Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit: avoiding a meltdown The UK will reportedly be offered a goodwill gesture at a crucial summit in Brussels this week as EU nations seek to break the deadlock over Brexit. 15/10/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brussels plays good cop, bad cop over Brexit talks A draft EU document offers hope to the UK by suggesting internal preparations for future trade negotations should begin now. 13/10/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom Tusk praises UK attitude change, but says more progress needed in Brexit talks The European Council President welcomes a change in tone from the UK over Brexit, but says sufficient progress has not yet been made. 26/09/2017
Now playing Next Poland Donald Tusk questioned in Polish inquiry into Smolensk plane crash The European Council president was Poland's prime minister at the time of the 2010 disaster that killed 96 people including President Kaczynski. 03/08/2017
Now playing Next Europe News EU's Tusk says UK PM May's offer on citizens rights "below our expectations" British Prime Minister Theresa May’s “fair and serious” offer on EU expats rights has been rebuffed by two senior Brussels officials. 23/06/2017
Now playing Next Belgium First day of EU summit sees May set out expat plan At a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, the prime minister's first priority is proposing a citizenship proposal for EU nationals in Britain. 23/06/2017
Now playing Next Europe News Trump begins Brussels whirlwind visit US President Donald Trump has kicked off his whirlwind visit to Brussels. 25/05/2017
Now playing Next France Macron meets European Council President Tusk for first time since inauguration French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday met with European Council President Donald Tusk for the first time since taking office. 18/05/2017
Now playing Next Europe News EU leaders approve tough terms for Brexit talks EU leaders have approved negotiating guidelines for Britain’s exit from the bloc at a special summit in Brussels. 29/04/2017
Now playing Next Europe News EU's Tusk wary 'smear campaign' lies behind Polish probe European Council president Donald Tusk has said a Polish military investigation that the probe is part of a smear campaign organised by his political opponents Prosecutors are investigating former int 19/04/2017
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief from Brussels: Hungary faces mounting criticism, 'friendly' Brexit meeting This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the daily news stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. 06/04/2017
Now playing Next Europe News Brexit: Tusk and May in 'friendly' meeting Let’s try to ease tensions. 06/04/2017
Now playing Next Greece Donald Tusk: "No one is interested in punishing Greece" New attempts are being made to kick-start Greek bailout talks that have been delayed for months 05/04/2017
Now playing Next Europe News EU unveils draft guidelines for big Brexit talks The EU has unveiled its plans for negotiating the big Brexit, after the UK formally filed for a divorce. 31/03/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit: The letter from Theresa to Donald Here is the full transcript of the letter that British Prime Minister Theresa May sent to European Council president Donald Tusk to kick start Brexit… 29/03/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit officially begins: Brussels receives formal notification letter UK envoy in Brussels hands over official notification letter to EU Council President Tusk 29/03/2017
Now playing Next Europe News Brexit talks set to be 'complex and messy' With the UK firing the starting gun for Brexit talks, one analyst is warning the negotiations will be “complex and messy. 29/03/2017
Now playing Next Europe News EU and Japan set sights on new trade and political pact The world needs a “strongly united Europe. 21/03/2017
Now playing Next United Kingdom Britain to trigger Article 50 'EU divorce process' on March 29 EU is 'ready and waiting' for letter. 20/03/2017
Now playing Next Belgium EU ready to legally respond within 48-hours once Brexit is triggered The European Union will be ready to respond within 48 hours to Britain’s notification to formally leave the 28-nation bloc, EU Council President Donald Tusk said on… 10/03/2017
