Wednesday
18th Oct 2017
By EUOBSERVER
IMF head Christine Lagarde has been put under formal investigation in France for negligence in a multi-million fraud and corruption case. She ruled out stepping down from the IMF post, however. Prosecutors so far have questioned Lagarde as a "special witness", but she might face a future trial.
The European parliament claims the media and public do not have a right to supervise or monitor the public role of MEPs, says Natasa Pirc Musar, a lawyer representing journalists, in a transparency battle against the assembly.
Politicians and civic leaders need a new sense of optimism if they are to avoid mere 'sticking plaster' solutions to migration.
On balance, 55 percent of British respondents said the UK had benefited from EU membership. Among all European respondents, 47 percent said their voice counted in the EU.
Tusk has proposed a series of 13 top-level talks to take forward European reform, but his backing for a multi-speed Europe risks deepening divide.
Negotiations were stalled for weeks, as Warsaw tried to capture funds earmarked for the civil sector.
EU countries are trying to break a deadlock in discussions over the revision of a directive on posted workers before a crucial meeting next Monday.
