Head of EU’s top science panel quits over COVID-19

Head of the EU’s top science body quits over the bloc’s ‘extremely disappointing’ response to the coronavirus crisis Mauro Ferrari appointed president of European Research Council on January 1  ERC is European Union’s top science organisation but Mr Ferrari has now quit  He said he had been left ‘extremely disappointed’ by EU response to coronavirus  … Read more

Did Michel Barnier infect PM? The EU’s Brexit negotiator could be Downing Street’s ‘Patient Zero’

Could this be the ultimate revenge for Brexit? The coronavrius that has laid Boris Johnson low may have passed into Westminster’s inner circle via the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, according to one theory. The Mail on Sunday has traced connections between those known to have the virus in an attempt to identify Downing … Read more

EU’s coronavirus lockdown: European countries are poised to BAN Britons

EU’s coronavirus lockdown: European countries are poised to BAN Britons and other ‘third-party travellers’ from entering 26-state Schengen zone amid coronavirus crisis Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a proposed ban all non-essential travel  The 26-nation Schengen free travel area locked down to outsiders for 30 days She said health care systems were under massive pressure … Read more

EU’s Michel Barnier warns of ‘lots of consequences’ in December if UK walks away from trade talks

Britain will face ‘lots of consequences’ if it chooses to walk away from post-Brexit trade talks with the EU, Brussels’ negotiator Michel Barnier warned today.  After four days of talks with a UK team led by David Frost he told a press conference that the UK could not expect ‘business as usual’ after December if … Read more

Greta Thunberg looks unimpressed by EU’s climate law

Greta Thunberg looked unimpressed today as she watched EU chiefs unveil a new climate law which she has already dismissed as ‘surrender’.  The 17-year-old Swedish activist was the star guest at a European Commission meeting in Brussels today where the new legislation was officially proposed.  Thunberg today questioned the urgency of the commission and said: … Read more