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United Kingdom

Johnson leads Brexit charge—but is 'taking back control' an illusion?

The ex-foreign secretary and other Brexiteers say the government's plan would make the UK a "vassal state" of the EU, but critics say their push for total independence is unrealistic.

United Kingdom

Anti-Brexit group launches campaign for second referendum on EU member

Best for Britain says people and businesses are suffering because of the uncertainty

Ireland

Thousands of Irish citizens go #HomeToVot

Thousands of Irish people living abroad posted photos on Twitter as they travelled back to cast their votes in a contentious abortion referendum

Ireland

Irish abortion referendum: who is tweeting | The Cube

Women are dominating the use of hashtags to repeal the abortion ban, while tweets linked to "No" tend to be from men.

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Ireland

Watch: Irish voters give abortion arguments in under 60 seconds

Euronews spoke to two Irish women living abroad in Europe who will be travelling back for the vote on Friday.

Ireland

Anti-abortion campaign in Ireland claims only existing restrictive law

Campaign criticised for exploiting vulnerable group for its own ends, and misrepresenting the argument to the Irish public.

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Ireland: It's decision time for voters in crucial abortion debate

Irish citizens will be asked on Friday if they wish to overhaul one of the world's most restrictive abortion regimes, that has long divided a once deeply Catholic nation.

United Kingdom

UK's Electoral Commission fines Brexit campaign group

Leave.EU exceeded the 2016 referendum's spending limit and failed to correctly report its funding.

Ireland

Watch: men caught tearing down abortion posters in Ireland

Men have been filmed tearing down posters related to May's abortion referendum.

Ireland

#HomeToVote: Irish expats snap up flights as abortion referendum date is set

Irish citizens living abroad have been sharing details of their trips home for the May 25 vote under the hashtag #HomeToVote.

Spain

The 30 days that shook Spain

A look back at the key moments of 30 historic days

Spain

Spain's Prime Minister calls for calm after Catalonia declares independence

The Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy has called for calm and said the rule of law would be restored in Catalonia, after the region declared independence from Spain.

Spain

Spanish PM Rajoy fires government of Catalonia, calls snap elections

Spanish PM Rajoy fires government of Catalonia

Iraq

Euroviews. View: The West’s shameful silence on Kurdish statehood

When it comes to the Kurds of northern Iraq, the West has chosen realpolitik over moral consistency, writes Shlomo Avineri

Iraq

Iraqi Kurds offer 'talks and truce'

Kurdistan government offers to put independence vote results on hold to enable talks with Baghdad

Italy

Lombards shrug, but Venetians embrace the possibility of more autonomy from Rome

Reactions differ in the wake of referenda on more autonomy in two northern Italian regions.

Italy

Italian regions push for financial autonomy

Voters in Lombardy and Veneto back greater autonomy from Rome but deny being like Catalonia

Italy

Italy: Lombardy and Veneto regions vote on autonomy

The two northern regions have been staging non-binding referendums on Sunday.

Italy

Italian regions flex muscles in autonomy refrerenda

Lombardy and Veneto are asking for a bigger share of the tax take and spending powers in twin votes on autonomy from Rome.

Italy

10 things you need to know about Italy's Lombardy and Veneto autonomy referendums

Voters in the wealthy Italian regions will head to the polls on October 22