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Watch again: 'A no-deal Brexit will never be our decision', says Tusk

Juncker and Tusk make statements on last week's European Council meeting.

22 October 2019

Belgium

Watch: Brexit deal agreed but Boris Johnson now faces battle back home

London and Brussels have agreed on a Brexit deal... but it still has to get the backing of British MPs and the European Parliament.

17 October 2019

United Kingdom

Watch back: Juncker refuses to rule out Brexit deal with London

EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker refused to rule out a Brexit deal as he condemned the "blame game from London".

Europe News

The Brief: Brexit extension fatigue and Commissioners in the clear

In this edition we ask two MEPs whether the UK should be granted another extension, and also look at who got the greenlight at to take a seat in the next European Commission.

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United Kingdom

'Very little time': Read Johnson's letter to Juncker on Brexit plan

Britain delivered its proposals on Wednesday for how to deal with the Irish border after Brexit, removing the so-called backstop but with measures it said would avoid the need for checks or physical infrastructure.

World

Raw Politics in full: No-deal Brexit warning

Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today.

18 September 2019

Europe News

Juncker; 'The risk of a No Deal remains very real'

The debates on Brexit in the European Parliament appear to have turned into a trading to barbs between pro-Europeans and their counterparts in the UK's Brexit party. Despite the digs, the mood in Strasbourg remains serious for MEPs worried about the effects of a No Deal Brexit.

18 September 2019

United Kingdom

MEPs vote to support Brexit extension should UK request one

The European Parliament on Wednesday voted 544-126 for a resolution supporting the UK being given a possible extension of the Article 50 negotiation period for Brexit should it request one.

18 September 2019

Belgium

EU chief Juncker claims coastal Belgium 'less tolerant of French'

EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker has sparked demands for an apology in Belgium after claims he made to local media about observing a decrease in linguistic tolerance in towns on the country's coastline.

17 September 2019

European Union

European rebrand, political thrillers and Brexit plans

In this edition of State of the Union: a new look Commission ruffled feathers in the Bubble, Europe and Britain make plans for No Deal and we look at political literature for your Autumn reading lists.

16 September 2019

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson to hold talks with EU's Juncker as Brexit deadline looms

Boris Johnson to hold Brexit talks with EU's Jean-Claude Juncker on Monday

13 September 2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Juncker Exclusive

Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today.

12 September 2019

United Kingdom

Your view: Is Juncker right to call Britons 'part-time Europeans'?

"The British since the very beginning were part-time Europeans, what we need are full time Europeans," Juncker told Euronews in an exclusive interview.

12 September 2019

World

'Brexit is failure of Britain, not the European Union,' says Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker, the outgoing President of the European Commission, has said Brexit is a "tragedy" and a "failure" but it is "the failure of Britain, not the European Union." He also said the UK had only ever been "part-time Europeans".

12 September 2019

Europe News

Exclusive: Juncker brands Britons 'part-time Europeans'

Exclusive: Juncker brands Britons ‘part-time Europeans’ who were never fully in the union.

12 September 2019

Romania

Romania revokes nomination for its interim EU commissioner

Romania has withdrawn its nomination for interim EU commissioner in the final weeks of Juncker's mandate.

11 September 2019

Ireland

Ireland says UK proposals to replace backstop 'don't come close'

"I think we need to be honest here, that the alternative arrangements that have been discussed to date do not do the same job as the backstop, not even close," Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said.

United Kingdom

British would be 'big losers' from no-deal Brexit, Juncker says

"If it comes to a hard Brexit, that is in no one's interest, but the British would be the big losers," Juncker told an Austrian newspaper.

World

Spitzenkandidaten: Is this the end of the political experiment?

The race for the EU's top job was supposed to be clear cut.

World

What is the view from Germany on new EU chief Ursula von der Leyen?

Ursula von der Leyen might not be a well-known figure across Europe just yet, but she is the longest-serving minister in Angela Merkel's cabinet. As Defence Minister, she has faced some controversy lately over contracts related to the German military.