The Economist explains: Are carbon tariffs a good idea? 

Main image: SINCE 2011, the world’s steelmakers have been feeling the heat.  Prices for the metal have halved due to flatlining demand and rising exports from China, which now smelts 50% of the global output.  Profits at steel firms around the world have fallen into a sea of red ink, shuttering plants and laying off workers.  New

The European Parliament explained

The European Parliament explained

This video is gives a short yet comprehensive introduction of the European Parliament.  Among other things it covers the composition, powers and tasks of the European Parliament. 
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In this series we explain complex aspects of the EU in a comprehensive and understandable way.  If however, despite our diligence and help of Dr. Jan Oster, we have left something out or made a mistake, please be so kind to tell and forgive us. 
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The European Parliament explained

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This video is gives a short yet comprehensive introduction of the European Parliament.  Among other things it covers the composition, powers and tasks of the European Parliament. 
For more information on the EU and its institutions please subscribe to our channel. 
In this series we explain complex aspects of the EU in a comprehensive and understandable way.  If however, despite our diligence and help of Dr. Jan Oster, we have left something out or made a mistake, please be so kind to tell and forgive us. 
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Farage: The EU's iron fist is reserved for its critics; Commissioner Timmermans shakes in his boots

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• European Parliament, Brussels, 28 February 2018
• Nigel Farage MEP, UK Independence Party (UKIP), President of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group (EFDD) in the European Parliament - http://www.nigelfaragemep.co.uk @Nigel_Farage
• Debate: Commission decision to activate Article 7 (1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland
Commission statement
[2018/2541(RSP)]
One round of political group speakers
Note: Article 7 TEU aims at ensuring that all EU countries respect the common values of the EU, including the rule of law.  The preventive mechanism of Article 7(1) TEU can be activated only in case of a ’clear risk of a serious breach’ and the sanctioning mechanism of Article 7(2) TEU only in case of a ’serious and persistent breach by a Member State’ of the values set out in Article 2. 
The preventive mechanism allows the Council to give the EU country concerned a warning before a ’serious breach’ has actually materialised. 
The sanctioning mechanism allows the Council to suspend certain rights deriving from the application of the treaties to the EU country in question, including the voting rights of that country in the Council.  In that case the ’serious breach’ must have persisted for some time. 
(from EUR Lex http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=LEGISSUM%3Al33500)
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• Video: EbS (European Parliament)
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• EU Member States:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greec...

Farage: The EU's iron fist is reserved for its critics; Commissioner Timmermans shakes in his boots

published:28 Feb 2018

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• European Parliament, Brussels, 28 February 2018
• Nigel Farage MEP, UK Independence Party (UKIP), President of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group (EFDD) in the European Parliament - http://www.nigelfaragemep.co.uk @Nigel_Farage
• Debate: Commission decision to activate Article 7 (1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland
Commission statement
[2018/2541(RSP)]
One round of political group speakers
Note: Article 7 TEU aims at ensuring that all EU countries respect the common values of the EU, including the rule of law.  The preventive mechanism of Article 7(1) TEU can be activated only in case of a ’clear risk of a serious breach’ and the sanctioning mechanism of Article 7(2) TEU only in case of a ’serious and persistent breach by a Member State’ of the values set out in Article 2. 
The preventive mechanism allows the Council to give the EU country concerned a warning before a ’serious breach’ has actually materialised. 
The sanctioning mechanism allows the Council to suspend certain rights deriving from the application of the treaties to the EU country in question, including the voting rights of that country in the Council.  In that case the ’serious breach’ must have persisted for some time. 
(from EUR Lex http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=LEGISSUM%3Al33500)
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• Video: EbS (European Parliament)
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• EU Member States:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greec...

BREXIT - EP President Antonio Tajani speaks on UK withdrawal from EU

Antonio Tajani, the President of the European Parliament, and Guy Verhofstadt, the parliament’s lead Brexit spokesman, hold a press conference on Brexit.  They present the resolution that will be put to a vote in the European Parliament next week setting out the parliament’s demands for a UK-EU trade deal. 
The European Parliament is not negotiating Brexit and, although it will have to approve the final deal, in practice it is expected to rubber-stamp what the European Commission and the European Council have agreed. 
But that doesn’t make it powerless. 
says the European parliament is still waiting for a plan that would avoid a hard border in Ireland. 
European Parliament President Tajani says he does not want to discuss the transition period.  But MEPs will not accept anything that discriminates against EU nationals arriving in the UK during the transition. 
says MEPs will not allow sector-by-sector participation in the single market. 
Theresa May’s red lines leave little room for any alternative, he says. 
Tajani says there will have to be a free trade agreement.  It could go a bit further than other ones, but the Canadian and Japanese deals will be the mothers of what gets offered to the EU....

BREXIT - EP President Antonio Tajani speaks on UK withdrawal from EU

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Antonio Tajani, the President of the European Parliament, and Guy Verhofstadt, the parliament’s lead Brexit spokesman, hold a press conference on Brexit.  They present the resolution that will be put to a vote in the European Parliament next week setting out the parliament’s demands for a UK-EU trade deal. 
The European Parliament is not negotiating Brexit and, although it will have to approve the final deal, in practice it is expected to rubber-stamp what the European Commission and the European Council have agreed. 
But that doesn’t make it powerless. 
says the European parliament is still waiting for a plan that would avoid a hard border in Ireland. 
European Parliament President Tajani says he does not want to discuss the transition period.  But MEPs will not accept anything that discriminates against EU nationals arriving in the UK during the transition. 
says MEPs will not allow sector-by-sector participation in the single market. 
Theresa May’s red lines leave little room for any alternative, he says. 
Tajani says there will have to be a free trade agreement.  It could go a bit further than other ones, but the Canadian and Japanese deals will be the mothers of what gets offered to the EU....

Juncker: "The European Parliament is ridiculous." 

Juncker: "The European Parliament is ridiculous." 

Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker got angry at today’s (4 July) European Parliament plenary session reviewing the Maltese Presidency.  Seeing the hemicycle almost empty, he called the parliament “ridiculous”. 
“The European Parliament is ridiculous, very ridiculous.  I applaud those who have bothered to turn up.  But the fact that there are only about 30 MEPs here for this debate demonstrates that the Parliament is not serious,” Juncker said, with a frankness rare among political leaders. 
“If Mr Muscat, the prime minister of Malta, had been Mrs Merkel or Mr Macron, we would have had a full house.  The Parliament is totally ridiculous,” he added.  As a Luxembourger, Juncker regularly expresses his dismay at the lack of respect shown by the larger EU members for their smaller partners. 
The Commission president’s angry outburst provoked a strong reaction from Parliament President Antonio Tajani. 
“Mr president, please show some respect.  It is not up to the Commission to control the Parliament, it is the Parliament that controls the Commission,” the Italian MEP said in a vexed mix of Italian and French. 
To Juncker’s renewed assertion that the absence of 95% of MEPs from the hemicycle made the institution “ridiculous”, Tajani replied: “Please use different language.  We are not ridiculous.  That is enough, please.” 
Juncker said he would never again take part in this kind of meeting in the European Parliament. 
“The Commission is subject to the control of the Parliament, but the Parliament must respect the presidency, even if it is held by the smaller countries, and this does...

Juncker: "The European Parliament is ridiculous." 

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Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker got angry at today’s (4 July) European Parliament plenary session reviewing the Maltese Presidency.  Seeing the hemicycle almost empty, he called the parliament “ridiculous”. 
“The European Parliament is ridiculous, very ridiculous.  I applaud those who have bothered to turn up.  But the fact that there are only about 30 MEPs here for this debate demonstrates that the Parliament is not serious,” Juncker said, with a frankness rare among political leaders. 
“If Mr Muscat, the prime minister of Malta, had been Mrs Merkel or Mr Macron, we would have had a full house.  The Parliament is totally ridiculous,” he added.  As a Luxembourger, Juncker regularly expresses his dismay at the lack of respect shown by the larger EU members for their smaller partners. 
The Commission president’s angry outburst provoked a strong reaction from Parliament President Antonio Tajani. 
“Mr president, please show some respect.  It is not up to the Commission to control the Parliament, it is the Parliament that controls the Commission,” the Italian MEP said in a vexed mix of Italian and French. 
To Juncker’s renewed assertion that the absence of 95% of MEPs from the hemicycle made the institution “ridiculous”, Tajani replied: “Please use different language.  We are not ridiculous.  That is enough, please.” 
Juncker said he would never again take part in this kind of meeting in the European Parliament. 
“The Commission is subject to the control of the Parliament, but the Parliament must respect the presidency, even if it is held by the smaller countries, and this does...

LIVE: European Parliament holds plenary session on Catalonia

LIVE: European Parliament holds plenary session on Catalonia

The European Parliament is set to hold a special plenary session debate in Strasbourg on Wednesday, October 4, focused on the Constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain in light of the events in Catalonia. 
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LIVE: European Parliament holds plenary session on Catalonia

published:04 Oct 2017

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The European Parliament is set to hold a special plenary session debate in Strasbourg on Wednesday, October 4, focused on the Constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain in light of the events in Catalonia. 
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TRADE WAR - Closing remarks after European Parliament debate

TRADE WAR - Closing remarks after European Parliament debate

Responding to the debate, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom says she \"doesn\'t know much\" about why Australia is apparently in line for an exemption to the tariffs. 
President Trump tweeted last week that he was \"working very quickly\" on a \"security agreement\" so tariffs on Australian imports would not be imposed. 
She says it is true that the EU puts tariffs on American car imports, but points out that US tariffs on European trucks and pick-ups are higher, at 25%. 
The EU is \"reaching out\" to other parties around the world to defend the international trading order, she adds. 
Closing statements by Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, Member of the EC in charge of Trade and by Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness....

TRADE WAR - Closing remarks after European Parliament debate

published:14 Mar 2018

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Responding to the debate, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom says she \"doesn\'t know much\" about why Australia is apparently in line for an exemption to the tariffs. 
President Trump tweeted last week that he was \"working very quickly\" on a \"security agreement\" so tariffs on Australian imports would not be imposed. 
She says it is true that the EU puts tariffs on American car imports, but points out that US tariffs on European trucks and pick-ups are higher, at 25%. 
The EU is \"reaching out\" to other parties around the world to defend the international trading order, she adds. 
Closing statements by Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, Member of the EC in charge of Trade and by Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness....

TRADE WAR - Full debate at European Parliament on Trump's decision to impose tariffs

Members of European Parliament debate today about the US steel tariffs and any countermeasure Europe should take. 
German Christian democrat MEP Manfred Weber, who leads the centre-right EPP group, says there is \"no justification whatsoever\" for the tariffs, which he says will hit jobs. 
His group backs the retaliatory measures drawn up by the European Commission, which he says are \"adequate\". 
His compatriot Bernd Lange, a social democrat who chairs the international trade committee, is of similar thinking, saying that the US tariffs have been imposed for \"purely political reasons\". 
Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin, who also sits on the international trade committee, says she views the imposition of tariffs with \"great regret\". 
Her ECR group welcomes statements that these tariffs are \"not the right way\" to address overcapacity in the world steel markets, she says. 
It is \"right\" for the EU to take measures to defend itself from tariffs, but these must be WTO-complaint and not \"exacerbate an already tense situation\", she tells MEPs. 
She would like to reiterate the UK\'s desire to \"work closely\" with the EU on the matter, she adds. 
Dutch Liberal MEP Marietje Schaake says many jobs are created in the US by EU companies \"and vice-versa\", adding: \"we\'re mutually dependent\". 
She says the idea that \"individual member states\" should negotiate exemptions to the tariffs is misguided. 
\"British hints\" of being open to \"special treatment\" can only be taken as being made \"in bad faith\", she adds, and \"must be challenged\". 
Former UKIP leader Diane James calls the EU the \"largest ...

TRADE WAR - Full debate at European Parliament on Trump's decision to impose tariffs

published:14 Mar 2018

views:96

Members of European Parliament debate today about the US steel tariffs and any countermeasure Europe should take. 
German Christian democrat MEP Manfred Weber, who leads the centre-right EPP group, says there is \"no justification whatsoever\" for the tariffs, which he says will hit jobs. 
His group backs the retaliatory measures drawn up by the European Commission, which he says are \"adequate\". 
His compatriot Bernd Lange, a social democrat who chairs the international trade committee, is of similar thinking, saying that the US tariffs have been imposed for \"purely political reasons\". 
Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin, who also sits on the international trade committee, says she views the imposition of tariffs with \"great regret\". 
Her ECR group welcomes statements that these tariffs are \"not the right way\" to address overcapacity in the world steel markets, she says. 
It is \"right\" for the EU to take measures to defend itself from tariffs, but these must be WTO-complaint and not \"exacerbate an already tense situation\", she tells MEPs. 
She would like to reiterate the UK\'s desire to \"work closely\" with the EU on the matter, she adds. 
Dutch Liberal MEP Marietje Schaake says many jobs are created in the US by EU companies \"and vice-versa\", adding: \"we\'re mutually dependent\". 
She says the idea that \"individual member states\" should negotiate exemptions to the tariffs is misguided. 
\"British hints\" of being open to \"special treatment\" can only be taken as being made \"in bad faith\", she adds, and \"must be challenged\". 
Former UKIP leader Diane James calls the EU the \"largest ...

This video is gives a short yet comprehensive introduction of the European Parliament.  Among other things it covers the composition, powers and tasks of the European Parliament. 
For more information on the EU and its institutions please subscribe to our channel. 
In this series we explain complex a

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• European Parliament, Brussels, 28 February 2018
• Nigel Farage MEP, UK Independence Party (UKIP), President of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group (EFDD) in the European Parliament - http://www.nigelfaragemep.co.uk @Nigel_Farag

Antonio Tajani, the President of the European Parliament, and Guy Verhofstadt, the parliament’s lead Brexit spokesman, hold a press conference on Brexit.  They present the resolution that will be put to a vote in the European Parliament next week setting out the parliament’s demands for a UK-EU trade

Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker got angry at today’s (4 July) European Parliament plenary session reviewing the Maltese Presidency.  Seeing the hemicycle almost empty, he called the parliament “ridiculous”. 
“The European Parliament is ridiculous, very ridiculous.  I applaud those who have bo

The European Parliament is set to hold a special plenary session debate in Strasbourg on Wednesday, October 4, focused on the Constitution, rule of law and fundamental rights in Spain in light of the events in Catalonia. 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly

Responding to the debate, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom says she \"doesn\'t know much\" about why Australia is apparently in line for an exemption to the tariffs. 
President Trump tweeted last week that he was \"working very quickly\" on a \"security agreement\" so tariffs on Australian imports w

Members of European Parliament debate today about the US steel tariffs and any countermeasure Europe should take. 
German Christian democrat MEP Manfred Weber, who leads the centre-right EPP group, says there is \"no justification whatsoever\" for the tariffs, which he says will hit jobs. 
His group b

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Wednesday that Brexit had broken a taboo as the British had showed it was possible to leave the European Union and \'come out better\'. 
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First up this morning, MEPs are joined by EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom and Jyrki Katainen to debate the threat of new US tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium. 
Tariffs of 25% are to be placed on steel and 10% on aluminium imported into the US, with exemptions for Canada and Mexico. 

Is the European Union good for Europe?  Or would Europeans be better off without it?  Nigel Farage, a leader of the United Kingdom\'s Brexit movement, shares his view. 
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• European Parliament, Strasbourg, 03 October 2017
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SCOTTISH Ukip MEP David Coburn told an ally of Angela Merkel that the European Union was “broke” during a huge row on Brexit in the European Parliament. 
Mr Coburn said “demands” for a multi-billion pound Brexit divorce bill by European Union chiefs were due to “necessity” because the Brussels bloc

NIGEL Farage ripped into the European Commission over its decision to appoint JEan-Claude Juncker\'s right-hand man Martin Selmayr as secretary-general, congratulating the Commission for showing its true colours with the “perfect stitch-up”. 
The former Ukip leader was in Strasbourg on Monday to deba