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The Brief: fallout from Balkan enlargement stalemate
"I would like to make a political comment at least only with what I believe. Let's be very careful with the Balkans. Don't let the Balkans get reBalkanised in the old way things were happening then," EU Commissioner Avramopoulos told reporters
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Speculation over Brexit deal based on major shift by UK government
There's speculation that the European Union and the UK government may be close to securing a deal over Brexit. Marathon talks went on into the early hours of Wednesday morning. The discussions have centered on the issue of the Irish border and customs.
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Euroviews. With the US absconding, the EU is facing a day of reckoning over Turkey’s Syria campaign ǀ View
Apart from the immediate disastrous results for the Kurds who have freed their areas from Islamic State (IS) with tremendous sacrifice, the US troops’ pull-out will have vast security implications for Europe as well.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. Criminal justice is not getting the urgent attention it needs in the Brexit negotiations ǀ View
As the Brexit deadline on 31 October looms, there are still many uncertainties about the effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. The effects on criminal justice, however, will be immediate and clear.
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Euroviews. Redefining the EU as more global is our best hope of counteracting great-power competition ǀ View
Europe is recognising that great-power competition is back and that autopilot solutions, or knee-jerk reactions, are no more than the illusion of a plan. The game that Europe loves so much to play, multilateralism, is under threat.
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The Brief: a level-playing field with EU funding
Closing the gap between rich and poor- a great aim of regional development funding. One proposal is to improve the food production system. The urban agriculture model is being tested in the suburbs of Brussels with the goal of creating more sustainable food chains in cities.