Gary Gibbon
Juncker on Brexit: forget a la carte single market access
A slap-down for Theresa May’s ambitions for a bespoke Brexit deal? European Commission President Juncker today ruled out “a la carte access to the Single Market”.
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Gary Gibbon
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Paul Mason
Don’t pass new anti-poverty law, commission tells Greece
At less than 24 hours’ notice the European Commission has vetoed a key law set to be passed by the Greek parliament tomorrow.
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Gary Gibbon
More Russian sanctions – but will they hurt?
The EU has been locked in talks over more sanctions on Russia. They should include an assessment of how badly the City could be hit by restrictions on Russian banks seeking capital.
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Gary Gibbon
The other reshuffle – Juncker’s revenge?
Has David Cameron timed his cabinet reshuffle to free up a cabinet minister to go to Brussels and become a European commissioner?
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Gary Gibbon
Merkel and Cameron: unstitching a stitch-up
It would be an unwise person who put money on Jean-Claude Juncker to be next for top job at the European Commission, after David Cameron and Angela Merkel’s talks in Sweden.
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Gary Gibbon
Is Merkel still plotting against Juncker?
Angela Merkel may want France to propose Christine Lagarde as the new European Commission boss. But neither she nor Luxembourg’s Jean-Claude Juncker are safe bets for the job.
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Gary Gibbon
Cameron gets his cut – despite ‘le snub’ from France
Whether David Cameron says it or not, his supporters are already proclaiming this week’s EU budget deal as a vindication of his Europe speech and hardline strategy.
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Gary Gibbon
Years of UK blackmail could be at an end – source
A European Comission source tells Gary Gibbon that that the UK is deluded to think that with the 17 going it alone they wouldn’t – potentially joined by others – be operating a single market within the single market.
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FactCheck: ‘Benefit tourism’ scare sent packing
“So if benefit “tourism” is still out even if the European Commission gets its way, long-term sponging won’t an option thanks to the government’s own crackdown, and there are other more attractive destinations closer to home, it’s difficult to see why floods of work-shy immigrants will be queuing up to make Britain their home.”