By Martin Banks Hungary’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union comes at one of the most difficult periods for the EU and rest of the world in recent times. It took charge of steering the EU for the next six months on July 1. Belgium had been in holder of the presidency since […]
By Martin Banks The SNP says it is the only party offering Scotland a route back into the European Union. Energy Secretary Mairi McAllan also accused the Conservatives and Labour of having “utterly abandoned Scotland’s European future”. Her comments just ahead of the UK general election this week. Both the Conservatives and Labour remain opposed […]
By Martin Banks A senior MEP has condemned Emmanuel Macron for calling the snap general election in France. Danuta Hubner says the move has paved the way for a possible “anti EU” French government. She was speaking to this website after the shock weekend election which saw major gains for the National Rally. On Monday, […]
By Martin Banks This year’s UK general election has at least one highly unusual candidate running for office….. “AI Steve.” If elected, it would be the world’s first elected AI politician. “SmarterUK” is a new AI-powered political party in Britain which has put forward AI Steve as a candidate to fight in next week’s general […]
By Martin Banks The EU parliament president says it faces a “challenge” to turn electoral promises into practice. Roberta Metsola was speaking after the recent EU elections which saw a big increase in support for so-called far right political parties. Speaking on Thursday at the EU summit in Brussels she said,“We have now a much […]
The International non-profit Organization Writers Capital International Foundation, the Greek cultural Organization Writers Capital International AMKE, the Publishing House Writers International Edition, Writers Edition – the Complete Online Magazine, and the Academy International Language & Translation Centres are delighted to jointly organize the International Summit “Global Vision Summit” 2024 in a two-day Cultural Symposium that […]
by Brendan Donnelly, leader of The Rejoin EU Party Since 2020, when the UK left the European Union, British public opinion has moved in only one direction. More and more British voters are coming to realise that Brexit was a major error. The promises of its advocates remain undelivered and will continue remain undelivered in […]
EU leaders converge on Brussels on Thursday for a key summit. They will discuss the Strategic Agenda 2024-2029, the next institutional cycle, Ukraine, the Middle East, security and defence and competitiveness. EU council president Charles Michel said this will be a “particularly significant meeting”. Speaking just ahead of the meeting, he said it was so […]
By Martin Banks A number of restaurants in the Brussels-Capital Region can now proudly claim to be holders of the “Brusselicious” label. The label identifies Brussels restaurants that serve quality Belgian cuisine. In all, some 30 establishments have been awarded the label this year.The restos are known for serving Belgian classic dishes like shrimp croquettes, […]
By Martin Banks The North Atlantic Council has decided to appoint Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as NATO’s next Secretary General. He takes over at a critical point in the future of the alliance and with the bitter war in Ukraine still rumbling on. Rutte, long time PM in the Netherlands, succeeds Jens Stoltenberg. Rutte […]
