Monday
28th May 2018
By EUOBSERVER
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday invited leaders of six southern EU states to meet in Athens on 9 September in a bid to form a strong southern alliance and counter the stance of countries in Northern Europe. Athens News Agency reports the states invited will include France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Malta.
The EU is funding "NGOs with ties to terror", Israel has said as EU foreign ministers meet.
Italy is in a political crisis because president Sergio Mattarella has rejected Paolo Savona as a cabinet member, for his views on the EU.
MEPs will have their first chance to discuss the EU Commission's plans for the next long-term EU budget in Strasbourg. At the same time, a court case in Luxembourg may shake up the 'rule of law' debate.
An agreement on measures to reduce risks in the banking sector will help start discussions on risk-sharing and on Franco-German plans.
European Commission has taken six EU countries to court over failing to achieve EU air quality standards. But what about the other countries where air quality is equally bad - or worse?
The European Parliament accused the EU Commission of not providing clear figures for a comparison of the proposed and the current EU budgets. We take a look at the main differences.
