Photo by Jinen Shah on Unsplash A campaign group says that MEPs “from centre-right and right-wing groups” have “consistently vote against measures to improve the welfare of farmed animals.” This is according to a new study of over 10,000 datapoints published on 13 October by Compassion in World Farming. The NGO slammed this “as a coordinated attack by political leaders…
Photo by Bro Takes Photos on Unsplash MEPs have adopted radical proposals to lower pollutant emissions and set battery durability requirements for passenger cars, vans, buses and trucks. The new rules have been passed by the EU parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Members adopted the so called “Euro 7” proposals with 52 votes…
Taiwan’s Representative to the EU and Belgium says his country is “a reliable, trustworthy” partner for the West. Alexander Tah-ray Yui was speaking at an event at Brussels’ Autoworld car museum to celebrate Taiwan’s 112th National Day. He said, “I must admit that the venue is quite a peculiar setting to host a National Day…
Photo by Jean Carlo Emer on Unsplash Charles Michel has admitted that the EU and US face “enormous” challenges. He was speaking on the eve of the upcoming EU- US summit in Washington. The former Belgian PM, now EU council president, said, “The EU and US share a special bond. We are more than close allies, we are…
Photo by Despina Galani on Unsplash The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has just held the 9th edition of the Western Balkans Civil Society Forum on (19-20 October). It comes a few weeks ahead of the European Commission’s Enlargement Package and the New Growth Plan. The Forum signalled a renewed momentum for the region to join the…
Photo by pina messina on Unsplash The European Commission has unconditionally approved the proposed acquisition of Seagen by Pfizer, under the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission concluded that the transaction would not raise competition concerns in the European Economic Area (‘EEA’). Seagen and Pfizer are pharmaceutical companies. In the EEA, the companies’ marketed and pipeline products overlap in the treatment of several…
Photo by Tobias Rademacher on Unsplash Amid September’s soaring temperatures that took climate scientists globally by surprise, the Pope’s impassioned plea for a renewed stance on climate change resonated deeply. His pointed demand that affluent, industrialised countries enact meaningful change to combat this crisis was both timely and significant. In the same breath, he voiced the inconvenient truths…
Photo by Olga Prudnikova on Unsplash The European Commission says it welcomes the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Romania and the Government of Ukraine. The executive said on Wednesday this will further contribute to increasing the capacity of “Solidarity Lanes”, especially considering the damage caused to the transport infrastructure of Ukraine due to the…
It may be totally unfamiliar to most of us but Peruvian cuisine is experiencing something of a boom right now. Food critics, famous chefs and food magazines are currently flagging up the quality and diversity of food in Peru. This was recently underlined by Tripadvisor which named gastronomic tours of Peru as one of the…
The interests of Britons living abroad would be better represented by constituencies representing their region of the world. That is one of the messages to emerge from campaigners who are pressing for the creation of overseas constituencies The reason is that this is where people are likely to have aligned interests and similar issues around matters such…
