Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash Support for Ukraine dominated discussions of local and regional leaders from across the EU when they met in the European Capital of Culture on 18-19 September. There were strong calls for an increase in the EU’s long-term funding for Ukraine to enable its reconstruction, strengthen its decentralisation process and support it along its…
Photo by Noah Peterson on Unsplash According to an article published in the UK Daily Telegraph, Sir Keir Starmer the leader of the UK Labour Party will extend the vote in the UK to millions of EU citizens if Labour wins the next general election. Under manifesto plans for the biggest expansion of the franchise…
Photo by Ian Dooley on Unsplash It is said that the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill clearly endorsed this when he sent back to the kitchen a dull dessert, complaining that the pudding had no theme. It raises the question as to which pudding best represents the…
Photo by Jannes van den Wouwer on Unsplash A major march will be held in London later this month as part of the campaign for the UK’s eventual return to the EU. UK nationals who live and work in Europe will join people who are based in Britain on the march on 23 September. Called the “National…
Photo by Jinen Shah on Unsplash The EU is reportedly considering dropping its plans for stricter animal welfare measures, according to Compassion in World Farming EU. The group, based in Brussels, quotes press reports which say draft laws on the issue may now be scrapped. Compassion in World Farming EU said that two years ago, the European…
Photo by gemmmm ???? on Unsplash King Mohammed VI of Morocco went on Tuesday afternoon to the “Mohammed VI” university hospital centre in Marrakech where inquired about the health of the wounded, victims of the disastrous earthquake which occurred on Friday September 8 and which caused significant human and material losses in several regions of the kingdom of…
Photo by Irina Iriser on Unsplash So, finally, the UK Government has stopped dithering and agreed to rejoin the EU Horizon programme. Hailed by researchers as vital to help make the UK a science superpower, it has taken nearly three years for Sunak to negotiate a deal so that he could claim some sort of victory at the…
Photo by Ravi Sharma on Unsplash Over the past century the UK has had a proud record of accepting refugees and asylum seekers. Just like today there were often loud voices against, but the Prime Ministers of the time had the courage of their convictions and made them welcome. After the second world war and the resettlement of…
Photo by Melissa Walker Horn on Unsplash British people are trying to beat the cash crunch by diverting savings into emergency funds, new UK national research has revealed. For many, however, the cost of living crisis and poor pay are making it hard to put away regular savings, the report by money.co.uk savings accounts reveals. The study shows that more…
Photo by David Kristianto on Unsplash The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is travelling to Slovenia this week where she will express her solidarity and witness the destruction caused by the floods that hit the country in the past days. She will also discuss the ways in which the EU can support reconstruction and prevention…
