Monday
25th Sep 2017
By EUOBSERVER
Ex-Spitzenkandidat Martin Schulz wants to be interim leader of the Social Democrats in the European Parliament until negotiations on the EU top posts end, an S&D spokeswoman told EUobserver. The group will elect its leader Wednesday. The largest delegation, from Italy, is upset about the move, souces say.
French leader to detail his vision for Europe on the eve of an informal summit in Tallinn. Catalans to try to hold "illegal" referendum on Sunday.
In Florence, the prime minister confirmed a slower - if not softer - Brexit. This might at least give the British people time to draw breath, and perhaps to rethink.
Despite EU aid, Syrian families are finding it difficult to integrate into Egyptian society, with reports now emerging that some Syrian girls are subjected to genital mutilation.
Jean-Claude Juncker's right-hand man suggested a favoured form of coalition by tweeting a Jamaican flag, the symbol of a government with the christian-democrats, the liberals and the Greens.
Christian-democrat leader set to rule Germany together with liberals and greens, but with a new troublemaker - the AfD party - on the scene.
Merkel's decision whether to govern with the social-democrats or with liberals and Greens will have an impact on the future of the EU.
