MP criticised over skin colour comment

By EU Reporter Correspondent One of the MPs to have resigned from Labour is criticised for appearing to use the words “funny tinge” when talking about skin colour. Source:: EU Reporter Feed

MPs resign from Labour over Brexit and anti semitism

By EU Reporter Correspondent The seven MPs – Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey – explain why they’ve resigned from the Labour Party. Source:: EU Reporter Feed

MPs have ‘responsibility’ to call by-elections

By EU Reporter Correspondent The shadow chancellor says the seven MPs resigning from Labour should go back to the electorate. Source:: EU Reporter Feed

Labour resignations: Who are the MPs quitting the party?

By EU Reporter Correspondent We look at the seven MPs who have resigned the Labour whip and formed the Independent Group. Source:: EU Reporter Feed

Seven MPs resign from Labour party

By EU Reporter Correspondent MPs Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey announce they’ve resigned from the Labour Party. Source:: EU Reporter Feed

Seven MPs leave Labour Party

By EU Reporter Correspondent MPs Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey say they have quit Labour. Source:: EU Reporter Feed

European Commission adopts new list of third countries with weak #MoneyLaundering and #TerroristFinancing regimes

By EU Reporter Correspondent Today (18 February), the Commission has adopted its new list of 23 third countries with strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing frameworks. The aim of this list is to protect the EU financial system by better preventing money laundering and terrorist financing risks. As a result of the […]

Britain’s Labour Party splits over #Brexit and #AntiSemitism

By EU Reporter Correspondent Seven lawmakers split from Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Monday (18 February), saying that the party leadership’s failures over Brexit, anti-Semitism and a culture of bullying in the party had left them no choice, write Elizabeth Piper and William James. The group of lawmakers, calling themselves ‘The Independent Group’, included Chuka […]

Britain could accept #Brexit backstop fix outside divorce deal say EU and UK sources

By Guest contributor Britain could accept legally-binding assurances on the disputed Irish border backstop that would not require reopening of the EU-UK Brexit deal, diplomatic sources said, signalling a possible shift from Prime Minister Theresa May’s official line, writes Gabriela Baczynska. EU and British diplomatic sources told Reuters after talks earlier this week between Brexit […]

#Brexit won’t deter European security co-operation – intelligence chiefs

By Guest contributor Britain’s exit from the European Union will not affect security co-operation with its NATO allies France and Germany, given the growing external threats to the continent’s stability, the intelligence chiefs of the three countries said on Friday (15 February), write John Irish and Paul Carrel. “The chiefs … said that all three […]

May to hold #Brexit talks with EU’s Juncker; urges party unity

By Guest contributor Prime Minister Theresa May is to hold Brexit talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker next week, her office said on Saturday (16 February), following last week’s symbolic defeat in parliament which was widely interpreted as undermining her negotiating strength with the EU, writes Stephen Addison. Her office did not give a […]

#SecurityUnion – Commission welcomes political agreement on new rules for #ExplosivePrecursors

By EU Reporter Correspondent Member stateshave endorsed the agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s proposal to strengthen EU rules on explosive precursors. The reinforced rules will ensure stronger safeguards and controls on the sale of dangerous chemicals that can be misused for the production of home-made explosives. Welcoming the […]

EU provides €45 million in support for smallholder agri-businesses in rural #Africa

By EU Reporter Correspondent International Cooperation and Development Commissioner Neven Mimica has visited Rome for the launch of the new Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund, which will help deliver on the Africa-Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investments and Jobs. Speaking at the launch, organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Commissioner Mimica said: “The EU […]

#LIFE – EU invests €116.1 million to improve the quality of life of Europeans

By EU Reporter Correspondent The new LIFE programme funding will unlock more than €3.2 billion of additional support to 12 large-scale environmental and climate projects in ten member states to support Europe’s transition to a low-carbon, circular economy. The European Commission today announced an investment of €116.1 million for the latest integrated projects to be […]

EU rules cut #RedTape for citizens living or working in another member state

By EU Reporter Correspondent As of 16 February, new EU rules to cut costs and formalities for citizens living outside their home country will start to apply across the European Union. Currently, citizens moving to or living in another EU country must obtain a stamp to prove that their public documents (such as a birth, […]