Friday
18th Aug 2017
By EUOBSERVER
EU ambassadors approved of Belgium's declaration on the EU-Canada trade agreement, Ceta, during a meeting on Thursday. It's now up to the EU capitals to formally approve the text, which they were asked to do before Friday midnight. "After all procedures conclude, we will be able to say that the EU is ready to sign Ceta," an EU official said.
Twenty-four different nationalities among dead and injured in "jihadist" van attack on model of previous ones in France, Germany, and UK.
Austria is sending soldiers to stop migrants coming from Italy, while Bulgaria has said the EU should “defend” its borders by “force of arms”.
Behind all the money coming to Europe from China's 'New Silk Road' lurks a potentially explosive cocktail.
"Unique” Irish deal to maintain free flow of people and goods, but UK ideas on future EU trade branded a “fantasy”.
Opening the German election campaign, Merkel has refused to link distribution of refugees in Europe with the EU budget.
Britain wants to keep its EU customs privileges after Brexit but also wants the freedom to negotiate other trade deals.
