Tusk: EU powerless to stop Aleppo carnage
A downbeat Donald Tusk last night (15 December) admitted that the European Union was powerless to stop Russian-backed bloodshed in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The European Council President said, … Continue reading
Theresa May might look lonely, but cracks are showing in the EU’s united front
It has taken just under six months but power tussles over Brexit plans are exposing splits among the Brussels bigwigs.
May defends EU response to Aleppo bombing, as Russian warships sail in English Channel
British Prime Minister Theresa May today (21 October) insisted that EU leaders’ response to Moscow’s bombing of Aleppo was a success, as Russian warships passed through the English Channel on … Continue reading
Farage on UKIP’s future: After Brexit, who cares?
Nigel Farage told EurActiv.com that UKIP’s role after the UK referendum on Europe was to ensure there was “no backsliding or betrayal” on the vote to Leave. But he refused … Continue reading
Refugee crisis and EU migration policy to blame for Brexit, says Hungary’s Orbán
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán today (29 June) blamed the British vote to quit the European Union on the EU’s inability to handle the refugee crisis.
Sketch: COP21 circus ends with love letters to Paris
“It’s like a European Council summit on drugs that goes on for weeks,” one flustered delegate at the UN Climate Change Conference told your reporter last week.
COP21 celebrations, but governments must mind the emissions gap
World governments today (12 December) agreed a historic international agreement to fight global warming at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris.
China pours cold water on EU’s ambition coalition at COP21
China tonight (11 December) poured cold water on the European Union’s ambition to use an alliance of developed and developing nations to push for a strong deal at the UN Climate … Continue reading
COP21 protest banners censored by UN
EXCLUSIVE/ Civil society organisations must submit their banners for United Nations approval before being given permission to protest at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21).
Soundcloud interviews from COP21
Green MEP Bas Eickhout, veteran of many a COP, gives his rundown on the climate talks, and brands the idea the EU is leading the so-called “High Ambition Coalition” nonsense. … Continue reading