“When the Labour government came in, the pub industry was already weak — and they piled on more costs,” said Wetherspoons’ boss Martin. Since Labour won power in 2024 Reeves has also hiked the minimum wage employers must pay their staff, increased employer national insurance contributions, and raised beer duties. While the industry cautiously welcomed […]
Continue ReadingWhile the meeting will focus on competitiveness and will feature a special guest — IMF Managing Director and former Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva — also on the agenda are discussions on “geopolitics in the current context and the working methods of the European Commission,” Commission deputy chief spokesperson Arianna Podestà told POLITICO. The latter […]
Continue ReadingPARIS — The French state budget for 2026 officially passed through parliament on Monday, ending a months-long deadlock that had increased fears of a debt crisis in the European Union’s second-largest economy. After months of cross-party negotiations failed to yield consensus, center-right Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu activated a constitutional clause that allows the government to […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump said Monday that Republicans should nationalize elections, continuing to double down on false conspiracy theories about widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The suggestion — which runs contrary to the Constitution’s delegation of election administration to state governments — comes less than a week after the FBI raided an elections office outside Atlanta, seizing […]
Continue ReadingHeinrich Koch, qui était présent au tribunal au nom du groupe parlementaire de l’AfD, a affirmé avoir fait pression sur la MSC pendant la procédure pour qu’elle convie des membres de son parti en menaçant de venir quand même à la conférence en tant qu’invités de la délégation américaine. Peu après, son parti a reçu […]
Continue ReadingLa future majorité au Parlement, la candidature d’Ursula von der Leyen, son rêve de Mario Draghi, le rôle déterminant de Giorgia Meloni, l’eurodéputé livre ses réflexions sur l’après 9 juin à POLITICO. May 24 7 mins read
Continue ReadingIt would send a positive message to have “girls and boys from Russia” participating in football tournaments across Europe, he said. Infantino maintains close ties with U.S. President Donald Trump and awarded him the newly created FIFA Peace Prize — widely seen as a token honor after the American president did not get the Nobel Peace Prize despite campaigning heavily for it — in December. […]
Continue ReadingZum Amtsantritt reist Lars Klingbeil nach Polen und setzt auf den europäischen Schulterschluss. In Warschau spricht er mit dem polnischen Finanzminister Andrzej Domański über Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Verteidigungs- und Wachstumsfinanzierung, den stärkeren Euro und neue Formate jenseits von Brüssel und Eurogruppe. Doch auch die Innenpolitik reist mit. Klingbeil positioniert sich deutlich gegen den Vorstoß des CDU-Wirtschaftsrats, Zahnarztleistungen […]
Continue ReadingDRI — with the support of the Society for Civil Rights and law firm Hausfeld — is now appealing to a higher Berlin court, which has set a hearing date of Feb. 17. Sites including X are obliged to grant researchers access to data under the European Union’s regulatory framework for social media platforms, the […]
Continue ReadingSzijjártó said Hungary’s case was based on three arguments. “First, energy imports can only be banned through sanctions, which require unanimity. This regulation was adopted under the guise of a trade policy measure,” he said. “Second, the EU Treaties clearly state that each member state decides its choice of energy sources and suppliers. “Third, the […]
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