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Scottish warning for David Cameron over referendum on EU membership

The Scottish first minister has repeated her claim that a so-called Brexit could trigger calls for a second referendum on Scottish independence.

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EU ministers fret over Chinese steel 'dumping'

The EU needs to tighten up its anti-dumping rules to protect its steel industry from cheaper Chinese imports. That’s according to some EU trade

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

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU divided on refugees

In this edition of Europe Weekly: the EU remains divided on how to handle the refugee crisis; the rows risk creeping into the UK’s ‘Brexit’ debate

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My Europe Series

MOOC, COOC and SPOC - Different online courses, different needs

This week on UTalk fields a question from Olivia in Brussels who asks: “What is the difference between a MOOC, a COOC and a SPOC? And who are those

Europe News

EU's migration system close to 'complete breakdown'

The EU’s migration system is on the point of complete breakdown, according to a top European Commission official. Dimitris Avramopoulos, the European

Economy

January eurozone inflation weaker than first thought, cheaper oil the main drag

The spectre of deflation hangs over the eurozone as the European Union's statistics office revised downward its initial inflation estimate for January with the slumping cost of crude oil a big element

Belgium

Migrant crisis: Warnings over EU survival as ministers meet

Amid fresh fears that the EU’s survival could be threatened by Europe’s worst migration crisis since World War Two, the bloc’s interior ministers

Greece

Migrant crisis: Greece will not be turned into a 'warehouse of souls,' says Tsipras

With migrant numbers stacking up in Greece, there’s tough talk from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. He says Athens will block future European Union

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

United Kingdom

British business bosses sign Brexit letter

The bosses of more than a third of Britain's biggest companies have backed Prime Minister David Cameron's call for the country to vote to stay in the European Union.

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Frontex warns of more migrant arrivals

The head of the EU’s border control agency has warned more migrants will arrive on Europe’s shores this year. Fabrice Leggeri said various conflicts

United Kingdom

Prime Minister David Cameron tells MPs why Britain must stay in the European Union

United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron has laid out the case for the UK to remain in the European Union to MPs in parliament. It was a keenly

Europe News

Brexit would make fight against terror harder, says Europol chief

Police in Britain would struggle to prevent terror attacks and fight organised crime if the country votes to leave the EU. That’s according to the

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

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Protests as fresh round of TTIP trade deal talks begin

A handful of Greenpeace activists tried to blockade the venue where EU and US negotiators met for trade talks on Monday (February 22). Brussels and

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"

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

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.

United Kingdom

UK referendum will be on 23rd of June

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