Photo by Jannes Van den wouwer on Unsplash Most Britons now believe Brexit was a failure, according to a senior former Labour government minister. This comes after a recent survey says 63 percent of those planning to vote Labour in the UK general election on July 4 support Britain re-joining the EU. Another survey says most also want the…
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Shock Waves in French Politics
Photo by Katie Moum on Unsplash The European Green Party says it is “outraged” by the reported agreement between Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National and Les Républicains in France. The last 72 hours in French politics have been described as the “wildest” of a lifetime. It all started with the outcome of the EU elections at the weekend…
No Right Wing Coalition in New Parliament?
Photo by ev on Unsplash The “much hyped” rise of the Far Right in the EU election was “limited,” says a former British Labour MEP. Richard Corbett was speaking after nationalist parties in some EU countries made a significant impact in the weekend’s election. Marine Le Pen’s National Rally won about 32% of the vote and hard-Right Italian…
Pro-EU Coalition in European Parliament
Photo by Antonio Janeski on Unsplash A leading think tank says the time has come to move from “divisive campaigns” to a coalition that “works for Europe.” The comments come in the wake of the shock EU elections which showed key gains for the centre-right and far right parties. Far from a major breakthrough, though, the Far Right,…
Call for UK to Reform Compensation for Miscarriage of Justice
Photo by Joel & Jasmin Førestbird on Unsplash Fresh calls have been made for the UK’s “brutal test” for compensation for miscarriages of justice victims to be scrapped. The demand comes after a key ruling by the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights. The court on Tuesday ruled in two cases concerning claims for compensation from two men….
Greens Suffer Losses in European Elections
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash A senior Greens MEP has admitted the party’s poor showing in the EU elections is a “blow.” He also said the rise of the far-right in today’s elections is “extremely concerning.” The Greens suffered losses in the EU elections especially leading to fears of weakening of climate ambitions Reacting to the outcome…
Humanitarian Aid for Afghanistan
Photo by Farid Ershad on Unsplash The EU has agreed to pump in an extra €150 million in humanitarian aid for the crisis in Afghanistan./ It says the move is needed “in view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.” On Monday, the EU said it had activated its emergency aid reserve to avoid a risk of famine…
Far Right Gains in European Elections
Photo by Guillaume Périgois on Unsplash One of the EU parliament’s most senior MEPs says “Europe will survive” despite the rise of nationalist and Far Right parties in the European elections. The comments by Polish MEP Danuta Huebner come after a weekend of shocks in the EU wide poll. First exit polls show gains for the centre-right and…
Concerns about Hungary’s Presidency of Council
Photo by Keszthelyi Timi on Unsplash Concerns have been expressed about Hungary’s upcoming presidency of the EU. On July 1 Hungary takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the second time. The Hungarian presidency comes at a crucial time for the EU, with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a migration crisis and an economy under pressure. …
Helping Airline Pilots Deal With Air Turbulence
Airlines are rolling out the latest “state-of-the-art” industry technologies in order to help counter turbulence. The problem of turbulence hit the global headlines recently when a British citizen died during severe turbulence. The Singapore Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence on its way from London to Singapore on May 21, leaving one person dead and several…