Frontex should be deployed to Spain, say MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs are “urgently” calling for Frontex to be deployed in Ceuta and Melilla – Spain’s autonomous cities on the North African coast – to help protect the EU’s southern border.
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May 30, 2025 Mixed reaction to latest single market plans
By Martin Banks A campaign group claims that plans outlined recently by the European Commission “will boost corporate power.”
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May 30, 2025 EU told: Keep the “flame” of enlargement alive
By Martin Banks Decentralisation and the transition towards a greener, more sustainable economy were centre-stage at the Enlargement Day conference held by the European Committee of the Regions.
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May 30, 2025 Brussels press club announces new president
By Martin Banks Senior media operator António Buscardini as its new President of the Press Club Brussels Europe for a two-year mandate. A Portuguese national based in Brussels since 2013, Buscardini is an experienced communications expert, journalist, television director, and former EU press officer with a strong background in European and international affairs. He is […]
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May 28, 2025 Incoming Danish presidency of the EU issued with “wish list”
By Martin Banks Denmark is set to take over the key rotating presidency of the EU and Europe’s business community has moved fast to issue a “wish list” of demands. This was drawn up after BusinessEurope’s Council of Presidents, its leaders, convened in Copenhagen. The event was hosted by its two Danish member federations – the Confederation […]
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May 28, 2025 Report identifies areas for improvement in working conditions
By Martin Banks Over 14 million EU citizens work and live in a Member State other than their own, new figures show.
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May 27, 2025 EU announces new aid to combat wildfires
By Martin Banks The EU says it has put together teams of firefighters and aircraft to help European countries affected by wildfires.
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May 26, 2025 EU probes agricultural subsidy fraud
A sweeping investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into Greece’s disbursement of agricultural subsidies has exposed what officials describe as a widespread scheme to defraud European Union funds through fictitious pastureland claims.
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May 24, 2025 Parliament approves new tariffs on Russian and Belarussian agricultural goods
By Martin Banks MEPs in Brussels have backed increased tariffs on fertilisers and certain Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods.
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May 23, 2025 EU-wide journalism award launched
By Martin Banks The fifth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism has been launched.
