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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
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Now playing Next Europe News The Brief from Brussels: Could Hungary face EU sanctions? In today’s round-up of some of the top stories concerning the European Union: The EU is running out of patience with Hungary amid talk of possible sanctions; a court ruling may have put a stop to fast 16/05/2017
Now playing Next world news Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome to the EU's 'Tower of Babel' translators The European Union’s 508 million citizens speak more than 60 different languages between them. 16/05/2017
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Now playing Next world news Europe bids to regulate drones with their popularity sky high Brussels is moving to regulate small drones amid a huge increase in sightings of them flying near airplanes in Europe. 16/05/2017
Now playing Next Germany Macron meets Merkel in first overseas visit His swift visit to Berlin, his first trip overseas, is aimed at underlining the importance of France's relationship with Germany, in his bid to relaunch the European project. 15/05/2017
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