Brussels to suspend visa restrictions against country’s top officials in wake of political reforms but insists democratisation must continue

A council wants to suspend the governing body of a school where it says standards are unacceptably low.

Newspapers guilty of contempt, such as in the case of Chris Jefferies, should be made to suspend publication for a day as punishment, a Lib Dem peer suggests.

Controversial proposals to suspend credit ratings agencies from assessing bond markets in EU member states were ditched yesterday (15 November) as the Commission watered down a package of measures to rein in the industry. More »

Controversial proposals to suspend credit ratings agencies from assessing bond markets in EU member states were ditched yesterday (15 November) as the Commission watered down a package of measures to rein in the industry. More »

Rob Whiteman, the CEO of the UK Border Agency, explains to a committee of MPs that he believes the decision to suspend Brodie Clark was the right one.

The Arab League voted yesterday to suspend Syria, purportedly over the killings of civilians by the Assad regime during the months long crackdown on dissidents. The UN estimates that the death toll is now around 3,500 which I personally think is low. It likely doesn't account for those who have been arrested and quietly murdered in Syria's prisons. "Syria is a dear country for all of us ...

Brendan O'Neill reports from Athens on how EU officials are using financial blackmail to force cash-strapped Greece to suspend democratic politics.

The Commission yesterday (25 October) defended proposals to suspend the activity of ratings agencies when necessary, attracting severe criticism from the industry over the issue. More »

We cannot suspend democratic debate about Europe’s future while watching the political elites bungle the economic crisis.