European Council

World reacts to Johnson’s victory

USA - President Donald Trump tweeted “Congratulations to Boris Johnson on his great WIN!” Trump tweeted. “This deal has the potential to be far bigger and more lucrative than any deal…

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Photo Story – European Council Family Picture

European leaders pose for a family picture during the European Council summit in Brussels, Belgium, 12 December 2019. An European Council meeting will be held in Brussels on 12 and…

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UK to be absent in this week’s European Council

Boris Johnson will not attend the European Council summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, nor will he send an official or envoy in his place, a spokesperson for the…

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Charles Michel replaces Donald Tusk as EU Council President

Donald Tusk's five years as Head of the European Council ended as he's replaced by the former Belgian Prime Minister, Charles Michel. The other major change will see Jean Claude…

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Johnson requests Brexit delay – UPDATE

UPDATE: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sent two letters to European Council president Donald Tusk – an unsigned message relaying parliament’s request for an extension to Brexit and a letter…

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EC President Donald Tusk accuses British PM Johnson of playing “stupid blame game”

The president of the European Council has accused Boris Johnson of playing a "stupid blame game" in Brexit talks and not really wanting a deal. In an ill-tempered statement on Tuesday…

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Finland aims to use EU presidency to push for budget cuts for states breaching rule of law

Finland will use its EU presidency to push for the adoption of contentious Brussels plans to cut budget payments to states that breach the rule of law, setting up a…

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Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat pledges to continue his work with more vigour

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has pledged to continue working as Prime Minister "with more vigour". These comments followed the decision on the nominations for the EU institutions' Leadership positions. Earlier…

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Corporate Dispatch Europe Explained – AgendaEurope – The Week Ahead

A quick glance at the main forthcoming events in the European Union including EU Council, Commission and Parliament meetings and other EU-related conferences and events. Events for the week of…

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Paradoxically Brexit started a pro-EU movement in UK – Donald Tusk

European Council Donald Tusk said in an interview on Friday with Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza that he believes there may still be a "20-30%" chance that Britain remains in the…

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Czech Prime Minister reported saying that Eu’s rotating Council presidency is nothing more than ‘blathering with sandwiches’

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš suggested scrapping his country's turn with the EU's rotating Council presidency because it is a waste of money and nothing more than "blathering with sandwiches,"…

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Brexit set to dominate EU’s Council meeting in Brussels

Theresa May is in Brussels Thursday to ask for more time on Brexit as EU leaders gather for a two-day summit, with China, trade and disinformation also on the agenda.…

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Brexit once more set to dominate EU summit

Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, travels to Brussels on Thursday to meet with EU leaders at the European Council and discuss a short delay to Brexit, which is…

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Eu Council Roundup

BREXIT, might have taken up most of the European Council media Agenda, however it was not the only item to be discussed. The EU leaders also discussed the issue of…

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EU budget for 2019 approved by Council

On 11 July 2018, EU ambassadors agreed the Council's position on the 2019 EU draft budget in advance of negotiations with the European Parliament. In total, the Council foresees €164.1…

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Theresa May’s crucial role in last EU summit negotiations on migrations could make your forget that BREXIT was on the agenda

POLITICO: As a former U.K. home secretary, May was in her element in the marathon negotiation on migration policy. You could almost have forgotten that Brexit was on the agenda too.…

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Juncker convenes informal working meeting on migration and asylum issues

The European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker announced that he will be convening an informal working meeting on migration and asylum issues in Brussels on Sunday, in order to…

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