Tuesday
27th Jun 2017
By EUOBSERVER
The European Commission will not campaign in the UK referendum, a spokesman for the EU's executive said Monday. Margaritis Schinas said: "I don’t see what role the Commsision might have in a campaign that concerns the British people and the British people alone."
Despite many MEPs in the EU parliament striving for more openness and transparency, others don't appear to see it that way.
Brussels says Google has abused a near-monopoly position in online searches to favour its shopping service, but the US company said Brussels cannot prove the charges.
EU states have given initial backing for the Commission to negotiate the legal future of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia.
With US president Trump's withdrawal from the Paris agreement, the future of climate governance will depend on how the other major emitters react.
Ahead of negotiations for the 2021-2027 EU budget, the question of linking funds to EU policies and values has come to the forefront.
“We want you to stay”, British leader Theresa May told EU nationals on Monday, but the UK's "settled status" plan lacked "ambition", the EU said.
