Photo by Nomadic Julien on Unsplash A seminar held in Warsaw has stressed the need to provide all European people with access to decent, sustainable and affordable housing. Housing for all was the watchword highlighted at the seminar organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in cooperation with Poland’s European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN)…
Photo by Christian Lue on Unsplash As the EU faces rising concerns over the possibility of a grand deal between the United States, China, and Russia, there is an increasing fear that Europe and Ukraine could be sidelined in negotiations, potentially forced to bear the financial burden of such an arrangement. This moment calls for…
A survey has uncovered alleged shortcomings in the UK’s voting system. Britons who live overseas were surveyed about their experience in receiving voting ballots in order to participate in last year’s UK general election. The aim was to see how well, or otherwise, the postal vote system performed for Britons living and working abroad. The…
Photo by Jacob Thorson on Unsplash Europe, a continent that has endured centuries of war, change, and struggles for peace, now faces challenges that seem eerily familiar. These challenges come from ideologies disregarding democratic principles, aligning with authoritarianism, and seeking to revive imperialistic narratives. The greatest threat to Europe today is not just external forces…
Photo by Rocco Dipoppa on Unsplash Both the EU and UK want closer ties, says a survey from the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). The survey looked at both EU-UK and EU/UK-US relations. It comes at a time of heightened global uncertainty, highlighted by the looming trade war sparked by new trade tariffs by…
Photo by Besart Ademi on Unsplash The post-war American statesman, Dean Acheson, famously said in 1962 “Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role.” Britain did later find a role as it was one of the leading nations in shaping EU foreign policy until Rupert Murdoch, Boris Johnson, and Nigel Johnson reduced…
Photo by James Claffey on Unsplash British entrepreneur Lord Alan Sugar has branded Brexit a disaster. He was speaking just ahead of the 5th anniversary of the UK’s EU exit. He said that if he had the choice the UK should go on bended knee to the EU asking to be readmitted. Lord Sugar, a…
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 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…
