With exactly one month to go until the Netherlands goes to the polls, you might be wondering what your options are to vote in the European parliamentary elections. The Netherlands currently has 29 members in the 720-seat European parliament, 27 of whom are affiliated to a party and two independents. After June 6, that total will go up to 31. In total, 20 parties are taking part and 497 potential MEPs are hoping to win enough votes to go to
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French president says their parties are selling ‘same lies’ as those who campaigned for Britain to leave EUThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has described European nationalists as “hidden Brexiteers” selling the public the “same lies” as those who campaigned for Britain to leave the European Union.In an interview with the Economist, Macron said the only way to stop the rise of nationalism was by “being bold enough not to think that their rise is inevitable”. Continue reading
PYOTE, Texas — About 20 cars of a Union Pacific intermodal train derailed today (May 1) near the West Texas community of Pyote, KMID/KPED-TV reports. The Ward County Sheriff’s Office reported it responded about 3 p.m. to a report of a derailment adjacent to Interstate 20. No injuries were reported and no hazardous materials have []Read More
Organized labor groups rallied today on Ketagalan Boulevard to commemorate International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day in many parts of the
Making life better for people with disabilities is a laudable goal, but accessibility tech hasn’t traditionally been popular among VCs. In 2022, disability tech companies attracted around $4 billion in early-stage investments, which was a fraction of fintech’s intake, for example. One reason is that disability tech startups are often considered too niche to attain […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The lead candidates from eight of the nine political groupings in the European parliament kicked off the campaign for the June elections in Maastricht on Monday evening, in a live debate on some of the biggest issues facing the EU. The debate, co-hosted by Politico Europe and Studio Europa, covered the Green Deal, the Israel-Hamas war, migration and social media among other issues, and provided several clashes, particularly over the rise of the far right. Almost all the candidates took turns to...
Euro Weekly News recently spoke with Mick Cox, founder of Indalo Transport Ltd, to discuss how his company has become a leader in the removal industry across Europe. With over a decade of experience, Indalo Transport, founded in 2013, offers specialised removal services from the UK to Spain, Ireland, and France. Mick points out that […]
As most EU governments and the bloc’s high representative for foreign policy Josep Borrell try to emphasize the need to de-escalate tensions between Iran and Israel, the European Parliament has moved sharply in the opposite direction. During its plenary session on April 25 the body adopted a resolution on “Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response” which included a series of ostensibly tough measures to set that response into motion.Already the title...