Don't miss out on Our exclusive news stories and investigations. Why join? Already a member? Login here. Site Section Political Affairs. Poland and Hungary challenge rule-of-law tool at EU court Mar, MEPs pledged that the parliament will request an expedited procedure at the European Court of Justice, to speed up deliberations, and urged the EU Commission not to wait for the ruling and take action.
Mar, The symbolic move is an attempt to buttress against right-wing governments' increased scapegoating of LGBTI people, particularly in Poland and Hungary.
EU fears death of free media in eastern Europe Mar, Efforts to shut down government-critical media go beyond Hungary and Poland, but current EU law means there is little the European Commission can do about it. Mr Van Rompuy said there were still "hesitations" about Scottish independence in Spain, which is concerned about Catalonia breaking away. He added: "It is a complicated process. As a former prime minister of Belgium, which has a Flemish nationalist movement, he is not personally enthusiastic about the UK breaking up.
Alister Jack, the Scottish Secretary, said: "I would say Scotland's place is better served staying in the United Kingdom rather than leaving the UK, joining the EU and giving away both democratic rights and also our coastal fisheries which will be of great value to us". However, the Scottish government's Brexit Secretary Mike Russell said: "There is clearly real sympathy and understanding for Scotland's position in Europe, particularly given the hard-line anti-EU position of the UK government.
It concluded that the EU should "engage positively" with Scotland in the event of independence, if there had been a properly constituted referendum. But it said Scotland could not expect "special treatment" and that the Scottish government would have to accept all the obligations of membership, including agreeing in principle to join the euro.
The paper was produced by the centre's chief executive, Fabian Zuleeg, who also serves as an adviser to the Scottish government on Europe.
He notes that the EU institutions were "rather negative" towards Scottish independence in , partly due to concerns about encouraging secessionist movements in other EU countries. The former Ukip leader told Van Rompuy: "I have no doubt that your intention is to be the quiet assassin of European democracy and of European nation states.
That, added Farage, was probably because Van Rompuy came from "pretty much a non-country" so had no interest in the nation state. Van Rompuy, 62, was the surprise compromise choice as the new president of the council — a role created by the Lisbon treaty and one which some thought should and would go to Tony Blair as an internationally-recognised new face for the EU.
Van Rompuy, the former Belgian prime minister, was credited with turning his country's fortunes around last year. He made clear he would not be a "globe-trotting" leader of the EU, considering himself more a "chairman" of the EU's council of national governments.
The Brexit negotiations were grossly underestimated. Trust is essential in life and in politics. Overpromising and underdelivering is deadly. The new Prime Minister will try to achieve Brexit at all costs by the end of October. A no deal is now more likely than ever. But the situation is more complicated than most British politicians think. Those who don't rule out a no deal and therefore a hard Brexit today should realise that the House of Commons can say no to a no deal.
There is a majority for that. If that happens, there are only two possibilities: still accept the withdrawal agreement and leave the EU or ask for a new postponement.
But France does not want to postpone it any longer, so there will be a hard Brexit, but on the initiative of the EU. Personally, I am convinced that, after an abrupt withdrawal, a hard Brexit, the problems will force the UK to negotiate with the EU after all.
A no deal is therefore not the end of the story. I even think that a Brexit itself is not irreversible. Within a few years after having left the EU, the young generation will decide for themselves whether to stick to what the majority of their parents and grandparents have ever decided. Nothing in life is irreversible, not even Brexit. Nothing is definitive in history, either in one or the other sense. But don't ask me what will happen in the short term.
I don't know. The only positive thing about this saga is that the EU are more united. They do not want to give up the acquis, the achievements that have been worked on for so long, and certainly not in order to reach an agreement with a country that wants to leave the Union.
In any case, the European caravan will continue to travel without the UK. We are further strengthening the eurozone and the Schengen area. It may be too slow, but nobody wants the way back. We will continue to conclude FTAs all over the world. After the spectacular growth of the number of jobs since In Germany the Bundesbank foresees even 0.
The reason for this weakening of economic growth in Europe is mainly political. The populist fiscal and economic policies in Italy, Brexit of course, the social tensions in France, the ongoing trade war between China and the USA and the still possible extension to the EU even after the decision to postpone auto tariffs on the EU and Japan for another six months; the internal debt problem in China: these are mainly political factors that explain the current situation.
The economic climate will therefore have to be cleared up mainly by solving political problems, which are the cause of the growth slowdown. A soft Brexit would also help a lot. An end must be put to the trade war. But I'm pessimistic about that.
The current US President needs an enemy. Especially for internal electoral reasons. Customs tariffs are used not only to achieve economic objectives but also purely political ones.
That was the case with the linking of tariffs on Mexican imports to migration or with the ban on doing business with Huawei for security reasons. It is reminiscent of Russia, which used the price of gas as a political weapon. We all lose.
The EU wants to remain a defender of a rule-based multilateral system, although we seem to be the only ones! The EU want to solve differences with China and other nations by dialogue according to the rules themselves of the WTO. Not by a trade war. Firmness and dialogue is our method. The digital and low-carbon revolutions are two of those mega-innovations of industrial history.
Like the steam engine or electricity in the past, Artificial Intelligence is transforming our world, our society and our industry. The digital penetrates into all aspects of economic life, and of life all in all. A new kind of man, the digital man, is emerging. Also Germany is affected by this. No European digital company in the top The Union does not lack invention. Currently Europe is recognised as a world leader in research, and the EU has a considerable presence in science and research circles across the globe.
But we are lagging behind global competitors when it comes to innovation; the development of the European Research Area has stalled. Shortcomings need to be addressed urgently. The European Commission is fully aware of this. More specifically, Europe has no lack of digital business ideas but few of our innovative European companies scale up and expand in Europe or shape these global markets.
Promoting research and innovation at all levels of government remains a key objective. It is a shining example of how only cooperation between nations can lead to global excellence, as in It should then aim for more than EUR 20 billion per year over the following decade.
China wants to become world leader by A digital revolution will make it inevitably to join forces at European level. France and Germany are beginning to see this in a specific sector such as electric vehicles and, in particular, sustainable batteries. European sovereignty here too is at stake. It is no longer a forbidden word, although all resistance has not yet been overcome.
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