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Thursday, 12th November 2009
Swedish PM: EU top jobs to be decided on 19 November El Mundo reports that Fredrik Reinfeldt, Sweden's Prime Minister, has decided to hold the European summit to decide who will fill the EU's new President and Foreign Minister posts on 19 November. In an interview with the FT, Reinfeldt, who holds... More
Kenneth Clark on Conservative policy
Wednesday, 11th November 2009
Ken Clarke: Conservatives' new policies on Europe are "largely reassurance" The Telegraph reports that the Shadow Business Secretary Kenneth Clarke has suggested that the Conservatives' new policies on Europe - unveiled last week - are "largely reassurance". The paper quotes him saying "We're going... More
Tuesday, 10th November 2009
EU Commission to call for UK to bring budget deficit under control by 2015 The Independent reports that the European Commission will propose tomorrow that the UK's budget deficit be brought down from a prospective 12 percent of GDP to 3 per cent by 2014-15, requiring tax increases and public... More
Tuesday, 10th November 2009
European Court of Auditors refuse to sign off EU accounts for 15th year in a row; Open Europe publishes new list of examples of EU waste In its report on the 2008 EU budget, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has refused to sign off on how the money from the EU's 2008 budget had been spent. While... More
Cost of Blair giving up part of Rebate
Monday, 9th November 2009
Europe Blair's decision to give up chunk of EU rebate has cost the UK £9.3bn The Telegraph reports that Tony Blair's decision to cut a large part of the UK's rebate from the EU budget has cost the economy £9.3billion. Figures calculated by House of Commons researchers show that... More
Sunday, 8th November 2009
BOOTLE-BORN UKIP MEP Paul Nuttall has announced he is stepping down as chairman of the party.
Paul is resigning for essentially the same reason as Nigel Farage. UKIP is expanding rapidly and he feels that the demands of being an MEP prevents him from giving his full attention the being chairman at... More
Tuesday, 13th October 2009
The EU to put caps on mortgages? Euractiv notes that the Commission has proposed tighter EU-wide regulation on mortgage access, as part of its review of the Capital Requirements Directive. In a document sent to member states' governments, the Commission suggests putting a 40% cap on the... More
Tuesday, 13th October 2009
Royal College of Surgeons: EU's 48-hour week is causing deaths The front page of the Sunday Times noted that a new report from the Royal College of Surgeons, the RCS, says that NHS patients are dying as a result of the EU's Working Time Directive, which imposed a 48-hour week on junior doctors,... More
Tuesday, 13th October 2009
Government's Europe portfolio downgraded PA reports that Baroness Kinnock has been switched from her post as Europe Minister, to take responsibility within the Foreign Office for Africa. Although Lady Kinnock will continue to speak on European affairs in the House of Lords, junior Foreign Office... More
Thursday, 8th October 2009
Czech PM promises ratification of Lisbon Treaty before next year Several newspapers report that the Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer has promised the EU that Czech President Vaclav Klaus will sign the Lisbon Treaty before the end of the year. After a video conference with the President of the... More
