From Tony Berkeley, House of Lords, London SW1 Message to Luxembourg Presidency on 4th Railway Package. There has been progress; the technical part is agreed, and the package is still together. Keep it together, and ignore the warnings of the monopolists. There are still a few serious outstanding issues which need resolving…
Easter 2015 message from Tony Berkeley A single market in the rail sector is still years away, with Germany and France leading the opposition. Another example… Siamese twin rail monopolies; don’t be fooled by DB and SNCF introducing competition within themselves! France and Germany have long led the opposition to any competition above rail for…
Thought for the day: how come powerful vacuum cleaners have to be restricted by agreement of Europe’s Governments – not, of course, just by the European Commission – while powerful cars have no such constriction? Could it be that those Governments are male dominated, and cars are “boys’ toys”, while those same politicians don’t…
Independence for Scotland may lead to greater dependence and the same for the UK in relation to the EU
The House of Lords will today debate one of the most pressing and important issues facing Europe, namely the chronic rates of youth unemployment in the EU. It will discuss the recent report from the European Union Committee, of which I am a member of sub-committee B, regarding the sizable numbers of young people out…
