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(Reuters) — A proposal to help persuade Britain to remain in the European Union is likely to be agreed by EU leaders, the Netherlands, which holds the EU rotating presidency, said on Wednesday (February 3). Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders told the European Parliament the proposal on reforming Britain’s relationship with the EU presented on Tuesday by the European Council will help reach a solution that is acceptable to all members, including Britain. “All […]
BRUSSELS – “Launching negotiations with the Philippines will represent an important milestone in the EU-Philippine relations and a further evidence of the EU’s commitment to Southeast Asia.” EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Gregory Domingo today agreed to start negotiations for an EU-Philippines free trade agreement (FTA). Both sides share the ambition to conclude an agreement that covers a broad range of issues, including elimination of customs duties and other barriers to trade, […]
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Friday (December 18) that the United Kingdom had to respect the European Union principles on freedom of movement. EU heads of governments were meeting in Brussels on Thursday (December 17) evening over dinner to discuss British Prime Minister David Cameron’s four key demands on EU reforms. Speaking after the meeting, Hollande said the two more sensitive issues were the access to social benefits for […]
European Council President Donald Tusk said early on Friday (December 18) morning that he was more optimistic of finding a compromise with Prime Minister David Cameron in February after a summit dinner on Thursday discussing British demands for reform of the European Union. “We had a substantive and constructive discussion over dinner. I didn’t want to sound too dramatic before the meeting, but I do believe that tonight was a make-or-break moment. Prime Minister Cameron set […]
BRUSSELS – As global humanitarian needs are set to reach a historic high in 2016, the European Commission is stepping up its humanitarian budget to record levels. The European Commission has today adopted its humanitarian aid budget for 2016. With nearly €1.1 billion as an initial allocation, it is the highest EU humanitarian budget for life-saving relief in manmade and natural disasters to date. The record budget comes as global humanitarian needs are increasing due to the growing number […]
(Reuters) — China and the European Union (EU) agreed to deepen investment cooperation on Monday (September 28) during the 5th China-EU High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue. Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai and EU Vice President for Jobs, Growth, Investment, and Competitiveness, Jyrki Katainen, oversaw the signing of a joint declaration of cooperation for the development of 5G mobile phone networks and a memorandum of understanding between China’s National Development and Reform Commission and the […]
BRUSSELS – Jefry Tupas from NewsDesk, who is based in Davao City has started his media programme after having won the grand prize in the European Union Peace Journalism Awards. Tupas’ article was entitled “The Teachers of Raja Muda” which he said was his tribute to the voiceless, to the educators who work to patch up conflict in their localities. Tupas is meeting this week with officers from the European External Action Service, European Commission and […]
(REUTERS) Greece is a small part of the world economy, and its possible exit from the euro zone should have limited impact on the rest of the world, the IMF’s chief economist said on Thursday, though he warned similar crises could happen in other countries. Greece is racing to find a last-minute third bailout from its IMF and European Union creditors to avoid bankruptcy and exit from the euro zone. “In a world in which […]
Greeks voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to reject terms of a bailout, risking financial ruin in a show of defiance that could splinter Europe. With nearly half of the votes counted, official figures showed 61 percent of Greeks rejecting the bailout offer. An official interior ministry projection confirmed the figure as close to the expected final tally. The astonishingly strong victory by the ‘No’ camp overturned opinion polls that had predicted an outcome too close to […]
MANILA – The European Union Delegation released its new EU-Philippines fact file, which describes and analyses economic trends in EU-Philippines relations with updated statistics of 2014. In 2014, EU – Philippines trade in goods increased to historic highs by 16% to €12.5 billion, while trade in services increased even stronger, by 17%, to €3.1 billion. This trade resulted in a surplus of €1.1 billion in goods for the EU and a surplus in services’ trade of […]
MANILA – May spells the start of Viva Europa and the European Culinary Season. From May to June, European art exhibitions, films, poetry recitals and a two-month European culinary festival will mark this year’s Viva Europa 2015, the European Union’s exciting cultural kaleidoscope. Viva Europa is presented by the European Union Cultural Group (EUCG) including the Embassies of the EU Member States (the Embassies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, […]
THE European Union (EU) on 21 April lifted the nation’s Yellow Card fisheries rating, which was slapped onto the Philippines in June 2014 for inadequately addressing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing or IUUF. “We laud the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and all players for this success, but we should not stop here. We have created the momentum to sustainably transform the country’s fisheries sector,” says World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) President […]
