by Whitehouse Communications | 29 May 2025 | Brexit, Defence, Energy, Energy and environment, EU-UK Divergences, European Union, Food, Nutrition and Public Health
On Monday 19th May, presidents of the European Commission and Council, Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa, respectively, and UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, met for the first ever EU-UK summit since the UK departed the bloc five years ago. In a world where global...
by Whitehouse Communications | 5 Aug 2022 | Conflict, Energy and environment, European Union, Politics, Whitehouse News
The Precursor to the EU Russian gas problem Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24th February, many European leaders put their full trust in the supposedly mighty force of trade as a tool for (political) change. This led to Russian energy trading agreements being...
by Whitehouse Communications | 5 Nov 2021 | European Union, Politics, Public Sector
In October, amid preparations for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) where world leaders are currently discussing the need to reduce carbon emissions, the UK Government turned its coal power plants back on, in the wake of an energy crisis that could...
by Whitehouse Communications | 14 Jul 2021 | Energy and environment, Environment, European Union, Infrastructure, Politics, Transport
For many, one of the most missed aspects of pre-pandemic life was the ability to hop on a – often cheap – flight to a different corner of the world. Indeed, before most of the world’s borders were shut down due to COVID-19, and restrictions to freedom of...
by Whitehouse Communications | 1 Mar 2021 | Brexit, Civil liberties, Communications, Employment, Energy, Environment, European Elections series, European Union, Food & Drink, Politics, Public Sector
Impasse over the Irish Sea The EU and UK have failed to break the impasse over the controversial Northern Ireland protocol contained in the Brexit trade agreement this week, following two hours of Brexit talks. Amid mounting political pressure from local businesses...
