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 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…
Photo by Jorge Maya on Unsplash Campaigners say the European Union must support farmers meet the “highest” animal welfare standards. Compassion in World Farming’s demand is in response to the Commission’s recent proposals for the next EU budget and Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The animal welfare and environmental NGO expressed regret the EU budget fails to…
Photo by Adele Payman on Unsplash The European Conservatives and Reformists Group, one of the mainstream parties in the EU Parliament, has called on the European Commission to safeguard and strengthen the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It has warned against any attempt to reduce funding in the upcoming legislative proposal for the 2028–2034 period. ECR Agriculture…
Photo by Philip Myrtorp on Unsplash EU leaders have thrown their weight once again behind embattled Ukraine. A strongly worded statement issued on Sunday comes ahead of a planned summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on Friday. It is timed to demonstrate a European show of strength ahead of the vital meeting in Alaska….
It’s arguably one of the least visited of Belgium’s ten provinces but lovely Limburg is well worth discovering. The area was, economically, devastated a decade or so ago when the giant Ford car factory closed, with the loss of over 10,000 jobs. Limburg was forced to reinvent itself and it has done just that remarkably…
Photo by Boris Smokrovic on Unsplash The EU has thrown its weight behind efforts to support marginalised people. This is timed to coincide with This year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (Friday 8 August). Brussels says the event is about shaping futures and defending rights. This was the message on Friday from Kaja…
Photo by Marek Pospíšil on Unsplash New rules to better protect journalists are about to come into force. The legislation also aims to protect reporters’ sources and press freedom generally in the digital age. It will apply in all EU countries and come into effect on Friday (8 August). The entry into application of the …
Photo by Mike van den Bos on Unsplash MEPs are pushing for radical and far-reaching changes to passenger rights throughout the EU. They have called for a common reimbursement form, no charge for selecting a child seat, free on-board personal item and small hand luggage and better protection for what are called multimodal journeys. The changes are…
Photo by Mathieu Stern on Unsplash The S&D Group in the EU parliament, one of the two biggest groups in the assembly, has urged China to lift what it calls its unjustified export restrictions on rare earth elements. These critical raw materials, it says, are essential for the green and digital transitions. In the light…
