Tuesday
26th Sep 2017
By EUOBSERVER
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament has nominated UK Tory MEP Sajjad Karim to be its candidate for European Parliament President. Karim, the first British Muslim to be elected to the Parliament in 2004, says he wants reforms, including scrapping the European Parliament's Strasbourg seat.
From the eurozone to defence and education, the French president presented plans to reform the EU which he said other leaders have "no choice" but to follow.
Following the contamination of eggs with fipronil, an insecticide, the EU decided to hold a conference on how to exchange risk assessments.
Spanish authorities are blocking pro-Catalan websites in the lead up to the referendum in October. Asked whether freedom of expression was being undermined, the EU commission refused to comment.
Only two months ago, EU officials said there was only anecdotal evidence that consumers in eastern EU member states were being misled by companies.
EU social and urban policies should be more linked together and involve local authorities, in order to help people find affordable homes.
Financial services firms in London are proposing a free trade deal with the EU-27 to allow access to each others' markets without restrictions. They also propose a bilateral dispute settlement system.
