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Remarks by Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General, on the entry into force today of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change UNSG Ban Ki-moon remarks on the entry into force today of the Paris Agreement. Credits: UN 4 November 2016 Paris Agreement...
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Young Canadian journalists tour EU institutions. Credits: EU Three young Canadian journalists had the opportunity to tour EU institutions in Brussels. Exceptionally this year, they also attended a Plenary Session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg,...
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US abstention UN vote on Cuba's embargo. Credits: UNPC In an almost unanimous action, the United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution underlining the need to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States...
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Vessels in the Strait of Gibraltar Germany-based Bominflot, Bomin, has been granted a contract by the Spanish Ministry of Defence to provide assistance to Spanish military aircrafts at the Brussels airport and other places. According to what has being...
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Ambassadors from the EU and the seven Member States that have already completed their National procedures (Slovakia, France, Hungary, Germany, Malta, Austria and Portugal) formally materialised the act last Friday. EU deposits the instrument of ratification...
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The Council of the European Union has increased the tempo of the process Paris Agreement - UNFC Climate Change The Council has agreed to accelerate the EU ratification of the Paris Agreement for global action on Climate Change. The Council decided to...
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The crash resulted in the death of 298 persons. BUK M2, BUK SA11 VIDEO MH17 Attack in Ukraine from Russia. Source: JIT The Joint Investigation Team, JIT, made up of the Netherlands Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Dutch National Police as well as police...
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Bratislava, Slovakia "The European Union is not perfect, we also agree that it is what we have best. Today I can say that there is hope." Donald Tusk, European Council President. "Today is about overcoming differences. We need unity for Europe to work."...
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The European Union has given its final approval to the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG). The new body is born focusing on the establishment of an operational strategy for an integrated external borders management and the coordination of assistance...
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It has no employees, no premises and no activities but it allows Apple to pay less than €500 per €1 million tax on its EU profits. Commission's ruling hits the core of the international offshore industry. Silicon Valley firms have also called on the Dutch...
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Russian accession to the WTO. Credits: © WTO/Studio Casagrande #PlusEurope1 The World Trade Organisation WTO confirmed that Russian import duties on paper, refrigerators and palm oil violate its rules, following the dispute settlement procedure activated...
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Severe Labour Exploitation SELEX A number of Lithuanian citizens worked on farms as pickers in the Lincolnshire area of the UK, a region well known for its agriculture. They were subjected to very poor living and working conditions by a Latvian gangmaster,...
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Turkey. State of Emergency. "We are following the developments regarding the State of Emergency Turkey has declared after the attempted coup, which the European Union condemned, very closely and with concern. This declaration comes in the wake of the...
Read moreUna foto publicada por Komisja Europejska w Polsce (@komisjaeuropejska) el 7 de Jul de 2016 a la(s) 3:49 PDT Warsaw, cradle of the former collective defence treaty among the extinct Soviet Union (driver of Putin's nostalgia) and seven other Soviet satellite...
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Big Yellow Taxi. Joni Mitchell "...Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone." Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth SG The Commonwealth Leavers say that the Commonwealth is waiting with open arms for Brexit Britain but far...
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'If you vote Leave you are not kicking the establishment in the balls – you are shooting yourself in the foot,' Branson said. "In almost 50 years of business, I have launched hundreds of new ventures. There is an enormous thrill in starting something...
Read more'We hope that the United Kingdom will remain a part of the EU. Nevertheless, whatever its result is going to be (referendum) , we must take a long, hard look on the future of the Union. We would be foolish if we ignored such a warning signal as the UK...
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EIB investment in the UK 2014. Source: EIB £280m for Northern Ireland social housing The European Investment Bank (EIB) supports two major projects that will provide a total of £280m for social housing in Northern Ireland. The long-term loans mark the...
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The suffragettes. UK Women's Rights. EU Referendum. It’s been almost 90 years since women got full voting rights in Britain – thanks to the bravery of the suffragettes. Today, hundreds of thousands of women are not registered to vote in this referendum....
Read more#PlusEurope1 Less than 12 hours to register to vote. The #Irish4Europe team let you know it: "Don't miss out. Don't let your friends miss out, there's always one." In order to vote, Irish citizens living in the UK have to register by midnight on 7 June....
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EUCAP Sahel Mali. Terrorist activity in the region. Credits: EU Today, the Council has increased the budget of EUCAP Sahel Mali by EUR 4,925,000 bringing the total budget of the mission for 2016 to EUR 19 million. This EU civilian mission supports the...
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Brexit: security & intelligence at risk Brexiteers believe Britain’s safety is only a matter of its geographic insularity, closing UK’s borders and that its security is exclusively the preserve of NATO. At the weekend, seven former police chiefs published...
Read moreLast May, President Juncker inaugurated at the European House in Berlin an exhibition entitled "Erlebnis Europa – Europa Experience" together with Chancellor Merkel and President Schulz. Europa Experience takes visitors on a journey through the history,...
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Daily life at Lusenda. UN Women's safe space. Photos: UN Women/Catianne Tijerina Burundi’s ongoing political turmoil has caused hundreds of thousands to flee their homes and seek shelter in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The Lusenda refugee...
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Bob Geldof Bob Geldof adds voice Irish4Europe Irish4Europe is thrilled to have the support of Bob Geldof for its campaign: "Bob's encouraging every Irish person in the UK to register to vote - but there are only 4 days left to register, so spread the...
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