Chancellor Angela Merkel will take centre stage in the European Parliament next week for her vision of the European future - after she announced this is her final term as German leader (Photo: European People's Party - Flickr)

Merkel and Brexit in spotlight This WEEK

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by Eszter Zalan, Brussels,

European political alliances are gearing up for the European elections, as Brexit negotiations are also stepping up a gear again next week - and a speech by Angela Merkel on the future of Europe in the European Parliament will be the focal point of the EU's agenda next week.

The centre-right European People's Party (EPP) chose Germany's Manfred Weber, leader of the group in the parliament on Thursday (8 November), while the liberals...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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