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United Kingdom

How British expats can vote in the UK EU referendum

The UK’s EU referendum – 3 things An estimated 5.6 million British citizens overseas Since 1985, anyone over 18 who has lived abroad for less than

27/02/2016

Hungary

EU Commission questions legality of Hungary's migrant referendum

The European Commission says Hungary’s planned referendum on the EU’s quota plan for asylum seekers may be at odds with an agreed strategy to handle

25/02/2016

Hungary

Hungary to hold referendum on EU migrant quotas

Hungary’s right-wing government under Viktor Orban is to call a referendum on the European Union’s mandatory quotas on migrants. The prime minister

24/02/2016

Bolivia

Bolivians block Morales from running for fourth presidential term

Voters in Bolivia have blocked President Evo Morales from running for a fourth consecutive term, by a very slim margin. Fifty-one percent have

24/02/2016

Europe News

European Commission won't campaign for Britain to remain in EU

The European Commission has said it will not campaign for Britain to stay inside the EU. A spokesman for the EU executive said it would not play an

22/02/2016

Bolivia

Bolivia's president set to lose referendum on fourth term, polls suggest

Exit polls and early results suggest Bolivian President Evo Morales is headed for defeat in a referendum on whether he can run for a fourth term in

22/02/2016

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson to lead the "Out" campaign ahead of UK referendum

London Mayer, born in New York, lived in Brussels as a child, BoJo says the decision involved "a huge amount of heartache"

21/02/2016

United Kingdom

Cameron's EU reform deal gets mixed reactions from Britons

Londoners gave mixed reactions on Saturday (February 20) to the possibility of leaving the European Union, the morning after the British prime

20/02/2016

United Kingdom

Brexit: how the deal was done

David Cameron says he achieved all his main negotiating aims at what became known as the EU Brexit summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday.

20/02/2016

United Kingdom

UK referendum will be on 23rd of June

Prime Minister David Cameron made the announcement after cabinet met this morning

20/02/2016

United Kingdom

Referendum on UK membership of the EU to be held on June 23

Prime Minister David Cameron made the announcement after cabinet met this morning

20/02/2016

Europe News

Brexit deal: What's been agreed?

After all of the marathon debate and discussion here at the European Council in Brussels, finally Britain has sealed a deal on its EU reform demands

20/02/2016

World News

EU leaders hail 'mutual respect' amid reform deal with Britain

“So now the deal is done and it’s up to the British people to decide.” So says European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker after marathon talks

20/02/2016

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Britain seals landmark 'special status' deal

This week’s Europe Weekly is dominated by the Brussels ‘Brexit’ talks and the bloc’s migration crisis. After marathon negotiations that ran into

19/02/2016

Belgium

'No guarantees' for UK's Cameron over EU reform demands in Brussels

David Cameron is at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, seeking support for his EU reform demands for Britain. A late arrival was not the

16/02/2016

France

Elysee roundtable meeting of UK and French delegations

The UK prime minister has met with French President Francois Hollande ahead of a European Union summit. David Cameron is hoping to secure backing for

16/02/2016

My Europe Series

Would a Brexit create a weaker, more divided EU?

At an upcoming EU summit, leaders are hoping a deal with David Cameron to avoid a UK exit from the European Union could also help to tackle multiple

11/02/2016

My Europe Series

Britain's demands for EU reform

What exactly is David Cameron asking for?

05/02/2016

Europe News

Cracks in European Parliament over draft deal for Britain

The draft deal to try and keep Britain in the EU has been on the agenda at a European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg, where it has divided opinion

03/02/2016

World News

Battle lines drawn: Cameron seeks to sell EU reform deal to UK parliament

The battle lines were clearly drawn in the House of Commons on Wednesday, February 3. UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, sought to sell the European

03/02/2016