Eurosphere roundup: EU vs. Israel on settlements…

EU hardens stance on Israeli settlements New guidelines will prevent any grants to companies based on occupied land as the EU hardens its opposition to expansion of Israeli settlements Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects EU ‘external dictates’ on borders Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu angrily rejected European Union guidelines barring the bloc’s 28 member states from funding … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: Same sex marriage on the agenda in Western Europe…Europol on match fixing…

MAIN FOCUS: Match-fixing scandal rocks football world | 05/02/2013 from euro|topics The European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol has announced that it has uncovered the biggest match-fixing scandal in the history of football. It presented a report in The Hague on Monday according to which more than 380 games worldwide were manipulated. For some commentators … Read more