“Flying a flag is a way of showing solidarity.” London’s City Hall is not allowed fly the EU flag out of “solidarity” with its EU residents to mark the seventh anniversary of the UK voting to leave the union. The flag has been removed from an exemption list of flags which do not require planning […]

2 years ago

The new proposal seeks to allow 16-year-olds to drive cars fitted with a speed-limiting device. The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has called for the European Commission to cast aside a newly-introduced proposal which would allow children from the age of 16 to drive cars limited to a speed of 45kph. The ETSC, of which […]

3 years ago

The Irish politician has labelled accusations of genocide as “complete and utter nonsense”. Dublin MEP Clare Daly has dismissed claims that the Chinese government is undertaking a genocide on its Uyghur Muslim population in the Northern region of Xinjiang. Ms. Daly made the comments whilst appearing on China’s official state news agency. The Irish MEP […]

3 years ago

Widespread protests have gripped the French capital following the increasing of the pension age to 64. French unions’ calls for a “tidal wave” of protests following the raising of the pension age have been answered, with thousands taking to the streets of Paris to demonstrate against the decision. President Emmanuel Macron signed the controversial pension […]

3 years ago

Do you have (n)o problem or (n)o chance? How much of a geography expert are you? Well, it’s now time to put those skills to the test. Can you name all the countries in the European Union that don’t contain the letter ‘N’? You have four minutes, and 13 countries to remember. If the quiz […]

4 years ago

18 to name and you have four minutes to name them. Of the 27 EU capital cities, 18 of them contain the letter ‘A’. That’s two-thirds of the total. No matter how well versed on the capital cities of the EU at this stage, there’s quite the volume of cities in this one, so we’ve […]

4 years ago