PLAYBOOK PLUS: COIN of EU realm — PARLIAMENT’S rhythm — low-talkers
EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Conservative Glyn Davies, from Montgomeryshire in Wales, is pleased to have won re-election to the UK House of Commons — with the help of some phallic graffiti by a voter. The MP...
View ArticlePlaybook Plus: CUPS runneth over — UKIP-ocrisy
CUP HALF FULL: Troubled by headaches, lady problems or gastro issues? Some might say you should go see a doctor. But Conservative MEP Nirj Deva from the UK — a nation of homeopathy fans from the Queen...
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Playbook Plus: The JUNCKER touch — PARLIAMENTARY jousting
CHIVALRY ISN’T DEAD: Last week the European Parliament didn’t just tackle the great foie gras debate but also wrestled with a request to host a Medieval tournament on July 13 and 14. The European...
View ArticlePlaybook Plus: SLAPS, TIES AND VIDEOTAPE — PAPEROLOGY?
SLAPS, TIES & VIDEOTAPE: The European Commission took the bold measure earlier this week of classifying a video of President Jean-Claude Juncker as “adult/mature content,” to block it from the...
View ArticleTsipras on verge of losing Juncker lifeline
ELMAU, Germany — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered a strong rebuke to Greek leader Alexis Tsipras Sunday, accusing Athens of undermining negotiations over new terms for its...
View ArticleG7 to limit global warming to below 2 degrees
ELMAU, Germany — The G7 agreed Monday afternoon to limit the increase in global temperatures to a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, a victory for German Chancellor Angela...
View ArticleMerkel optimistic on TTIP deal
ELMAU, GERMANY — German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed optimism Monday that Congress would soon approve trade promotion authority, which she said would set the stage for the conclusion of...
View ArticleGreat Barrier rift
An Australian plan to send thousands of coal cargo ships into the Great Barrier Reef has ensnared UNESCO, which faces pressure to block the proposal by extending greater protections to the reef —...
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POLITICO Playbook Plus: GOSS from the SCHLOSS — LUX LIKES Luxleaks
LUXLEAKS — POACHER TURNED GAMEKEEPER: Luxembourg is gearing up for its presidency of the EU, starting July 1. At one of many press briefings Tuesday, Christian Braun, the country’s permanent...
View ArticleEurogroup in 11th hour talks to avoid Grexit
LUXEMBOURG — Eurozone finance ministers began a critical meeting on Thursday with plenty of consensus on the urgency of avoiding a Greek default and exit from the euro but apparently few new ideas on...
View ArticleEU leaders call emergency Greece summit
LUXEMBOURG — European Union leaders will hold an emergency summit on Greece next Monday following the failure of talks among eurozone finance ministers to find a way to avoid a Greek default and exit...
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POLITICO Playbook Plus: BITTERSWEDE memory — BEEF Wellington
WHICH DISH: Which company with one of the world’s most iconic logos has a new Brussels office — unbranded — near the Aspria gym? … Which Commission cabinet member was heard complaining loudly on an...
View ArticleEU slams Greek ‘waste’ of time
National finance ministers fumed Monday over the time and cost of attending the countless Greece summits that produce little more than large travel bills. Finland’s austerity-minded Finance Minister...
View ArticleCommission ready to do the DG shuffle
Tuesday in Brussels is DG-Day, when a major staff reshuffling engineered by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and his chief of staff Martin Selmayr will create a new power structure...
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Commission shakes up top management
The European Commission announced a reshuffling of its senior management positions on Wednesday, replacing not only the institution’s top staffer but also key officials in a dozen different...
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POLITICO Playbook Plus: The need for SPEED — BERLAYMONT goes Google (sort of)
EUROPEAN ACCIDENTS — IT’S A TREND: First it was U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry breaking a leg. Now Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip has broken his elbow. Meanwhile, Romanian Prime Minister...
View ArticleChina ready to go further on climate change: sources
China appears ready to set a more ambitious climate change pledge by moving up the timeline for peaking its carbon emissions and opening the possibility of sending money to other countries to take...
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Schulz: I will go to Greece
European Parliament President Martin Schulz joined other EU leaders in urging Greeks to vote “Yes” in Sunday’s snap referendum on financial reforms, and said he was willing to make a campaign trip...
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POLITICO Playbook Plus: Do the JYRKI — GREECE’S new best friend
ZERO VISION FOR EUROPE: Top of the agenda at a recent Parliamentary planning committee was an idea to use the Eurovision Song Contest to promote Europe … even more. Nine vice presidents put their...
View ArticleSPECIAL EDITION Brussels Playbook from Athens
by Ryan Heath in Athens | @PoliticoRyan | Tips to playbook@politico.eu | Subscribe: http://politico.eu/registration/ POLLS HAVE OFFICIALLY CLOSED IN THE GREEK REFERENDUM: Opinion surveys and anecdotal...
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