Tag Archives: Martin Schulz
Nigel Farage gets too much air time (continued)
There is obviously a risk of giving Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), rather more column inches on this blog than he deserves in the wider scheme of British and European politics. However, it is important to … Continue reading
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Labour MEPs lambast European Parliament funding for the BNP
To their utter shame, the committee which oversees European Parliament business recently agreed that an alliance of seven European extreme right wing political parties (including the British BNP, the French Front National and Hungary’s Jobbik) would qualify for €289,266 of EU … Continue reading
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Dutch PM Rutte refuses to explain racist website run by ultra-right coalition partner
The ultra-right hardline PVV Party, led by the notorious Geert Wilders, currently maintains an appalling racist website. The defining characteristic of the said website is a portal encouraging readers to complain about anti-social and perceived bad behaviour by immigrants to … Continue reading
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Martin Schulz comes and Martin Schulz goes
Having been elevated to the dizzy heights of President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz has just been replaced by Hannes Swoboda as Leader (President) of the Socialist and Democrat Group. Akin to the Speaker of the House of Commons, … Continue reading
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British Rebate in Jeopardy thanks to David Cameron
Joseph Daul, leader of the European People’s Party (EPP), has just told the European Parliament that the rebate Britain receives from the EU must be put into question following David Cameron’s veto last week. David Cameron has certainly not fought for … Continue reading
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S & D Group Leader warns that Gadaffi will not escape Punishment
Yesterday Socialist and Democrat Leader Martin Schulz warned that the Libyan crisis confronts Europe with “a huge challenge” in which wrong decisions could have dangerous long-term consequences Speaking in a Strasbourg debate with EU foreign policy supremo, our very own … Continue reading
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Stephen Hughes for President of the Socialist and Democrat Group
I’m very pleased that my colleague, North-East MEP Stephen Hughes, is running for the leadership (President as they call it here) of the Socialist and Democrat Group in the European Parliament. European Voice ran this article last week indicating that the contest … Continue reading
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Orban makes his debut in the European Parliament
As I blogged on Tuesday, the Hungarian Presidency of the EU is already creating quite a stir. Hard on the heels of the European Union disquiet on the media laws recently passed in Hungary, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban yesterday presented … Continue reading
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The ever more appalling Godfrey Bloom brings shame on us all
Godfrey Bloom, UKIP MEP for Yorks and the Humber, was ejected from the European Parliament today for using language associated with Nazi Germany when addressing a fellow MEP. In a debate this morning Godfrey Bloom used the phrase “ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer” towards … Continue reading
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David Cameron is seeking to appease Tory Eurosceptics rather than doing the Right Thing in Europe
Already threatened with splits at home, the coalition government has now turned its attention to the European Union. So what, you may think. Isn’t it always the case that the British make waves, not really signing up to the European … Continue reading
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