Photo by specphotops on Unsplash Publication of the EU-US joint statement o trade brings much needed clarity for businesses, but this should not be the end result. So says Europe’s business community in response to the keenly awaited statement from the EU and US. This establishes a framework for what the EU calls a fair,…
Photo by Braden Collum on Unsplash World champions from the world of athletics are gathering today for the keenly-awaited Brussels edition of the Wanda Diamond League with one, or more, world records possibly set to be smashed. It is an elite one-day meeting series in global athletics and comprises 15 of the most prestigious events in…
Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on Unsplash Twenty years after Saddam Hussein was hanged, Iraq remains mired in corruption, sectarianism, and repression, particularly towards Kurdish citizens and women, writes Denis MacShane. The hope that the 2003 US-UK invasion would bring democracy and the rule of law has long faded. One woman’s story reveals just how…
Freeing all the unlawfully detained in the Ukraine war should be an absolute priority. That is the view of Oleksandra Matviichuk, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent Ukrainian human rights lawyer. Matviichuk was speaking to this website on Monday ahead of a crunch meeting in the White House between President Donald Trump and his Ukraine…
Photo by Jørgen Håland on Unsplash Denis MacShane, the former Europe Minister in the UK, says the Alaska summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin should be a wake up call. The high profile meeting broke up without any deal or ceasefire in war torn Ukraine. Speaking on 16 August to this site after the…
Photo by Anastasiia Krutota on Unsplash As debates about Ukraine’s future continue in Western capitals, one perspective remains notably under-represented – that of the Ukrainian people themselves. Proposals to cede the entire Donetsk region to Vladimir Putin in exchange for a ceasefire recur regularly, often portrayed as pragmatic or necessary for peace. But from a…
Photo by Etienne Jong on Unsplash The EU is taking steps to update air service rules. The European Commission is inviting citizens, travellers and stakeholders to express their views via a public consultation on the revision of the Air Services Regulation. This is the framework governing access to the EU internal market for aviation, and operations within…
A summer campaign has been launched to promote the merits of overseas constituencies for UK citizens living abroad. Over the summer, UK MPs will be receiving postcards from all around the world with messages such as: “I love living and working here and may want to retire here, but I still have very close ties…
Photo by Masjid MABA on Unsplash Switzerland and Germany are the latest European countries to see politicians voicing concerns about the influence and reach of the Muslim Brotherhood. Recent weeks have seen prominent Swiss politican Jacqueline de Quattro demand a France-style investigation into the threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood. Jacqueline de Quattro (Les Libéraux-Radicaux)…
Photo by Maksym Pozniak-Haraburda on Unsplash A worrying new study says that many Ukrainians, including Roma, have chosen to stay in their often damaged homes as a way of holding the ground and keeping their communities alive. According to the World Bank, 13% of Ukraine’s housing has been damaged or destroyed in the war, affecting…
