By Martin Banks A decision on the next president of the EU commission will take place in Strasbourg next week. In the run-up to the recent European elections, the EPP Group elected Ursula von der Leyen as its Spitzenkandidat to become the next President of the European Commission. She is also the EU Member States’ […]
By Martin Banks On Thursday, French MEP Valerie Hayer, leader of Renew Europe grouping in the EU parliament, reportedly said that “the Hungarian prime minister is undermining positions adopted by the European Union and acting contrary to our interests and it has to stop.It is time to rein in Viktor Orbán’s rogue presidency of the […]
By Denis MacShane, former UK Europe Minister Britain’s new Prime Minister has the same age as Clement Attlee, Labour’s most famous premier (1945-51). It was Attlee who transformed Britain by nationalising most industries, creating a health service which even today is free for every citizen, making trade unions partners in industry and giving India and […]
By Martin Banks There is a pressing need for countries and international organisations to understand better how existing international law can help them address serious concerns about the militarisation of outer space, a new study says. Space is an increasingly militarized domain, with the potential to be a source and place of armed conflict. Nations […]
By Martin Banks Russia’s attack on Kyiv this week,including a children’s hospital, has faced fresh stiff condemnation. A children’s hospital in Kyiv was hit after Russia launched a wave of missile strikes against cities across Ukraine. Two people died when the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital – Ukraine’s biggest paediatrics facility – sustained major damage during the […]
By Martin Banks Praying is the most common ritual for England fans before a game at the Euros in Germany, with one in five (22.2%) fans admitting to doing this before their team play. The survey findings come just ahead of England’s much awaited clash with Switzerland in the Euro on Saturday night. After a […]
BY Brian Melley & Jill Lawless LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would lead a “government of service” on a mission of national renewal in his first official remarks Friday after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide victory after more than a decade in opposition. Starmer acknowledged in […]
By Martin Banks The leader of the Socialist group in the EU parliament has heralded Labour’s stunning victory in the UK general election. Sir Keir Starmer is the new UK Prime Minister after sweeping away a 14-year era of Conservative rule and leading the Labour Party to a massive landslide victory in Britain’s general election. […]
By Martin Banks The success of the Far Right in the first round of the French elections “threatens” the future of the European Union, it has been claimed. It is said that there is a “real risk of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) obtaining an absolute majority in the French Assemblée Nationale in Sunday’s second […]
By Martin Banks Ukrainians are not yet ready to countenance territorial trade-offs for NATO accession. This is one of the key findings of a major new multi-country polling report out on 3 July. It says there is still sustained public support for the delivery of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, but shows divisions on how […]
