Attention, les Français débarquent! The French are closing in!
France s presidency of the Council of the European Union is still six months away, but the cries of alarm are already going up about what will happen to trade policy from January, with the French finding it hard to shake off their reputation as the bloc s arch protectionists and
dirigistes.
Diplomats from liberal, free-trading nations say they now face a race against the clock to try to push through as many files as possible under the Slovenian presidency.
“Nobody expects anything to happen on trade once the French are in charge,” said one national official in charge of trade policy.
Kommunal, the Swedish think-tank
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, analyses the situation in a number of European countries, concluding that across the continent the sector had not been prioritised.
The report highlighted a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and workers being forced to work unlimited hours. Excessive responsibility placed on individual care workers has resulted in widespread mental-health problems. Yet many workers have been denied access to sick leave or social benefits and, as Amnesty International has documented, hundreds have died from Covid-19.
More than ever there is a need to implement prior and new demands from health and care unions. For all the applause of care workers, the praise has not been followed up and policy-makers and employers need to do more to live up to their promises and make health and care systems resilient in the face of future health emergencies.
EU Reporter
writes Simone Galimberti.
As already well reported it should not be surprising given the clashes over the EU fundamental values in relation to LGBTQI discriminatory legislation but what is more interesting is that the two prime ministers who were extremely disappointed were not even in the room during the summit.
Far from Brussels, Edi Rama and Zoran Zaev, respectively the prime minister of Albania and North Macedonia, did not shy away from criticizing the members of the European Council for not giving the green light to start the official membership negotiations for their nations.
Though the entire fault went to a veto imposed by Bulgaria on North Macedonia’s membership and with a common position that such negotiations with both countries should start only at the same time, the true is that not all the members are fully on board on taking this huge step that, even after an intense and prolonged negotiations that might take a decade or more, would risk weakening the
Update: Xi s call for correct views on differences between China, EU a timely guidance for ties amid downward spiral: experts
Hu Yuwei and Wan Lin Published: Jul 05, 2021 10:13 PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping held a virtual summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday, calling on China and Europe to expand consensus and cooperation for the two sides to play an important role in tackling the global challenges.
Mutual respect and sincere cooperation are much needed in today s world than ever, not a confrontational stance and zero-sum mentality, Xi told the two European leaders.
Over the past 100 years, the Communist Party of China has united the Chinese people and led them to a path of development that conforms to China s national conditions and is universally supported by the people, Xi said, noting that China and the EU should correctly view each other s differences and rationally deal with divergences and firmly grasp the gene
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