Gary Gibbon
Ireland gets to vote on Europe
What are the implications of the Irish having a referendum on the European fiscal compact treaty?
Search results for ‘fiscal compact’
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Merkel: Fiscal compact is non-negotiable
The German chancellor vows to work with France’s new socialist president-elect Francois Hollande but insists the fiscal compact that commits eurozone governments to austerity is non-negotiable.
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Gary Gibbon
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Gary Gibbon
No Tory MPs uprising over Europe – yet
Quite a few normally outspoken MPs genuinely thought the PM “had no choice” over Europe’s fiscal compact, though there is a sense amongst some that he has marched people up the hill again.
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Cameron facing Tory eurosceptics’ ire
David Cameron is braced for a Tory eurosceptic backlash after dropping Britain’s opposition to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) being used to enforce a new fiscal compact for the eurozone.
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Gary Gibbon
EU deal: do the dissenters remain gagged?
The Prime Minister found himself in Wiltshire when the Speaker would’ve liked him to be speaking to the Commons answering an Urgent Question on the EU draft deal.
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Europe’s anti-austerity movements: from Podemos to the SNP
The surge in support for the radical left Podemos party in Spain’s regional elections is the latest manifestation of a spectre haunting Europe: the rise of the anti-austerity movement.
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Gary Gibbon
Merkel, museums and hyperventilating
This will not be a decisive moment in the David Cameron renegotiation strategy. And his critics would say the prime minister has a pretty good track record at misreading the German chancellor.
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Gary Gibbon
David Cameron at Ypres: very well, alone
David Cameron is facing isolation in the European Union as he clashes with fellow leaders at a two-day summit to choose a new president for the European Commission.
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Gary Gibbon
Tory MPs claim veto over future coalition
Talk to Tory MPs now and you would think they will never vote for coalition again. Talk to people close to the PM and they say “that could all change if they’re staring at five years in opposition as the alternative”.
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David Cameron’s Europe speech – the key questions
As David Cameron puts the finishing touches to his long-awaited speech on Britain’s place in Europe, what are his chances of achieving a renegotiation in talks with other leaders?
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As Europe celebrates in Oslo, Cameron plans referendum
European leaders are in Norway to celebrate the award of the Nobel peace prize to the EU – as it emerges an absent David Cameron is to set out plans for a repatriation of powers and an EU referendum.
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Eurozone debt crisis: what will be agreed?
With world leaders at the G20 summit putting pressure on eurozone countries to sort out their problems, Channel 4 News looks at the action they are taking.
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Faisal Islam
Spain’s cajas, Banking Union and British EU exit
Spain seems to have played hardball and won some concessions. The medium term changes to strategic thinking are happening right now. And they will have a profound impact here.
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Gary Gibbon
Fog and sunshine in Brussels
The euro summit in Brussels was only intended to be an informal gathering, so what is on the political menu?
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Francois Hollande’s plane struck by lightning
As newly-inaugurated French President Francois Hollande makes his way to Berlin for his first foreign visit, he is forced to turn back after his plane is hit by lightning.
