Labour MEPs have urged the UK government to heed the latest warnings from the aviation industry that unless there is a UK-EU Open Skies deal with ECJ oversight there is a very real risk that from April 2019 there will be no flights – not just to Europe but the… read more →
The Tories’ vote this week against a report calling for EU action on zero-hours contracts shows they cannot be trusted to protect workers’ rights after Brexit, Labour MEPs have warned. Siôn Simon MEP, Labour’s European Parliament spokesperson on employment and social affairs, said: “Theresa May claims workers’ rights will be… read more →
Brexit Britain must not resile from EU anti-tax avoidance measures, Labour MEPs warned as the European Parliament voted today for greater tax transparency in Europe, including widening the scope of public country-by-country reporting. Neena Gill MEP, Labour’s European Parliament spokesperson on taxation, said: “Today’s vote is a big advance in… read more →
Labour MEPs have welcomed the record €2.42 billion (£2.14bn) fine from the European Commission against Google for abusing its dominant position over internet search, and warned that the UK must not become a deregulated, anti-competitive free-for-all after Brexit. Margrethe Vestager, the European commissioner for competition, says Google abused its market… read more →
Theresa May’s offer today on EU citizens’ rights has come a year too late, is still too vague, and will amount to nothing if the UK, as she has repeatedly threatened, crashes out of the European Union with no Brexit deal, Labour MEPs have warned. Claude Moraes MEP, chair of… read more →
Labour MEPs have condemned the government for failing to put forward legislation in the Queen’s Speech today that will guarantee EU citizens’ rights after Brexit – as UK and other EU citizens petitioned the European Parliament to safeguard their rights. Jude Kirton-Darling MEP, Labour’s European Parliament spokesperson on petitions, said:… read more →
Speaking on the conclusion of the first day of Brexit talks, Labour’s leader in the European Parliament Glenis Willmott MEP said: “David Davis has begun some of Britain’s most important negotiations for a generation, yet the British people still have no information about what he intends to negotiate. “Britain needs… read more →
The UK government must continue to work with the EU in leading the fight against climate change, now and after Brexit – and not follow the DUP and Donald Trump down the climate-denial road, Labour MEPs warned as the European Parliament voted today for new limits on greenhouse gas emissions… read more →
EU plans to force euro clearing houses to relocate from London to the remainder of the European Union after Brexit will not only impact the UK but will hurt EU-27 economies, and lead to higher costs for eurozone companies and governments, Labour MEPs have warned. EU plans to force euro… read more →
Mobile phone roaming charges will finally end across the EU on Thursday (May 15) – but Labour MEPs have warned that a Hard Brexit, whereby the UK crashes out of the EU with a disastrous deal or no deal at all, could see British holidaymakers once again saddled with rip-off… read more →