Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s longest-serving monarch and much loved throughout her Kingdom. Now, a newly-launched book aims to chronicle the late Monarch’s links to one particular part of her realm: the town of Walsall in the West Midlands. Her experience of the Black Country seems to have contrasted somewhat with the initial impressions the…
Photo by Chun Jie Lim on Unsplash The European Green Party has called on the European institutions to lead an independent investigation into the 2023 Tempi rail disaster that killed 57 people. This comes in the wake of massive protests in Greece last weekend that, say the Greens, revealed the widespread frustration and deep mistrust…
Photo by Fadjar Djulizar on Unsplash A moving memorial event took place at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland on Monday 27th January, with representatives present, to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. All remaining Auschwitz survivors were invited to the event and some 50 were expected to attend. EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis participated on behalf of the European Commission. A statement was…
Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash The Commission has outlined how it will step up its fight to combat human trafficking. It has published its 5th report on the fight against Trafficking in Human Beings (THB), providing an analysis of data from 2021-2022. The total number of registered victims in the EU showed an increase of 41%…
Photo by Tetiana SHYSHKINA on Unsplash In 2025 the war in Ukraine remains one of the greatest challenges facing the international community, particularly the European Union. While Russia continues its aggression, EU member states are determining their positions on how best to support Ukraine. However, these countries approach the issue of aid and conflict resolution…
Photo by Mihaela Holhos on Unsplash Poland has taken over the rotating six-month Council Presidency, the first since the appointment of the new Commission. It comes at a turbulent time in world history, with multiple wars being fought, a global cost of living crisis and uncertainty about a second Trump presidency. In a parliamentary plenary…
Photo by Alex Shute on Unsplash If Ukraine had more foreign and multinational investors, would the state have been stronger, and would there have been a higher chance that Russia would not dare to attack Ukraine? This rhetorical question is often heard from foreign investors looking to change how they are treated by the state…
Photo by Xuan Nguyen on Unsplash Brussels will be dressed to the nines for its upcoming annual Bright Festival. An exciting and innovative programme includes two original routes through Brussels, featuring over 20 artistic installations. Bright Festival, for those unfamiliar with it, is the capital’s festival of lights. It will be illuminating its streets from…
Photo by Andrew Keymaster on Unsplash MEPs are this week expected to adopt a resolution on the need for actions to address what have been called the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus. Greens/EFA MEP Mārtiņš Staķis (Progresīvie) from Latvia, shadow rapporteur on the text, commented on the situation in the country. Stakis said, “Every day,…
Photo by Mr Cup / Fabien Barral on Unsplash If you’re a journalist, the coming year could spell depressing news, according to a new survey by a UK national newspaper. It produces dispiriting news for those working in some sectors although if, like British PM Sir Keir Starmer’s late father, you are a toolmaker, there…
