Saturday
29th Jul 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.
The lack of a UK position on a financial settlement is becoming a crucial obstacle in Brexit talks, amid "philosophical" differences on what the money should pay for.
There is a war brewing in Europe's backyard, yet the EU is staying out of the picture.
Mariano Rajoy takes on a reform of the Catalan parliament that would facilitate a vote to declare the region's independence.
US senators have backed extra Russia sanctions, which could see US fines imposed on EU investors in Russian energy projects and put at risk a new gas pipeline.
France nationalised a shipbuilding company to prevent an Italian takeover, just days after Rome had criticised a meeting between French and Libyan leaders in Paris.
The Labour leader has put his Brexit cards on the table again but it stands to divide the party, which still has a strong pro-EU following.
