Friday
22nd Sep 2017
By EUOBSERVER
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg next week (16 February), the first such speech by a sitting Canadian prime minister, after the assembly is expected to vote for ratifying the Ceta trade deal between the EU and Canada. "Ceta is the most progressive trade agreement ever negotiated by Canada or the European Union," Trudeau said in a statement on Wednesday.
Eagerly awaited Brexit speech was foggy on details, but May pledged to honour financial commitments while calling for a two-year transition deal after the UK left.
Hungary and Poland have said they "don't want a mixed population", amid a tug-of-war with the Commission on migrants and rule of law.
Thousands of Catalans have taken to the streets, in protest against the Spanish government's efforts to prevent the independence referendum. Both sides know that violence would go against their cause.
According to information obtained by EUobserver, national governments have dismissed a proposal by MEPs to make a system for donating would-be wasted food to charity.
Angela Merkel, the EU's most powerful leader, is running for a fourth time in Germany's election on Sunday. But what has changed in Europe over the 12 years of her chancellorship?
Health minister Konstanty Radziwill explains why he thinks Warsaw is the best future location for the European Medicines Agency.
