Bailed-out EU states ‘blew cash on wine, women and song’
The head of the eurozone finance ministers group rejected calls to resign last night after accusing southern European countries of wasting money “on booze and women”.
Britain receives final warning on ‘shameful’ air pollution levels
The European Commission has threatened Britain with court action and hundreds of millions of pounds in fines for persistently breaching EU limits on air pollution.
Verhofstadt accuses Brexiteers of destroying Churchill’s legacy
The European Parliament’s chief Brexit negotiator has accused British eurosceptics of destroying Winston Churchill’s legacy by taking the UK out of the EU.
Juncker rules out second term to be tough on Brexit
Jean-Claude Juncker has strengthened his hand in the Brexit talks by ruling out a second term as president of the European Commission.
Ireland tells EU Brexit bosses ‘we are firmly on your side’
Ireland has told leading EU negotiators that its border with the United Kingdom must stay “invisible” after Brexit and said it was “firmly on the side” of the 27 remaining … Continue reading
Juncker scolds dozen Commissioners for flocking to Davos
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker scolded his Commissioners for flocking to the World Economic Forum in Davos at a weekly meeting of the executive’s top brass.
Post-Brexit trade deal with Trump will take years not days, warns former US ambassador to EU
EXCLUSIVE/ Any free trade agreement between Britain and the United States will take years rather than the 90 days mooted by Donald Trump’s supporters, the former US ambassador to the EU … Continue reading
Why Boris Johnson is Theresa May’s biggest Brexit liability
The foreign secretary is loved by Eurosceptics and detested by EU negotiators.
EU won’t punish Britain for Brexit, claims Juncker
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker today (18 January) said that the executive was not looking to punish Britain in EU-UK negotiations over Brexit.