The scuppering of an unlikely populist coalition has not only provoked political chaos in Italy, but may lead to a fresh finance crisis and the potential destabilisation of the European Union.
ITALY, at the time of writing, has no government.
Craig Paterson provides an eyewitness account for CommonSpace from Milan, where the European housing movement has taken its demands directly to the European Parliament and European Commission offices
A EUROPEAN coalition of housing campaigners demanded the EU take action to solve the housing crisis in Milan today [13 April], confronting representatives of the European Parliament with their list of demands.
Aamer Anwar defends Scottish Government position and announces crowdfunder for former Catalan minister’s legal costs
AAMER ANWAR, the lawyer for former Catalan minister Clara Ponsati, has defended the Scottish Government’s lack of direct intervention in his client’s case and has announced that crowdfunding on her behalf will begin shortly.
ACCORDING TO a new study, members of the LGBTI community are facing barriers to healthcare.
A NEW study, carried out as part of the Health4LGBTI project, suggests that substantial inequalities, barriers and discrimination face LGBTI people in their access of health services.
Charities air their displeasure at Trump pulling out of climate deal as May rejects chance to show united front with EU
TORY LEADER THERESA MAY faced isolation and criticism from charities and European nations condemning the president’s decision to pull out of the landmark Paris climate agreement and the PM’s reluctance to condemn the move.
Nato leaders meeting to hammer out Russia threats, increase investment and intervention following Manchester attack
THERESA MAY and other Nato national leaders have been condemned for the “spreading of extremism” by campaigners opposing the arms trade and the increase of intervention in the Middle East.
CommonSpace looks at what you need to know about the UK Tory manifesto on Scotland
THE TORIES released their manifesto yesterday (Thursday 18 May) in the City of London as a blueprint for a united UK heading towards the exit doors of the European Union.
CommonSpace looks at the new French president's views on Brexit and the UK “taking back control”
EMMANUEL MACRON at age 39 is the youngest French president to be elected in the Fifth republic and starts his tenure with dominant issues including French unemployment, the Franco-German relationship, social cohesion and the UK’s Brexit.
Macron was seen as the pro-European candidate in opposition to the far right Marine Le Pen of the Front National who wanted France to break relations with the EU and bring back the old currency of the franc.
United Ireland would be welcomed into the EU according to EU representatives
THE EU could be developing a plan to allow a united Ireland to join without barriers or delays according to the bloc’s representatives.
EU leaders are gearing up for an emergency summit in Brussels tomorrow (Saturday 29 April) where they will discuss a common negotiation approach to the Brexit talks and the UK’s position.
Two thirds of Scottish small employers of EU workers are concerned about future skills shortages, according to new research from the FSB
SCOTTISH FIRMS face a “chronic skills shortage” as a result of the UK Government’s attempts to bring about hard Brexit according to a new Scottish specific study by the Federation of small businesses (FSB).
The report shows that two-thirds of small Scottish employers with EU workers are concerned that future skills shortages will force them to close operations, scale down their business or leave the country altogether.