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Cameron refuses to pay EU budget bill
David Cameron, the prime minister of the UK, said today (24 October) that he will not pay a €2.1 billion bill to top-up the EU budget by a deadline of 1 December. Member states were told during the past week about adjustments to their contributions to the EU budget, but the news did not become known to the public or, apparently, to EU leaders,...
EU leaders call for restraint by Turkey
The national leaders of the European Union’s member states have condemned Turkey for conducting a seismic survey in an area off Cyprus that has been licensed to foreign companies for the exploration of hydrocarbons. The Greek Cypriots, who control the internationally recognised government of the divided island, have suspended reunification...
EU adopts 2030 climate targets
European Union leaders have adopted a package of four climate targets after many hours of intense negotiations at the European Council meeting in Brussels. Poland and other eastern European countries were reluctant to sign off on the deal, but eventually agreed to the following targets: at least 40% emissions reduction from 1990 levels by 2030...
EU prolongs trade benefits for Ukraine
The European Union has agreed to grant Ukraine trade privileges until a recently agreed trade deal between the EU and Ukraine is applied, allowing a wide range of Ukrainian products – chiefly agricultural goods – to continue to enter the EU market without tariffs. The EU’s unilateral decision, which was approved by the European Parliament...
After Rotenberg, Rosneft, Sberbank is now challenging EU sanctions
Author(s): h_51287619.jpg Russia’s top bank Sberbank said on Friday it had launched a legal challenge in a European Union court over Western sanctions imposed on the bank over the Ukraine crisis. The EU imposed sanctions on Sberbank over the summer, restricting its access to international capital, in a move linked to Russia’s role in...
After Rotenberg, Rosnef, Sberbank is now challenging EU sanctions
Author(s): h_51287619.jpg Russia’s top bank Sberbank said on Friday it had launched a legal challenge in a European Union court over Western sanctions imposed on the bank over the Ukraine crisis. The EU imposed sanctions on Sberbank over the summer, restricting its access to international capital, in a move linked to Russia’s role in...
Russia’s CSTO, NATO relations on the brink
Author(s): Kostis Geropoulos web.jpg BADEN, Austria – The current tension between Russia and the West damages the interests of all the states, Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) General Secretary Nikolay Bordyuzha told New Europe on October 23, calling for a united approach to deal with ISIS, Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine....
Merkel criticises Putin for broken promise on Ukraine
Most EU leaders on Thursday criticised Russia’s non-compliance with peace accords in Ukraine, but Italy called for re-engagement with Moscow. …read more Source:...
Quarter of a million Ukrainians came to EU last year
Ukrainians obtained more EU first residence permits last year than any other nationality, according to the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat. …read more Source:...
Parliamentary notebook
Out with the old, in with the old MEPs this week said farewell to a familiar face and welcomed another. José Manuel Barroso, the departing president of the European Commission, gave a farewell speech to MEPs on Tuesday (21 October), in which he set out the highlights of his ten years in office. On Wednesday, the next Commission president,...
