What happened in the EU in January 2019?
Ah, Brexit. It will remain in the newspapers' headlines until the UK is out of the EU. So in January, the British Prime Minister presented her deal to leave the EU to the UK's Parliament... and the Parliament said a big fat no (article).So what's going to happen next? No one really knows, and time is ticking...
Celebration of Romania's presidency © EU 2019 / Source: EC - Audiovisual Service / Photo: Etienne Ansotte
Romania took over the presidency of the Council for six months, despite the ongoing corruption according to this article. The Parliament wants them to focus on the budget and on the future of the European Union (article). Because it's not going well nowadays? Yes, according to this long article.
One of the secret words to scare all the political leaders of the EU countries, is the t-word: taxes. It's a very sensitive topic because it's one of the few things the EU countries have almost complete power, and the EU doesn't. If one EU country says no, no action is taken on taxes. The Commission wants to end this (article).
By the way, it was the 20th anniversary of the Euro. Happy birthday, said the European Commission!
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