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...The idea of a mandatory register has been blocked by the parliament in recent years, however, as MEPs argue that such a register would impose a de facto limit on who they could meet, which would hinder their...
...In Greece she was described in the media as a “rising EU star,” but her haughty manner alienated people who worked for her — they dubbed her “Queen Elizabeth,” according to a staff member....
...It is not just in the European parliament or the commission. It is in every single member state”....
...Stewardship of the land is as important as having an economically viable asset, adds Peterson, the third generation to work her farm....
...In response to the scandal, Brussels must set up a body to uphold rules on integrity and ethics across all EU institutions, the European Commission president said on Monday....
...A new report reveals that a third of the paid-for trips that EU legislators have declared this parliamentary term were made in the two months since the Qatargate scandal, writes Alice Hancock....
...This time around, it’s about paying for EU commission officials and administration costs, writes Alice Hancock in Brussels....
...Member states pushed back on a plan to finance part of it through selling additional carbon credits from the commission’s back-up stock....
...Brussels set out an options paper on Wednesday with ideas on how to achieve a gas price cap, but some commission officials remain wary of the idea....
...A commission official said that even though the council plan was a “less neat” solution, it would still help avoid shortfalls, resulting in a 38 to 43bn cubic metre cut in consumption compared with the original...
...Thousands of people, including public figures and elected officials, have taken to Twitter in an outpouring reminiscent of the #metoo movement, at what some see as a pivotal moment for French attitudes towards...
...In 2018 the provost of Oriel, Moira Wallace, who had faced pressure to resign over her handling of a high-profile campaign to remove a statue of the colonialist Cecil Rhodes, simply parted ways with the...
...But the terms are worse than those enjoyed by the UK as an EU member....
...She spoke of “short-term credits” for countries facing a downturn and an “investment budget” in the “low tens of billions” — a far cry from the fiscal capacity envisioned by Mr Macron, with its hundreds...
...These websites have small readerships in the UK – they don’t have the punch or capacity of the press, nor the capacity to harm ordinary people caught in a media storm.”...
...When the Madoff scandal broke in 2008, a Financial Times reporter learnt that two acquaintances of his were close to the Madoffs and passed along an invitation for any member of the family to speak with...
...“If an issue concerning a French company came up at the Commission, he’d automatically be batting for l’Héxagone.” Additional reporting by Peggy Hollinger...
...David Marquand has been a Labour MP, a leading, founding member of the Social Democratic Party, and chef du cabinet for Roy Jenkins when he was President of the European Commission....
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