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Macron proposes Atos CEO Thierry Breton as new French EU commissioner

France has proposed Atos technology group Chief Executive Officer Thierry Breton as its candidate to head industrial policy in the next European Commission, President Emmanuel Macron's office said, two weeks after his first choice was rejected by EU lawmakers.

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MEPs eye sanctions against Ankara and reject Syria 'safe zone'

While MEPs have no direct say on EU foreign policy decisions, they have the power to curb important funding to Turkey.

United Kingdom

France weary of granting UK another Brexit extension

EU leaders reacted to the UK's Brexit extension request after British MPs rejected Boris Johnson's accelerated timeline.

United Kingdom

British MPs deal blow to October 31 Brexit deadline

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two pivotal Brexit votes in the British parliament on Tuesday. Join us for live coverage.

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United Kingdom

Brexit: What's in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill?

The British parliament published on Monday the government's Withdrawal Agreement bill (WAB).

United Kingdom

Brussels passes UK's Brexit delay letter to EU parliament

The 27 Brexit weary EU states met on Sunday and agreed they would forward a controversial letter from the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the European Parliament this week for approval.

United Kingdom

Johnson sends unsigned letter to the EU requesting a Brexit delay

British Prime Minister sent an unsigned letter to the EU requesting a Brexit delay and a separate letter arguing against one.

Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonia PM calls for election after EU accession talks blocked

“Citizens must decide which path we will take in the future – the correct, progressive European path, the path of reforms, or the path that leads backwards, towards isolation, nationalism, conflicts"

United Kingdom

Watch again: Huge anti-Brexit protest as MPs vote for further delay

MPs have voted for an amendment to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal which forces him to delay Brexit until legislation ratifying it has been passed.

Europe News

'An historic error': North Macedonia & Albania bids to join EU blocked

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Euronews on Friday that his country is "collateral damage" in an intra-EU power struggle.

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Explainer: How is Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal different?

Johnson's deal explained

World News

What on Earth (monitoring) can Copernicus do for me?

The European Union's satellite and earth monitoring program can seem a complex constellation far, far away but its ever-growing services are already among us and have many possible applications.

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Protest against Brexit as outline deal is reached

Around 50 anti-Brexit demonstrators gathered near the European Council building in Brussels on Thursday as the EU and the UK announced that a Brexit outline deal had been reached.

Turkey

EU chief Sassoli says Turkey operation in Syria is 'an act of war'

Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria is "an act of war", says EU Parliament President David Sassoli, who said the EU must do what is necessary to bring the operation to an end.

United Kingdom

Brexit deal: Here's how EU leaders and UK politicians reacted

European leaders on Thursday welcomed the announcement that a Brexit deal has been reached but reactions from across the Channel suggest the fight to get it passed by parliamentarians will be tough.

Belgium

Watch: Brexit deal agreed but Boris Johnson now faces battle back home

London and Brussels have agreed on a Brexit deal... but it still has to get the backing of British MPs and the European Parliament.

World News

What we've learnt from the European Union's 2019 Gender Equality Index

"The EU continues its snail’s pace when it comes to gender equality progress", report says

Europe News

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

World

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.

Luxembourg

France rejects talks with Balkan hopefuls on EU membership

Amelie de Montchalin, France's European affairs minister called the current EU enlargement process "an endless soap opera".