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Denmark calls national elections for June 18th

Denmark’s prime minister has called national elections for 18 June. Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s centre-left Social Democrats are set to face stiff

Finland

Finland: Eurosceptic party leader chosen as new Europe minister

Finland’s new government has picked the leader of a Eurosceptic party as its new foreign and Europe minister. The selection of Timo Soini, who heads

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EU calls for 40,000 asylum seekers from Italy, Greece to be relocated

EU member states should take in some 40,000 asylum seekers, mainly from Syria and Eritrea, who land in Italy and Greece over the next two years, the

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Europe's open border dilemma; is Schengen a success?

Europe’s Schengen zone celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. It allows citizens of 26 European Union countries to travel and go through

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United Kingdom

Britain's Queen outlines government priorities during state opening of parliament

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has outlined the government’s legislative agenda, during the official state opening of parliament at Westminster. One of

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Case of Saudi blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes 'has nothing to do with politics', says his wife

Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, took her campaign to free her husbands to the EU’s capital on Tuesday as she looked to

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Cameron and Juncker meet to discuss UK call for new EU deal

The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has been meeting David Cameron at the British prime minister’s official country residence

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Who gets the most public holidays in the EU?

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EU Summit: Cameron 'confident' of reforms in Brussels

British Prime Minister David Cameron is “confident” of an agreement with his European counterparts on EU reforms but warns they “wont be easy”

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'The dictator is coming' - Juncker's cheeky welcome for Hungarian PM

“The dictator is coming.” Not the usual greeting you would expect to hear at an EU get-together. But “dictator” was the word chosen by European

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Europe Weekly: EU backs migrant mission to its south, looks east

In this episode of Europe Weekly, the EU gives the green light to start a naval operation off the coast of Libya; the bloc holds a summit in Riga

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EU warns eastern neighbours of long road to closer ties

EU leaders say they want to continue building ties with their eastern neighbours, despite pressure from Russia. However, officials say that process

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Juncker to Hungarian PM Orban: "Hello, Dictator!"

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Towards a child-friendly judicial system in Europe

United Kingdom

Explained Cameron and the EU: what does a Brexit mean?

Latvia

EU Eastern Partnership talks set for compromise declaration

European leaders are due to continue talks with former Soviet nations in Latvia on Friday hoping to forge closer ties. But Moscow claims the

Italy

Italian navy carries 900 illegal migrants to Sicily

An Italian navy ship carried a dead body among the 900 illegal migrants brought to shore on Thursday in the Sicilian port of Augusta. The men, women

Israel

Netanyahu supports call for a two-state solution with Palestinians

Israel and the European Union have renewed calls for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It came during EU foreign policy chief

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EU refusal to accept migrant quotas 'unacceptable'

The debate over European Union migrant quotas has become more heated with the Commission deputy chief saying it is ‘unacceptable’ for EU states to

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European Parliament backs 'conflict minerals' law

EU lawmakers have narrowly backed tougher rules aimed at limiting the import of conflict minerals. The European Parliament voted in favour of the