Saturday
26th May 2018
By EUOBSERVER
”We need to invest in Africa or we will face millions and millions of people travelling from the south to Europe in the years to come," European Parliament president Antonio Tajani told the annual State of the Union gathering in Florence on Friday. The plans will be discussed with the African Union Commission chairperson, Moussa Faki, and the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on 16 and 17 May.
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.
The new EU privacy rules are touted as a global 'gold standard' - but Mexico's former data commissioner warns some nations are far from ready.
After the latest round of Brexit talks, a senior EU official sounded the alarm bell: progress on the key Irish border issue remains elusive, while the London government is chasing pipe dreams.
