A new troubled EU budget
The European Commission unveiled its proposal for the future of the EU Budget: the Multi-annual Financial Framework for 2021-2027 with a €1,135bn budget. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the Commission, presented the communication as “an opportunity to shape our future as a new, ambitious Union of 27 bound together by solidarity”, a pragmatic and long-term strategy. However, […]
A new start for the negotiations on fisheries subsidies
The WTO has announced the relaunch of negotiations on fisheries subsidies, to fight against overfishing and illegal practises. The decision was taken by Roberto Zapata Barradas, newly appointed Chair of the Negotiating Group on Rules. The objective is to secure a new agreement by 2019 and subsidies are estimated around €15 billion per year. According […]