Published 05 March 2014 Commission President José Manuel Barroso announced today (5 March) a financial package for Ukraine of approximately €11 billion, matching Russian President Vladimir Putin’s previous offer, which led to Kyiv not signing the Association Agreement with the… Read More ›
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David Cameron ‘must embrace Churchill’s vision of United States of Europe’ Says EU Commission President
The current generation of EU leaders, including David Cameron, must revive Winston Churchill’s vision of a United States of Europe says José Manuel Barroso José Manuel Barroso urged the EU to emulate Churchil’s call, made in a 1948 speech, for… Read More ›
EU auditors must tone down criticism of Brussels spending, says Herman Van Rompuy
Europe’s official auditors must tone down their criticism of Brussels spending to avoid negative press coverage and to promote the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy has said. President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy Photo: Getty Images By Bruno… Read More ›
Presidential anger leads to ashtray jibe: IMF Suggested a 60% Levy on Savings
Published on March 26, 2013 SOURCES with access to the Presidential Palace have confirmed that President Nicos Anastasiades at one stage did threaten to resign during tense negotiations with international lenders on Monday morning. Initial reports had Anastasiades telling International… Read More ›
Europe and US pledge to create world’s biggest trading bloc
The European Union and America are to open negotiations with the aim of creating the world’s biggest free trade area worth €86bn (£75bn) within two years. David Cameron pledged that Britain, which currently chairs the G8 group of countries, would… Read More ›
Mass rally in Venice to call for independence from Italy
Two centuries after Napoleonic forces snuffed out the 1,000-year Venetian Republic, Venetians are once again aspiring to become an independent state. Activists dream of carving out a new country in north-eastern Italy Photo: Alamy By Nick Squires, Rome 1:38PM BST… Read More ›
Major new drive to claw back powers from EU ‘superstate’: The blueprint for repatriation
New moves towards a European superstate have led ministers to step up a drive to repatriate powers from Brussels. Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission Photo: Geoff Pugh <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end… Read More ›
The case against Europe: One MEP reveals the disturbing contempt for democracy at the heart of the EU
By Daniel Hannan PUBLISHED:17:04 EST, 14 August 2012| UPDATED:04:08 EST, 17 August 2012 Over 13 years as an MEP, Daniel Hannan has witnessed first hand how Brussels works. Now he has written a forensic analysis of why it’s rotten to… Read More ›
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