The Left, part of Poland’s ruling coalition, wants to abolish member states' right to veto EU policies, saying it allows 'irresponsible politicians to destroy the EU from within”.

The right-wing opposition warns this would diminish Poland's sovereignty notesfrompoland.com/2024/05/06/pol…

Great chance to join in a Q & A session for a real discussion with a panel of Scottish MP/MSPs about Scottish links with Europe Ben Macpherson MSP Christine Jardine 🔶 Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP euromovescotland.org.uk/event/talking-…

Time for a reality check on Reform UK & the media obsession with platforming them. Reform UK won a mere TWO council seats compared to 159 for the Greens. Maybe BBC News (UK), ITV News & Sky News could pull back on the coverage of Farage & cover the Greens more?

The reason the UK will have the lowest growth in the G7 next year is Brexit. We're not going to reverse the decline until we begin to remove the barriers - economic, social, scientific - that we chose to erect with the rest of our continent. That's not rocket science. Just say it

“The poorest fifth of the population are now much poorer [in the UK] than most of the poorest countries in central and eastern Europe,” says Stephanie Flanders. “They would be better off in quite poor countries in the European Union.”

You don’t have to pay to get to a glaring inaccuracy in line one, where James Price describes Rwanda as a scheme for ‘failed’ asylum seekers. It isn’t - it’s for asylum seekers.

Today is a public holiday in Poland celebrating the anniversary of the constitution adopted on 3 May 1791.

It is generally considered Europe's first modern constitution and the world's second (after the US Constitution, which went into force two years earlier)

If you were interested in my piece yesterday about Gordon Brown calling for a second criminal investigation into phone hacking, you will be gripped by this amazing long read by ⁦Nick Davies⁩ in ⁦Prospect⁩ prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/ph…

During this period I think ministers and MPs repeatedly claimed the Afghan scheme was open. When, secretly, it was actually closed.

Recent polling shows that 3 in 5 Americans now say corporate greed is a “major cause” of inflation.

And rightfully so: Corporate profits drove 53% of inflation during the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2023.

During the 40 years prior to the pandemic, profits drove 11% of price growth.

Year after year and block after block, the famously mean streets of New York City—which make up a quarter of its land mass—are gradually being tamed.

Cycling has gone from a marginal to mainstream mode of travel, and countless pavements have been transformed into vibrant plazas.

Wise Tory MPs are aware that it is the underlying vote numbers they should focus on not the headlines about Reform coming third rather than second in Blackpool or the retention by a few votes of Harlow council. It would suit Sunak if his MPs can’t count, because the underlying…

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#InternationalWorkersDay

Workers' rights are one of the many rights that EU nationals in Scotland should be able to exercise freely.

Together with our partners we are planning series of free workshops to raise awareness about the workers' rights.

The European Parliament elections will see a new European Commission & Presidents chosen over the summer.

At #TalkingEurope 🗣🇪🇺 David Martin Jo Shaw Brigid Laffan Stephen Gethins will discuss the challenges facing the EU institutions.

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Great line-up for this European Movement in Scotland event, including Brigid Laffan Jo Shaw David Martin Stephen Gethins and Sir Graham Watson 🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.
Tickets are free here: euromovescotland.org.uk/event/talking-…