Normally scandals and resignations in EU countries are the sort of thing which get Brexiteers to chuckle and reflect on how fortunate we are to be out of the stinking swamp of Brussels politics. But what has unfolded in Hungary really hurts…there
Farmers across the European Union have been shutting down city centres and blocking roads in protest over environmental regulations they claim are “drowning” them. Manure has been sprayed across politicians’ homes, motorways and city streets have been blockaded, hay bales have been
French President Emmanuel Macron has launched an all-out assault on the decades-in-the-making trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur group of Latin American countries. The proposed agreement, aiming to establish a free trade area encompassing nearly 800 million people, has
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
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has strongly opposed the EU Commission’s plans to discuss Ukraine’s potential membership to the EU during the upcoming summit, labelling them as “unfounded and poorly prepared.” Orban dismissed the notion of including Ukraine’s EU membership on the
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