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
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
Concerns linger within the EU about Hungary potentially vetoing support for Ukraine, as unanimous approval from all member states is required for disbursements from the shared EU budget. But EU officials have revealed that contingency plans are in place in case Hungary
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
Ursula von der Leyen has doubled down on her support for Israel amid claims of bias from 800 European Union staff. The president of the European Commission sparked fury among the bloc’s foreign policy team at the end of last week after
Joe Biden has invited Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel to the White House next month for a round of talks, in a snub to Brexit Britain. The US President confirmed he would meet with Ms von der Leyen – the