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EU

November 18, 2020

Indigenous voices to be heard for first time in EU debate on conservation

In the livestreamed debate, indigenous people and activists will have the chance to tell European policy makers what they think about conservation.
November 17, 2020

Trade Unions in UK and Norway call for trade deals that deliver for workers

Any trade deal with the EU deal must not enable a "race to the bottom' on workers" rights, say unions
July 14, 2020

EU money which could help England recover from COVID-19 'risks going back to Brussels'

More than £730 million may be sent back to Brussels if the funding is not allocated by the Government before the end of the year, councils warn.
June 6, 2020

Court challenge to Lisbon airport plan over wetland threat

Environmentalists say the planned construction is a 'crime against nature'.
March 5, 2020

EU member states must relocate separated children from Greece, say NGOs

Over 1,800 unaccompanied children are struggling to survive on the Greek islands.
September 26, 2019

Councils say they need EU replacement fund certainty

Plans for a scheme to replace EU funding after Brexit are yet to be published, with ongoing uncertainty preventing local areas from securing vital investment into their local economies, councils say.
July 31, 2019

MPs 'alarmed' at UK Government’s lack of post-Brexit policy

A new report from the International Trade Committee says the government is unable to set out “even basic lines of policy” on investment agreements.
July 8, 2019

£5.3 billion EU regional aid funding to run out in 18 months, Councils warn

Councils are calling on the Government to urgently set out a plan to replace the European Structural and Investment Fund programme when it comes to an end in December next year.
June 3, 2019

Brexit should force Parliament to reinvent itself, says Institute for Government

New report says Brexit has exposed deep-seated problems with parliamentary processes and highlighted uncertainties in the relationship between government ministers and MPs.
May 1, 2019

Parliament’s treaty scrutiny system outdated, says Constitution Committee

The Committee describes the current parliamentary processes of treaty scrutiny as limited, anachronistic and inadequate, and recommends the establishment of a new treaty scrutiny committee.