Saturday
29th Jul 2017
By EUOBSERVER
Donald Tusk, president of the European Council on Thursday called on Russia to use its power over rebels in eastern Ukraine to stop the recent flare-up of hostilities. "Russia should use its influence to disengage the Russian-backed separatists," Tusk told journalists. Also the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, called on Moscow to de-escalate violence in eastern Ukraine and withdraw from Crimea.
The lack of a UK position on a financial settlement is becoming a crucial obstacle in Brexit talks, amid "philosophical" differences on what the money should pay for.
There is a war brewing in Europe's backyard, yet the EU is staying out of the picture.
Mariano Rajoy takes on a reform of the Catalan parliament that would facilitate a vote to declare the region's independence.
US senators have backed extra Russia sanctions, which could see US fines imposed on EU investors in Russian energy projects and put at risk a new gas pipeline.
France nationalised a shipbuilding company to prevent an Italian takeover, just days after Rome had criticised a meeting between French and Libyan leaders in Paris.
The Labour leader has put his Brexit cards on the table again but it stands to divide the party, which still has a strong pro-EU following.
