Freeze on PIP disability benefit likely to be dropped after Labour backlash
The planned freeze prompted anger among MPs when it was leaked โ and is now likely to be dropped, two people with knowledge of the proposals tell POLITICO.
The planned freeze prompted anger among MPs when it was leaked โ and is now likely to be dropped, two people with knowledge of the proposals tell POLITICO.
Dr Meltem Ineli
Ciger, Associate
Professor, Suleyman Demirel University
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Andrius Kubilius is the EU’s first defense and space commissioner.
The latest compromise text, seen by Euractiv, shows reduced ambitons for securing the EU’s supply in the long-term.
The latest European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) compromise text, seen by Euractiv, includes a looser definition of the eligibility criteria.
Itโs the latest sign the idea is still very much in Brussels’ sights โ despite British pushback.
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Keir Starmer travels to Brussels with the prospect of a new youth mobility scheme high on the agenda.
The flexible criteria for allocating EU funds to foreign companies and countries in the plan to prepare the continentโs industry and armies for a war footing, shows an unclear commitment to boosting Europe’s defence industry.