One of the EU parliament’s longest serving former MEPs has failed to get re-elected. Sir Graham Watson was a long standing MEP and sought to return to Parliament as a candidate in Italy for an alliance backed by the country’s former PM Matteo Renzi. Sir Graham told this site, “The United States of Europe list…
Photo by Petr Sevcovic on Unsplash The Asian Catering Federation [ACF] has criticised restaurant takeaway delivery platforms in the UK for “undermining” the hospitality sector and High Street trade in general. The ACF represents the nation’s 35,000 Asian and Oriental restaurants in the UK and the sector employs over 100,000 people and contributes more than £5 billion to…
Fancy finding out how life was lived at the time of the Battle of Waterloo? If so, a special event on the weekend of 22/23 June could be just for you. As well as a full scale re-enactment of the famous Battle visitors get the chance to “relive” life back then. More than 300 re-enactors…
Photo by Benjamin Davies on Unsplash Sightseers and commuters in London are being given the chance to make more eco-friendly journeys. This is thanks to “Earth Clipper”, Europe’s first hybrid high speed passenger ferry. Built to the High-Speed Craft Code it is the first of three new passenger ferries operated by a UK company, “Uber Boat by Thames…
Photo by Carl Raw on Unsplash The betting industry has suddenly found itself in the international spotlight – and not just in the European Union. Moves are afoot in Europe to raise standards in a sector – betting – that rarely finds itself on the political agenda. But it is not just in the EU that such reform…
The Euros kick off this month and fans all over the continent will be willing their countries on to success. The start of the football championships on 14 June is a good time, then, to remember some of the greats from the past and none come much better than Billy Bremner. As his country rarely…
Photo by Tom Ritson on Unsplash A former high ranking Taiwanese government minister has called for current tensions between China and Taiwan to be defused. But, speaking on Friday in Brussels, he also voiced concern about China’s recent military exercises against the island which have sent shockwaves throughout the world. He was a keynote speaker…
Photo by Diogo Palhais on Unsplash The former Irish Minister for Europe Dick Roche has voiced real concerns over how the European Parliament has exercised its powers in the last five years. Speaking in Brussels, the Irishman, an avowed and committed Europhile, said it was clear the Commission “always has a little thumb on the scales.” His comments come just ahead…
The director of a keenly-awaited new play in Brussels says its “eternal truths” are “still the same today” as they were four decades ago. Robert Chevara is the director of “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” which will be performed in Brussels next month. It is produced by The Bridge Theatre, Brussels’ professional…
Photo by Connor Coyne on Unsplash The upcoming Champions League final is the traditional, end-of-season showpiece event for European football. As with each season, some of the best sides on the planet lock horns, this time with Real Madrid facing Borussia Dortmund on 1 June. Even so, this top table global sporting event is not necessarily the richest…
