New Polish PM debuts at summit, seeks better ties with EU
A new Polish prime minister makes his foreign debut at a European Union summit Thursday, a first test if the Western-educated former banker can bridge a deepening rift between his right-wing government...
View ArticlePolish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, left, and Czech Republic's Prime...
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, left, and Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis arrives for a meeting of the Visegrad Group on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday,...
View ArticlePolish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, left, speaks with Hungarian Prime...
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, left, speaks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a meeting of the Visegrad Group on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, Dec....
View ArticleBank of England holds rates after first hike in decade
The Bank of England has kept its main interest rate unchanged at 0.50 percent, a month after increasing borrowing costs for the first time in a decade to contain a rise inflation stoked by last year's...
View ArticleRefugee quota opponents stump up funds to bolster EU borders
The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia say they plan to spend around $41 million to beef up EU borders as they come under pressure for refusing to accept refugee quotas
View ArticleMembers of the Visegrad Group meet on the sidelines of an EU summit in...
Members of the Visegrad Group meet on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels and are set to move Brexit talks into a new...
View ArticleEuropean Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, center right, and...
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, center right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center left, arrive for a meeting of the Visegrad Group on the sidelines of an EU summit in...
View ArticleHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, arrives for a meeting of the...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, arrives for a meeting of the Visegrad Group on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. European Union leaders are gathering in...
View ArticleThe Latest: EU president says toughest Brexit talks to come
European Council President Donald Tusk says that the toughest test of unity among the 27 EU nations facing Britain in the Brexit negotiations is still to come
View ArticleGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, speaks with European Union chief...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, speaks with European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, center, during a round table meeting regarding Article 50 at an EU summit in Brussels on...
View ArticleEU leaders launch new phase in Brexit talks
The European Union completed a giant first step in the Brexit negotiations with Britain, giving the green light to move to trade talks which are poised to be even trickier than the acrimonious divorce...
View ArticleGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, European Commission President...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, center, and European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier wait for the start of a round table meeting...
View ArticleEuropean Council President Donald Tusk, front center, and European Commission...
European Council President Donald Tusk, front center, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, front left, lead EU leaders to a group photo at an EU summit at the Europa building in...
View ArticleHungary's PM says EU leaders did 'battle' over migration
Hungary's prime minister says that European leaders at a summit dinner in Brussels "struggled with each other" over the issue of migrations, calling the debate "political close combat" that was not...
View ArticleOfficial says EU likely to give Poland unprecedented warning
A top European Union official says the bloc's executive Commission will decide next week whether to trigger an unprecedented procedure against Poland that could see the country lose its voting rights...
View ArticleWhat's next for Brexit as EU agrees to new talks?
EU leaders have declared that Brexit talks can move on to transition and future relations, but hard work and uncertainty lie ahead.
View ArticleKosovo independence fighters try to amend special court law
Former fighters of Kosovo independence are collecting signatures for a petition that will ask for amendments of the existing law on a court established to prosecute crimes committed during and...
View ArticleGlobal stocks mixed as investors await US tax deal
World stock markets are mixed as investors waited to see if U.S. politicians could pass tax reform legislation before Christmas
View ArticleThe Latest: May praises EU move delivering 'smooth' Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May is praising her fellow European leaders for agreeing to move on to the next step in Brexit negotiations
View ArticleThe Latest: May says UK, EU to start new talks right away
Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain and the European Union will start talking about their future relationship "straight away," even though the EU has stressed no trade deal can be finalized until...
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