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PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — The Czech premier, whose country depends on nuclear energy and coal, said Monday the European Union should shelve its landmark green law seeking carbon neutrality as it battles the novel coronavirus. “Europe should forget about the Green Deal now and focus on the coronavirus instead,” Prime Minister Andrej Babis told reporters, without explaining how the two are connected. “Europe is now the biggest epicenter of the coronavirus in the world,” the […]
(Eagle News) — The European Union will so far hold the funds for non-government organizations which have links to the Communist Party of the Philippines, a military official said on Wednesday, March 13. Armed Forces of the Philippines deputy chief of staff for civil-military operations Brig. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. made the revelation in a press conference in Malacanang on Wednesday, March 13, following what he said was a meeting of government and military officials […]
by Antoine POLLEZ / Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom – Waving European Union flags, hundreds of anti-Brexit activists outside parliament roared with approval on Tuesday as the government’s divorce deal was crushed by MPs. Massed in front of two big screens airing live coverage of the pivotal vote, the crowd of fervent pro-Europeans erupted into cheers and clapping as the result was relayed. “I’m so pleased — but a bit concerned with what […]
by Patrice NOVOTNY Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – British businesses breathed a sigh of relief after the cabinet on Wednesday gave its backing to a draft Brexit deal that still faces numerous hurdles in Brussels and London. The pound rose to around $1.3016 after Prime Minister Theresa May announced she had received the backing of her ministers, compared to $1.2977 at close of trading on Tuesday. The Confederation of British Industry, the main […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May will tell Britain’s parliament on Monday that Brexit negotiations are “95 percent” complete but that she cannot accept the European Union’s Northern Ireland border proposals — as she faces down an increasingly mutinous faction within her own party. May has been on the receiving end of a furious backlash from Brexit hardliners in her own party after indicating at an EU summit last week that she […]
(Eagle News)—-The European Commission is bringing more than P125 million in emergency aid for the victims of Typhoon “Ompong.” In mobilizing the P125.06 million worth of aid, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said the “contribution will help provide crucial support to those most in need” and will help the victims “face the challenges during this time of need.” The EC said the amount can be used to provide the basic needs […]
by Dario THUBURN Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom – British Prime Minister Theresa May faced down a backlash against her strategy for leaving the European Union on Monday as both her Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Brexit minister David Davis resigned in protest. Johnson warned in his letter of resignation to May that Britain was headed for the “status of colony” of the EU after it leaves in March, and said the Brexit “dream is […]
by Dario THUBURN Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom – British Prime Minister Theresa May won agreement Friday from her warring cabinet to pursue “a UK-EU free trade area” after Brexit, as she bids to unblock negotiations with the bloc amid warnings time is running out to get a deal. The proposal would create “a common rule book for industrial goods and agricultural products”, May said in a statement following a day of talks at Chequers, […]
by Jastinder KHERA Agence France-Presse VIENNA, Austria – European countries have until the end of May to propose ways to mitigate the effects of the US withdrawal from a landmark nuclear deal between world powers and Tehran, a senior Iranian official said Friday. Tehran has threatened to restart its uranium enrichment programme at an “industrial level” if the 2015 pact falls apart. The comments came ahead of the first “joint commission” meeting in Vienna between […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) slammed the European Parliament for its resolution urging the Philippine government to end alleged “extrajudicial killings” in its anti-illegal drugs campaign, among other demands. “The European Parliament has crossed a red line when it called for unwarranted actions against the Philippines,” Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in a statement. The European Parliament on Thursday, April 19 in a resolution called on the Philippine government to […]
(Eagle News) – Members of the European Parliament urged the Philippine government to “stop extrajudicial killings” on the pretext of war on drugs, claiming that around 12,000 people, including women and children, have been killed in the illegal drugs campaign since July 2016. The resolution, which was adopted on Thursday, April 19, also called on the Philippine government to reverse its earlier decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) or the […]
by Sebastian Bronst with Daniel Bosque in Barcelona Agence France-Presse NEUMÜNSTER, Germany – A German court on Monday kept former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont in custody pending possible extradition to Spain to face “rebellion” charges. Puigdemont will “remain in detention for the time being, until a decision is made concerning the extradition procedure,” the regional court in Kiel, northern Germany, announced a day after Puigdemont was arrested. The former Catalan leader’s detention in Germany, which […]
