Tusk in Nicosia on Friday, Turkish violations will be discussed
European Council President Donald Tusk will be in Nicosia on Friday to meet President Nicos Anastasiades where they will discuss Turkish violations of Cyprus’ exclusive...
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Merkel, Tusk back Cyprus over Turkish action in EEZ (updated)
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, reiterated her opposition to the illegal activities of Turkey within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus during a...
Tusk confirms Brexit transition offer
EU leaders will approve a post-Brexit transition offer to Britain on Friday, summit chair Donald Tusk said on Wednesday after reservations expressed by Spain over...
EU’s Tusk warns of hard border in Ireland after Brexit
European Council President Donald Tusk warned Britain on Thursday that its plan to leave the EU’s customs union and single market on Brexit could mean a return...
EU still open to Britain changing mind on Brexit
Leaders of the European Union institutions weighed into a new British debate on whether to hold a second referendum on Brexit by saying on Tuesday...
EU leaders clash over refugees
Two years after the Mediterranean migrant crisis blew a hole in the European Union, a tentative effort to patch up differences over what to do...
Tusk gives Britain 10-day “absolute deadline” to deliver on key Brexit issues
Britain has only 10 days left to deliver on all three areas of its divorce terms with the European Union if London wants to start...
European leaders seek elusive ‘road map’ after Brexit shock (update)
Reeling from Britain’s decision to leave, the European Union’s remaining 27 states met on Friday to inject momentum into the ailing EU project even as...
Britain, EU ‘must work together for smooth divorce’ (Updated)
Britain and the European Union must work together to make their divorce smooth and forge a new “strong relationship”, Prime Minister Theresa May told European...
Russia announces war games after accusing Ukraine of terrorist plot
Vladimir Putin summoned his security council and the Russian Navy announced war games in the Black Sea a day after the Russian president accused Ukraine...
EU chief Tusk slams utopian “illusions” of united Europe
EU leaders promoting utopian “illusions” of a united Europe have lost touch with its peoples and risk losing out to eurosceptic populists bent on breaking...
Tusk desperately needs lecturing on Turkey
By Dr Yiorghos Leventis “Today Turkey is – and this is not just a political, formal assessment, it is also my very private personal feeling...
No consent to opening frozen chapters for Turkey accession (Update 5)
Cyprus stood firm on Tuesday, insisting it would not consent to the opening of frozen chapters in Turkey’s EU accession process, President Nicos Anastasiades told...
EC President Tusk to meet with President Anastasiades
European Council President Donald Tusk will meet on Tuesday, in Nicosia, with President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, ahead of an EU-Turkey meeting on the migrant...
Europe ups the ante over Turkey migrants deal
An unscheduled visit to Cyprus by President of the European Council Donald Tusk this week ahead of Thursday’s critical EU leaders summit could prove crucial...
‘Cyprus solution will be beneficial to EU-Turkey relations’, Tusk says after meeting Davutoglu
It is important to reach a comprehensive solution of the Cyprus problem, European Council`s President Donald Tusk has said, noting that it would be beneficial...
EU’s Tusk urges migrants to stop coming to Europe (Updated with Video)
By Dasha Afanasieva and Lefteris Karagiannopoulos EU Council President Donald Tusk told illegal economic migrants on Thursday not to risk their lives or money to...
EU Commission notes progress in UK talks, deal must suit all EU
Britain and EU institutions have made progress on reforms that would help keep London in the 28-nation bloc, but there was no agreement yet and...
Britain seeks stronger “emergency brake” from EU -source (Update 1)
British Prime Minister David Cameron will demand stronger powers to curb immigration from the European Union when he meets European Council President Donald Tusk on...
EU offering UK ’emergency brake’ on migrant benefits -sources
By Paul Taylor and Alastair Macdonald The European Union is offering Britain a new ’emergency brake’ rule that could help curb immigration from other EU states in...
