“The European Parliament would support a request from the UK government to extend the withdrawal period in order to have time for a general election or a referendum.” This was the message from European Parliament President David Sassoli during a meetin… read more
Political groups’ coordinators from the committee will meet tomorrow morning to assess the performance of the Commissioner-designate. Low-carbon transition, biodiversity topics discussed During his introductory speech Mr Timmermans said that EU policie… read more
I have just had a meeting with Prime Minister Johnson. I came here in the confident hope of hearing proposals that could take negotiations forward. However, I must note that there has been no progress. As you know, a deal between the EU and UK requires… read more
Dear all, I wish to thank Minister Ohisalo for steering today’s very fruitful discussions in a marathon session of the Council. I also want to take the opportunity to mention that today was my last Home Affairs Council under my mandate as European Comm… read more
Political groups’ coordinators from the committees will meet immediately after to assess the performance of Executive Vice President-designate. Digital Single Market and competition During her introductory speech, Ms Vestager said: “Climate change and … read more