EU palm-oil enrages SE Asia exporters
The world’s two dominant palm-oil producers, Indonesia and Malaysia, have condemned MEPs for backing a ban on the product’s use…
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May faces Commons Brexit rebellion
Conservative rebel MPs believe they have the numbers to defeat embattled Prime Minister Theresa May today (Wednesday) and secure a…
EU hit with PiS fury
Poland has lashed out at the European Parliament’s concerns that the nationalist administration has undermined judicial independence and risks breaching…
Merkel ally dismisses Brexit strategy
An ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned UK Prime Minister Theresa May that her Brexit strategy “will not…
Strasbourg accuses Le Pen of €5m fraud
The European Parliament has accused French far-right party of presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, the Front National (FN), of defrauding…
Le Pen misses EU payback deadline
Front National Marine Le Pen in the European Parliament. Source: Wikimedia The leader of France’s far-right Front National Marine Le…
Cross-party report warns of hard Brexit
The European Parliament could veto any deal in 2019. Source: Pixabay Leaving the European single market would damage almost every…
Four freedoms sacred: MEPs tell UK
Guy Verhofstadt. Source: Wikimedia European parliamentarians will not accept an agreement for Britain’s EU exit that would undermine freedom of…
EU backs cotton deal with Uzbek ‘slavers’
The cotton harvest falls during the hottest months. Source: Wikimedia Members of the European Parliament have backed a textile trade…
European Parliament suspends two right-wing MPs for making Nazi salutes
Janusz Korwin-Mikke. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Two right-wing Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have been suspended for making Nazi salutes….
Polish foreign minister apologises for MEP’s ‘Nazi’ outburst
Janusz Korwin-Mikke. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Poland’s foreign minister yesterday apologized on behalf of his country after a right-wing politician gave…
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