Tag: European Union
Controversial Portfolio Name for Greece’s New EU Commission VP Changed
The name of the portfolio assigned to the new Vice President of the European Commission, Greece's Margaritis Schinas, will change its controversial name, it...
Crucial Brexit Deal Vote Delayed by Amendment Approved by British MPs
A crucial vote scheduled to take place on Saturday on Boris Johnson's Brexit Deal with the EU will be delayed.
British MPs voted in favor...
Political Turmoil in North Macedonia After EU Nixes Skopje’s Accession Hopes
Political turmoil has erupted in North Macedonia after the European Council decided not to begin accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, a step...
EU Citizens in the UK in Limbo as Government Pledges to End Freedom of...
Widespread unrest has been growing since Sunday across Europe, when British media reported that the new UK government of Boris Johnson plans to end...
Referendums: A Greek-British Affair
I have written many articles expressing the relationship between Greece and the United Kingdom. But I have never formerly mentioned the elephant in the...
EU Commission Proposes Immediate Accession Negotiations for Albania, North Macedonia
The European Commission released its annual assessments and recommendations regarding ''Reforms in the Western Balkans and Turkey'' on Wednesday. In the report, it proposes...
Salaries And Benefits of MEPs Dazzle Europeans In a Time of Austerity
With the European elections now behind us and political parties across the Union counting their gains and losses, the issue of the salaries and...
Calls and Text Messages Between EU States to Become Considerably Cheaper as of May...
Calls and text messages between European states are set to become considerably cheaper as of Wednesday, May 15.
The decision to impose a ceiling on...
EU Threatens to Place Tariffs on $20 Billion Worth of US Products
The European Union published on Wednesday an 11-page list of American products on which the Union could impose tariffs if President Trump goes ahead...
European Parliament Votes to Ban Single-Use Plastics in Europe
The European Parliament approved a new law on Wednesday which will ban single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery and straws.
As a result of...