukraine. She said, “The…
Photo by Alina Grubnyak on Unsplash Russia is intensifying the work of its agent networks in Europe through the International Movement of Russophiles In order to mitigate the consequences of the expulsion of Russian intelligence officers from the EU who were acting under diplomatic cover and the exposure of Russian agent networks by European law enforcement agencies, the…
Photo by Icons8 Team on Unsplash MEPs have unanimously adopted a report highlighting the importance of modern vocational education and training (VET). This, it was said, will meet the challenges of the labour market in terms of changing forms and activities of employment and the skills they require. The own-initiative report by ECR rapporteur Anna Zalewska was backed…
Photo by Chris LeBoutillier on Unsplash The EU has spelled out how it aims to address the growing impact of climate change and environmental degradation in the fields of peace, security and defence. The commission says that ecurrent climate extremes, rising temperatures and sea levels, desertification, water scarcity, threats to biodiversity, environmental pollution and contamination are threatening the health and…
Photo by Ludovic Morlat on Unsplash A major project has been launched which partly aims to “bust some of the myths” about Britons who live abroad. Another objective of the exercise is to garner support for the creation of overseas constituencies in the UK parliament. It is argued that being able to vote for an MP in the…
