Germany warns Turkey against ‘blackmailing EU’
BBC — Europe must not let itself be blackmailed by Turkey in talks about visa-free travel for Turkish citizens in the EU, German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar […]
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France seeks help from Greek authorities in terror probe
eKathimerini — French judicial authorities have appealed to their Greek counterparts for information relating to migrants who have traveled to western Europe via Greece over […]
Wolfgang Schäuble bails out Spain, Portugal
Politico.eu — Ahead of last Wednesday’s meeting of the EU’s 27 commissioners, Spain and Portugal looked to be headed for the eurozone’s version of politically […]
Brexit: EU considers migration ‘emergency brake’ for UK for up to seven years
The Guardian — Plans to allow the United Kingdom an exemption from EU rules on freedom of movement for up to seven years while retaining […]
Munich gunman had no IS links
BBC — The 18-year-old gunman who killed nine people in Munich was obsessed with mass shootings but had no known links to the Islamic State […]
IMF’s Lagarde to stand trial in Tapie case
Reuters — France’s highest appeals court ruled on Friday that International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde must stand trial for her role in a 400 […]
UK police say almost 6,200 hate crimes in month after Brexit vote
Reuters — British police said on Friday there had been almost 6,200 hate crimes reported in the last month following the vote to leave the […]
A legal challenge to Brexit will be heard by the High Court in October
BBC — A legal challenge over the UK leaving the EU will be heard by the High Court in October, two judges have decided. A […]
Turkey coup attempt: Erdogan signals death penalty return
BBC — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is ready to reinstate the death penalty “if the people demand it”, following the recent coup […]
Brexit minister seeks ‘generous’ deal for EU citizens, Britons
Reuters — Britain’s Brexit minister said he wanted a generous settlement for Britons living in the EU and for Europeans in Britain after the country […]
Majority of Britons oppose 2nd referendum on UK membership of EU
Sputnik — Only three in ten people out of those interviewed by the UK ComRes research company said they supported another nationwide vote, the survey conducted for Independent and […]
Theresa May says Article 50 will not be activated before ‘UK approach’ decided
The Independent — Britain will not trigger Article 50 to start the process of leaving the European Union until Scotland’s position in negotiations is clear, Theresa […]
Labour leadership contender says Britain should vote again on Brexit
Reuters — Britain should vote again on whether to remain in the European Union once a Brexit deal is agreed, Owen Smith, one of three […]
EC proposes new rules for granting asylum and resettlement for migrants
eKathimerini — The European Union’s executive arm is proposing new EU-wide rules for granting asylum and resettlement for migrants, among the most controversial of political […]
Europe in their hands – May and Merkel draw battle lines for Brexit clash
Reuters — Theresa May and Angela Merkel, equally firm but pragmatic, will go head to head to determine Britain’s future relationship with Europe. Two years […]