Tuesday
27th Jun 2017
By EUOBSERVER
EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said he will not resign despite political pressure from some member states. In an interview with the Belgian daily Le Soir on Sunday, he said he had no intention to step down. "I am a free man, if I want to stop, I'll do it without asking anyone," he said.
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.
The European Commission says any extra revenue generated from a new visa-free travel scheme, set for launch in 2020, would go to the EU budget and reduce member state contributions.
The US president’s visit to Warsaw, ahead of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, puts a spotlight on a new EU eastern region initiative.
Half a decade after it was launched, the network of cooperation between China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries has brought uneven economical and political fruits so far.
