EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is facing a major setback as Conservative forces in the European Parliament, including her own centre-right European People’s Party, are planning to oppose her proposed ban on petrol and diesel engines by 2035. Von der
In a bid to rescue their protracted trade negotiations, Mercosur countries in South America are contemplating a high-stakes summit with top European Union officials. The summit, tentatively set for late January or early February in Brasília, seeks to overcome the stumbling blocks
Brexiteers are celebrating after Rishi Sunak scored a huge victory over the EU with Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission backing down over demands to impose tariffs on electric cars. The Brussels bureaucrats had wanted to bring in the protectionist measures on the
Humza Yousaf met with five different foreign leaders during Cop28 without an official from the UK Government present, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has claimed. A row erupted over the Scottish First Minister’s meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after Lord David
The UK has rejoined the European Union’s Horizon scheme after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a deal with Ursula von der Leyen. The Horizon scheme is one of the EU’s key funding programmes for research and innovation. The UK will officially rejoin
Lee Anderson launched a vicious attack on Ursula von der Leyen after the European Commission President suggested young people should reverse Brexit. She said Britain could be on a path to “fix” the mistake of Brexit. Mr Anderson, the deputy chairman of
Asked if Brexit was in peril, the spokesman added: “No.” Mr Sunak’s press secretary also highlighted Mr Sunak’s Brexiteer credentials. She said: “We have a Prime Minister who championed Brexit before it was in his career interest to do so because he
Ursula von der Leyen, the EU’s top-ranking official, has admitted she wants Britain to rejoin the bloc as she hinted at a complete reversal of Brexit. The President of the European Commission was pressed on the subject during an onstage interview with
Ursula von der Leyen has been told she cannot take her re-election as European Commission President for granted next year – with some MEPs likely to be “annoyed” by her staunch support for Israel. Pieter Cleppe also highlighted a widening “split” between
Ursula von der Leyen needs to remember she is a “just a civil servant”, a Brussels insider has said, days after the European Commission President was accused of acting like a “queen”. Pieter Cleppe, Editor-in-chief of BrusselsReport.eu, offered his withering assessment after