John Bufton MEP

If local elections are like litmus for the mid term popularity of a government then the Presidential and General Elections in France and Greece have been clear indicators of the growing unpopularity of the European Union. The picture emerging from recent elections on the continent is one of ballot box rebellion...

On going trade talks between the EU and the Mercosur group of nations in South America pose a serious threat to the profits of Welsh farmers.

Today the European Commission will announce a 6.8% increase in budget - equivalent to €138 billion extra. This is truly extraordinary when the majority of member states (25 out of 27, excluding the Czech Repubic and the UK who refused to sign up to the latest 'non-EU treaty' financial pact) are under mandate to enforce austerity measures imposed by Brussels. How then can the EU defend such an enormous hike in its own budget?