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The Treaty of Rome signed by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany to create the European Economic Community. 28 nations are now members of the European Union, its…
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Jonathan Wallace running for police oversight role
Local Liberal Democrats have chosen Dr Jonathan Wallace to be their candidate for police and crime commissioner (PCC) for the Northumbria force. PCCs were created to oversee local police services.…
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EUROPOL counter terrorism boost after Brussels blasts
EU justice ministers on Thursday (24 March) agreed to set up a team of national counter-terrorism experts to strengthen Europol as a response to the attacks in Brussels that killed 31 and injured…
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Boris adviser admits we'd be far worse off leaving EU
Over the next 20 years London's economy could rise to £640 bn from current £350 bn IN the EU. But it could be as low as £430bn if Out. Source : Gerard Lyons article in London : the Global Powerhouse.
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British MEP guiding airline security bill through European Parliament
If another example of the failure of European intelligence services to share and act on information about potential terrorists was needed, Wednesday's identification of the bombers in the deadly…
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Eurosceptics blame Brussels deaths on EU policies not terrorists
The second major terror attack on Europe in just four months will upend the politics of everything from refugee policy to security to Brexit, says Matthew Karnitschnig in an op-ed in Politico:…
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Gateshead Labour torpedoes local devolution, rejects extra Government cash for region?
Cllr Jonathan Wallace, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Group on Gateshead Council, and candidate in Police and Crime Commissioner election, writes this eyewitness report :
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Let's do more business with Latin America, Cuba says EU
The European Commission wants to make purchasing firearms in the EU more difficult and has cited the Paris attacks as the main contributing factor. However, Parliament has voiced its concerns about…
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LEAVE threat to Premier League
The possibility of Britain voting to leave the European Union in its 23 June referendum leaves the lucrative and globally popular English Premier League facing an uncertain future, reports EurActiv:…
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Nations demand higher animal welfare standards from European Commission
If Britain exits from the [European] union, it will damage the political idea - never more timely than now - that a nation can pursue a policy mission that benefits itself and its neighbors, writes…