The United Nations High Commission for Refugees wasn’t super happy with Europe’s big migration Summit. With the calm reflex of a seasoned stock broker watching the market crash, UNHCR said it “has taken note of the Statement of the EU Heads of State and Government of Turkey last night and we are concerned with some aspects of the proposal.” Not the resounding vote of confidence … [Read more...]
We Avoided EU Budget Default Says Giovanni La Via
"I want to strongly emphasise that today's approval of the draft amending budget (DAB 6/2013) does not eliminate the need for fresh money to pay the bills already submitted by the Member States, not to mention those coming up in November and December, which will inevitably affect the already tight 2014 budget”, said Giovanni La Via MEP, Rapporteur on the EU Budget 2013, on the … [Read more...]