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British politicians shift ground on Brexit and new 'towns fund' criticised

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Politicians in the UK continue to be locked in negotiations to try and get agreement on a Brexit deal, despite it being just over three weeks until Britain is scheduled to leave the EU. The opposition Labour Party has now said it would...
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Brexit vote sees Theresa May’s deal shot down again

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A Brexit vote in the British Parliament saw lawmakers shoot down Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal for a second time. Now the government faces a tough decision and a tight deadline.
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Brexit roundup: How is British media reacting to May's defeat?

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British MPs rejected UK Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by a margin of 149 votes Tuesday night. The House of Commons now prepares to vote again today on whether the UK should leave the European Union without a deal on March 29....
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Petition to criminalise buying sex in Netherlands handed to government | Raw Politics

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A petition to criminalise the purchase of sexual services in the Netherlands has been delivered to Dutch lawmakers with over 40,000 signatures. Natasja Bos, one of the co-founders of NGO Exxpose, who put forward the petition, joined the...
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Brexit: MPs 'are not traitors', says Parliament Speaker

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John Bercow, the Speaker of the British parliament's House of Commons, told MPs they are 'not traitors', after Theresa May criticised British MPs in a speech about Brexit she gave on Wednesday night. "None of you are traitors", the...
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The Brief: Russian intrigue, Latvia ruling, and copyright final stretch

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In this edition we speak to the French MEP who defends hiring the daughter of Putin's spokesperson as an intern, Latvia and Spain get rulings from the top EU court and the copyright battle passes another hurdle.
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European election 2019 - this time will be different

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In 100 days, Europeans go to the polls - and this time will be different. Migration, Brexit and social networks have radically changed the public debate about what Europe can, should and must do - or not. The debate led to populists...
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Theresa May tells MPs to 'hold our nerve' over Brexit deal

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British Prime Minister Theresa May has tried to shore up support for her Brexit deal, which she is aiming to amend, in a statement to UK parliament on Tuesday. May told MPs she believed she could reach a Brexit deal that parliament could...
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The Brief: 100 days to European elections

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We mark 100 days to the European elections with a profile of a first-time voter. Meanwhile in Strasbourg current MEPs vote on controversial fisheries deal, and Belgium is forced to confront its colonial past.
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Ballot Buzz: European voters, eurosceptic parties and EU flags

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On today's Ballot Buzz: European Parliament President Antonio Tajani has joined forces with a football trade union in hopes that the players will help to convince people to participate in the upcoming European Parliament election. In...
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Maduro hits out at EU, Spain budget rejected and Brexit latest | Europe briefing

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1. Maduro's message for Europe Venezuela's contested president Nicolás Maduro has told Euronews in an interview that EU governments have made a "huge mistake" and "blindly followed" US President Donald Trump in backing his opponent Juan...
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'I'm not a puppet', Italian PM Conte tells EU leaders

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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte insisted on Tuesday that he was not "a puppet" of his deputies, as he responded to a barrage of criticism from leading EU politicians. Following his first ever address in the European Parliament,...
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Pro-pipeline protest arrives in Ottawa as Alberta moves to ship crude by rail

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The United We Roll convoy arrived in downtown Ottawa after a 5-day journey that started in Red Deer, Alta., a 3,467 km haul. Its 200 or so pickups, cars and big rigs were enough to snarl traffic around the Parliament buildings, and make...
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Winning UK Parliament vote on Irish backstop sent 'clear message' to EU: May

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UK MPs voted on Tuesday night in favour of amendments to Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, calling for a no-deal Brexit to be ruled out, and for the Irish backstop to be replaced by "alternative arrangements". Watch: What have EU...
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Black activists say they feel victimized by racism following Parliament Hill visit

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In celebration of the launch of Black History Month, a group of young activists were in Ottawa for an event called Black Voices on the Hill. One-hundred-and-fifty visitors were waiting to meet with cabinet ministers when some employees...
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State of the Union: Brexit chaos and gifts for Putin

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In this edition we look at how Europe reacted to the rejection of the Brexit deal, as well as how EU countries are preparing for a No Deal scenario. In the meantime, the Russian President gets gifted a church in Serbia.
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Raw Politics: UK Trade Minister Liam Fox says government looking for a compromise on backstop

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UK Trade Minister Liam Fox said in an interview Tuesday that the British government is looking for a compromise on the backstop and to create a deal that pleases both governments in both the UK and Ireland. "The problem is that the...
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State of the Union: 2 minutes to midnight

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The doomsday clock is still at two minutes to midnight - the terrifying timepiece is stuck there since last year- as close as it’s ever been to the collapse of civilisation since the 1950s. "We are calling this the new abnormal...We...
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"Le Pen misuses the European Parliament"

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The launch of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's campaign for the European election has been severely criticized by members of the European Parliament. Speaking to Euronews, some of them took issue with Le Pen's decidedly...
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Di Maio: "Strasbourg is a waste of money"

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Italy’s Five Star Movement has decried the “waste of money” of the European Parliament’s seat in Strasbourg, putting its abolition at the centre of the party’s campaign for the European elections in May. Legislative work should be...
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EU Parliament's radio studio to be named after slain reporters

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European Parliament President Antonio Tajani has decided to pay tribute to the two journalists killed in the Strasbourg attack by naming the radio studio after them. The radio studio of @Europarl_EN in Strasbourg will be dedicated to...
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Right-wing populists accused of "misuse" of EU Parliament

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In this edition of The Brief from Brussels: Right-wing populists criticized for "misusing" the European Parliament And in brief: Italian Five-Star movement wants to abandon Strasbourg as seat of EU Parliament - EU Parliament pays tribute...
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EU to London: change your Brexit red lines

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The European Union told Britain it could have a different kind of Brexit deal after its parliament overwhelmingly rejected the one negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May -- but only if London changes its key demands. Addressing the EU...
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EU Parliament urges UK to come up with Brexit solution

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In this edition of The Brief from Brussels: After the Brexit chaos in London, EU Parliament sees the ball squarely in the British camp Also in brief: NATO sees Russia, international terror groups as biggest threat - EU Parliament calls...