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Eurosceptics are not anti-European. They are just wrong!
Those of us who believe in a more integrated Europe have moved too closely and too comfortably to the idea that the best way to fight Euroscepticism is to label it as an anti-European movement operating on the fringes of our societies. Yet the recent surge of anti-EU parties, wishing to turn the time back proves that they are but a marginal...
EU calls for immediate investigation into Ukraine air crash
European Union leaders have called for an “immediate and thorough investigation” into what caused an airliner en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur to crash in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, killing all 295 people on board. The flight, carrying mainly Dutch but also French, British, Belgian and American passengers, crashed...
EU calls for ‘international enquiry’ into Ukraine air crash
An airliner carrying 295 people has crashed in a conflict zone in east Ukraine, with all on board presumed dead. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ukraine PM says Russia failed to split EU and US
Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk told media Thursday that “all attempts by Russia to split the EU, and to stop the EU and the US from agreeing, were doomed to failure” after the West imposed new sanctions on Russia Wednesday. Ukraine also accused Russia of shooting down a Ukrainian military plane Thursday. …read more Source:...
Six things we learnt from last night’s European Council
1) Federica Mogherini is a lost cause – Matteo Renzi, Italy’s prime minister, is a man in a hurry. He plucked Federica Mogherini out of obscurity in February, when he made her foreign minister. Just four months later, he wanted to make her European Union foreign-policy chief. Not so fast, said at least ten leaders, albeit initially in...
[Ticker] EU to conduct Russia gas cut-off ‘stress tests’
Outgoing EU commission chief Barroso has said his energy chief, Oettinger, is to perform “stress tests” on how the EU could cope with a “partial or total” interruption in Russia gas supplies. The results are due in time for an EU summit in October, amid stalling Ukraine-Russia gas price talks. …read more Source:...
US and EU strengthen Russian sanctions
The European Union and the United States today (17 Juy) announced new sanctions on Russia, in a bid to help Ukraine in its efforts to quell pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The actions taken by the US, which announced its sanctions shortly before the EU, were particularly notable, with the administration of US President Barack Obama...
EU targets Russian oligarchs, as US hits banks and oil firms
EU leaders have agreed to go after Russian companies and oligarchs deemed to be helping the Kremlin wage its covert war on Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Germany backs more EU sanctions on Russia
German and British leaders have voiced support for tougher EU sanctions on Russia at an EU summit on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Germany hints at fresh EU sanctions on Russia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her way into the EU summit said that leaders will discuss further sanctions on Russia. “Since our last meeting, not much progress was made: hostages were not released and the Contact Group is not working. Russia has not contributed to peace in Ukraine,” she explained. …read more Source:...
