Jean-Claude Juncker

Members of the European Parliament have written to the European Commission voicing concern that EU spending on LNG and other gas projects “may not be in line with the Union’s climate commitments under the Paris Agreement”. The letter, signed by MEPs from the centrist Renew Europe political group in the…

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal    Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 2:00pm | 2/8/2020 - 2:00pm Almost a week after the United Kingdom left the European Union, French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday unveiled a pan-European nuclear doctrine as part of country’s new military strategy. “The vital interests of France now…

The tension within Europe's biggest political alliance, the centre-right European People Party (EPP) at times bubbles to the surface. In January, French EPP MEP Francois-Xavier Bellamy defending the Hungarian government argued: "Does the press have the right to criticise the government? As far as I know, there were no journalists…

(Bloomberg) -- The European Union urged Balkan countries that are trying to win membership to stay on track even as the bloc reconfigures the conditions they must meet before joining.The visit by EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi comes days after EU government envoys in Brussels presented an overhaul of expansion…

Even if this goes unnoticed in the capitals of EU member states', the talk of the town in Brussels these days is the Conference on the Future of Europe, an important element of the Ursula von der Leyen Commission agenda. Gone but not forgotten - Jean-Claude Juncker's 2017 proposals were…

FORMER European Council President Donald Tusk has cancelled a visit to Dublin to campaign for Fine Gael at the last minute. r Tusk was due in Dublin to campaign with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Wednesday as the party bids to rescue its troubled general election campaign. However the visit was…

If you always predict an economic rebound you will sometimes be right. After false predictions for five quarters, which saw GDP growth slide steadily down to 4.5%, the Economic Survey has predicted a big rebound to an annual 6-6.5% in 2020-21. Much will depen…

Here are the key dates of Britain's often troubled history within the European Union, which comes to an end tonight. Joining up 9 August 1961: Britain formally applies to join what was then called the European Economic Community (EEC). 14 January 1963: France's president Charles de Gaulle vetoes the application.…

It is unfortunate that the word “special”, like “bad”, and “wicked”, has in popular culture come to mean close to the opposite of its original meaning. But never has a turnaround been more aptly demonstrated than at a cosy chat-style panel event to discuss “The Future of the Special Relationship…

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