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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Mairead McGuinness MEP on Chequers cabinet agreement: ‘First time UK will come to table with something substantive to negotiate on’
Vice President of the European Parliament, Mairead McGuinness, and German conservative MEP, Hans-Olaf Henkel, discuss Brexit and Theresa May’s Chequers summit.
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Hungary: a civil war for the soul of Europe
The Hungarian capital looks as splendid as ever. The tourists are here en masse. But behind the alluring facade there is trouble. The European Parliament today accused the Hungary’s ruling Fidez Party of systematically undermining the rule of law, democracy and minority rights at home. The Hungarian Foreign Minister shot back: all lies. Mind your…
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Gary Gibbon
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Jon Snow
An election day like no other?
Although the media did not seem able to land a finger on Ukip leader Nigel Farage in the run-up to Thursday’s poll, it could be the “none of the above” faction that comes out on top.
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Michael Crick
Ukip: on the campaign trail with Roger Helmer
It’s now clear Ukip got a huge struggle on their hands if they hope to gain their first elected MP in the Newark by-election on 5 June.
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Michael Crick
EU voting records: how do Ukip and Lib Dems compare?
Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage have given us a taste of their forthcoming radio and TV debates by crossing swords today over their relative voting records.
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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
Things are hotting up at the European parliament
Things are hotting up at the European parliament.
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Jon Snow
It's Euro mess for dessert tonight
The absurd antics unfolding around the dinner table in Brussels are giving Europe an awful name. Protective of the national sovereignty of member states, the interests of the citizens of those states have always been represented by their heads of government. The problem with this way of doing business is that it has all the…
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Gary Gibbon
Is there a Tory Plan B for Europe?
Very brief mention of Europe in Cameron’s speech but here’s what we’ve learnt this week. The Poles named the day for signing the Lisbon Treaty today, the Czech prime minister said yesterday that the Czech signature would go down before Christmas. The day is fast approaching when David Cameron will have to tell his party…
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Jon Snow
Daniel Hannan, YouTubed into the public gaze
In political life there’s little more obscure than being stuck away in the European parliament. But one British MEP has broken cover, courtesy of YouTube and his own brazen speechifying in front of Gordon Brown.