#Ukraine legal action ‘risks UK legal status’

The UK’s position as world’s foremost legal centre has been put under threat by Brexit, it has been claimed, writes Martin Banks.    The legal sector is estimated to be worth approximately £26 billion to the economy annually. But like other sectoral leadership roles held by the UK, uncertainty surrounding Brexit places this status under […]

#Brexit: EU ‘is at risk of death from myopia’

If the European Union were to die, some might expect its death certificate to cite inertia. But myopia looks more likely. Short-sightedness risks becoming the European project’s terminal sickness, writes Friends of Europe Founder and Chairman Giles Merritt. “I don’t want to belong to a generation of sleepwalkers,” said French President Emmanuel Macron (pictured) in […]

#Boeing and #Ryanair announce order for 25 737 MAX 8s

Boeing and Ryanair today (24 April) announced they finalized an order for 25 additional high-capacity 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The $3 billion order, at current list prices, was previously listed as unidentified on BoeingXCHARXs Orders & Deliveries website.  XCHARXWe are pleased to announce the exercise of 25 Boeing 737 XCHARXGamechangerXCHARX options, bringing our firm order […]

#CityWeek2018: ‘Equivalence is only possible if there is close convergence of rules and supervision’ XCHARX Dombrovskis

Vice President Dombrovskis (pictured) delivered the key note address as part of ‘City Week’ (24 April), an international financial services forum in London. The EU-27 are willing to hold out the hand of friendship to the UK, but will not hesitate to withdraw it if the UK tries to create a competitive advantage through lighter […]

May says #Windrush migrants adalah 'bagian dari kami'

Perdana Menteri Theresa May mengatakan "generasi Windrush", orang-orang dari Karibia yang datang ke Inggris sebagai anak-anak setelah Perang Dunia II, adalah orang Inggris dan pemerintahnya tidak akan menyuruh mereka meninggalkan negara itu, tulis Elizabeth Piper. Generasi Windrush diundang ke Inggris untuk menyumbat kekurangan tenaga kerja antara 1948 dan 1971 tetapi […]

Integrasi #migrants: Commission dan #OECD menerbitkan daftar periksa untuk mendukung otoritas lokal, regional dan nasional

Komisi Eropa dan OECD menerbitkan laporan yang mengidentifikasi tantangan utama terhadap integrasi para migran dan menetapkan rekomendasi kebijakan yang konkret sebagai tanggapannya. Mengumpulkan contoh praktik terbaik dari kota-kota besar di Eropa termasuk Amsterdam, Athena, Berlin, Paris dan Roma, laporan ini menyoroti poin-poin penting 12 untuk pembuat kebijakan lokal, regional dan nasional dan […]

#Brexit backer Banks denies allegation he misused data in campaign

A prominent campaigner to leave the European Union, Arron Banks (pictured), has denied allegations by a former employee of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica that he had misused personal data for political purposes, writes Alistair Smout. Brittany Kaiser testified to a committee of British lawmakers that Leave.EU founder Banks might have broken data protection law by […]

GUE / NGL: 'Impunitas perusahaan menjadi inti dari skandal pelanggaran data #Facebook'

Anggota parlemen kiri telah merobek Facebook dan perusahaan multinasional lainnya karena mereka secara sistematis menyalahgunakan perlindungan data dan privasi warga negara dengan kekebalan hukum. Cambridge Analytica - perusahaan konsultan Inggris yang dituduh memanen profil pengguna 50 juta untuk manipulasi elektoral - juga menghadapi kritik keras karena perannya dalam pelanggaran ini. GUE / NGL Cornelia Ernst (DIE LINKE., [...]

EU citizens given strong guarantees for after #Brexit – PM May’s spokesman

Britain has given “very strong” guarantees to EU citizens about their status after Brexit, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said, rejecting fears they would experience similar difficulties to the “Windrush generation”, writes Elizabeth Piper. “Very strong guarantees have been given to EU citizens via the joint report and reconfirmed by the agreement in […]

Parlemen Eropa berhenti #Dieselgate terjadi lagi

"Publik benar mengharapkan kita untuk memperbaiki celah Dieselgate," kata Ivan Štefanec MEP, juru bicara EPP tentang persetujuan jenis. "Saya sangat senang bahwa setelah satu tahun upaya bersama dan negosiasi menyeluruh dengan negara-negara anggota kami telah mencapai kesepakatan yang akan memperkenalkan perubahan yang diperlukan untuk pengenalan kendaraan baru pada [...]