Thursday
21st Sep 2017
By EUOBSERVER
UK prime minister Theresa May on Monday did not want to promise MPs that the United Kingdom would stop contributing altogether to the EU budget after Brexit, the Guardian reported. She said only that "people want to ensure that it is the British government that decides how taxpayer money is spent.” Recently, the idea has been floated that post-Brexit, the UK could pay for access to the European single market.
"The chess table will be much more complex and more sophisticated than a matter of regions in Europe," said Portugal's health minister.
Armed Spanish police have arrested Catalan officials and seized ballots for an independence referendum, prompting appeals for EU help.
Brussels' reluctance to speak out about Serbia's human rights abuses has damaging consequences for the country and the wider Balkan region.
Ahead of Sunday's German elections, a growing number of anti-establishment, anti-Islam websites have created an echo chamber for the radical right.
Spanish gendarmes have raided at least four Catalan ministries amid escalating tension ahead of the independence referendum.
The European Commission is trying to convince member states to pay more attention to youth and education policies.
