As Greece goes to the polls, scandal, disaster and apathy eat into PM’s lead Economic resurgence may not be enough to win Kyriakos Mitsotakis a new term in Sunday’s election The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023
Scrapping EU rules could boost UK wine industry by £180m, says Coffey The Environment Secretary said removing retained Brussels regulations would give British vineyards the ‘freedom they need to thrive’. The Independent UK · May 20, 2023
Brexit: Scrapping EU rules ‘could boost UK wine industry by £180m’ Environment secretary says removing retained Brussels regulations would give British vineyards the ‘freedom they need to thrive’ The Independent UK · May 20, 2023
Sinn Fein’s Northern Ireland election success adds to pressure on DUP Sinn Fein has become the biggest party in Northern Ireland’s local government for the first time ever, a historic victory that will heap pressure on the Democratic Unionist Party to end its Brexit-linked boycott of the region’s power-sharing government. Tribune News Service · May 20, 2023
Brexit has wrecked Britain’s car industry, but so have the Tories As carmakers warn that London must renegotiate its deal with Brussels, a lack of government policy is also plaguing the sector The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023
Why does the G7 summit have 16 seats at the table? Japanese PM Kishida has expanded the G7’s guest list as he seeks to boost ties with middle-power countries. Al Jazeera · May 20, 2023
Sanctions against Russia and what the G7 may do to fortify them The Group of Seven advanced economies are expected to announce more sanctions against Russia to further hinder its war effort in Ukraine during their summit in Hiroshima, Japan The Independent UK · May 20, 2023
Morning Digest | Siddaramaiah to be sworn in as Karnataka CM in the presence of Opposition; PM Modi to hold bilateral talks with Ukraininan President Zelensky, and more The Hindu Morning Digest brings readers a selected list of top stories to start the day. The Hindu · May 20, 2023
Nigel Farage's failed Brexit bile sits as nicely as Ann Widdecombe's cheese sandwich ban Farage once said that if Brexit is a disaster, he would move abroad. Fast forward a few years, and the man who conned the nation into voting for it admits: 'Brexit has failed' Daily Mirror · May 19, 2023
The Guardian view on Zelenskiy’s shuttle diplomacy: the west must convince the rest Editorial: Ukraine will be on the right side of history – but winning over neutral nations will take a G7 agenda they can follow The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023
The Greek economy is changing – but not fast enough Greece is trying to encourage entrepreneurs to invest. But days before polls, businesses say state stands in the way. Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023
They’re openly saying it: Brexit has failed. But what comes next may be very dark indeed The ‘remoaner elite’, the civil service, the BBC, universities, unions, refugees: anything is blamed but Brexit itself, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023
Brexit blame game erupts again: how leaving EU came back to bite Tories Carmakers’ criticisms and migration figures add to pressure on Rishi Sunak, who is not trusted by leavers The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023
Jaw-dropping Tory speeches and Labour shun SNP 'stunt' The latest edition of the Worst of Westminster newsletter is out now! To get it every Friday straight into your inbox, make sure you click on the… The National (Scotland) · May 19, 2023
France 24 · May 19, 2023 EU should move from 'nice words' to action on enlargement: Romanian ex-minister Negrescu The European Union sees Romania as one of its frontline states when it comes to the war in Ukraine. The country of 19 million people, a member of both the EU and NATO, has a land and sea border with Ukraine of more than 600 kilometres. It has been a…
Birmingham Post · May 19, 2023 UK Government semiconductor strategy risks "falling short" says Wales Economy Minister The UK Government's long-awaited national semiconductor strategy offers up to £1bn to chip firms over the next decade
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023 ‘We’re going all in’: how France raced ahead of UK on electric car batteries State subsidies and industry backing pull in foreign investment as country creates ‘Battery Valley’
Radio France Internationale · May 19, 2023 G7 agrees sanctions to 'starve Russia's war machine' while checking China Leaders from the Group of Seven nations agreed new sanctions on Friday intended to "starve Russia of G7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine".
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023 Greek government under fire after video shows ‘pushback’ of asylum seekers Days before general election, footage emerges showing ‘illegal’ deportation of refugees out of country’s border
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023 Sunak and Braverman must look beyond borders to resolve net immigration row Home secretary’s proposal to cut work visas likely to exacerbate post-Brexit staff shortages in low-wage industries
The Independent UK · May 19, 2023 Kosovo's new mayor takes up post peacefully in minority area as West warns against ethnic violence A new mayor has been sworn in in northern Kosovo after a vote that was boycotted by the ethnic Serb minority which dominates the area
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023 Hungary steps up threat to block EU weapons aid for Ukraine Foreign minister’s comments at odds with unity G7 nations want to project at summit in Hiroshima
France 24 · May 19, 2023 Food fight over Ukrainian grain: Will Eastern Europe's farmers break EU solidarity? The European Union has been caught off guard by a food fight. Last month, when Poland unilaterally announced it was shutting its borders to imports of Ukrainian grain, it came as a shock to policymakers in both Kyiv and Brussels. Farmers in the eastern EU member complained that a food…
The National (Scotland) · May 19, 2023 SNP issue response to Fiona Bruce's 'constant' Question Time interruptions THE SNP have issued a response to Fiona Bruce’s “constant interruptions” on Thursday night’s Question Time.
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023 G7 prepares new Russia sanctions as Zelenskiy to attend summit in person Ukrainian president to take part in Hiroshima talks on Sunday as leaders target exports to Russia