Europarl to support Brexit delay

On September 18 (Wednesday) the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will discuss the current state of play of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU with the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. Next week in the plenary session in Strasbourg: ✅Brexit debate and vote✅ Lagarde nomination for ECB president✅ Amazon forest fires Read more ➡️ https://t.co/Fj57dDAZC4…

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Moscow suggests US reparations for Yugoslavia bombings

The United States must ask for forgiveness for its bombardments of the former Yugoslavia(1999) and pay reparations to the relatives of those killed and injured in air raids, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on September 15. “And for a start, the United Stets should ask for forgiveness to those they bombed, pay reparations for…

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EU Crimea sanctions prolongation

“The Council has extended the restrictive measures over actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine for a further six months, until 15 March 2020.”   Leonid #Slutskiy commented on the statement by @ZelenskyyUa that anti-Russian sanctions are a “tax for peace” in #Donbass: The key to ending the war in the…

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Belgium Reynders not “aware” of inquiry

Belgium Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders said that he was not aware of a preliminary judicial inquiry against him following allegations of corruption and money laundering. Parket onderzoekt aantijgingen van corruptie tegen #DidierReynders na onthullingen ex-geheim agent https://t.co/uVcC8MGBOY via @gva — Hubert De Meulder (@HubertDeMeulder) September 14, 2019 After a preliminary investigation, the public prosecutor…

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Juncker and Johnson to meet in Luxembourg

EU and British negotiators will continue talks next week, a UK government spokeswoman said in conclusion of the latest round of talks in Brussels. 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @JunckerEU will have a working lunch with @BorisJohnson on Monday, 16 September, in Luxembourg. — Mina Andreeva (@Mina_Andreeva) September 13, 2019 “The UK has presented some ideas on an all-island…

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Italy insists on change of Dublin rules

On his first visit to Brussels after becoming head of a government backed by the anti-establishment 5-Star and center-left Democratic Party (PD), Giuseppe Conte repeated calls for changes to migration regulations. (Image: archive). Lo staff della presidente Ursula von der Leyen certifica il flop del giro del premier a Bruxelles: «Come atteso, nessun esito concreto»….

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New EU Commission team announced

The new head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen named her 27-strong team on September 10, attributing to Margrethe Vestager (Denmark) the EU Competition Commissioner portfolio,  and appointing an Irishman in charge of settling future trade relations with the UK. Today I am grateful to present my well-balanced, agile and modern Commission that…

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ESA Aschbacher calls for investing in space

At opening of the #PhiWeek2019 the Director of Earth Observation Programmes Josef Aschbacher called for investing in European space industries, ensuring the EU leadership in space. #Phiweek @AschbacherJosef call #EU to invest in #ESA ensuring its leadership in innovation to benefit of economies and societies. pic.twitter.com/UTfiN0Durz — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) September 9, 2019 The European Earth…

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Russians diplomats demand apology

Italian Corriere Della Sera newspaper mistakenly pointed at a Russian diplomat among persons involved in the case of alleged Russian financing of the Lega party, the Russian embassy in Rome said. (Image: illustration St.Petersburg, Russia). Replica dell'Ambasciata della Federazione Russa in Italia alla redazione del quotidiano "Corriere della sera" del 6 settembre 2019 in relazione all'articolo…

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