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Brief from Brussels: Brexit 'decisive step' and farmer protest

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In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: The Brexit negotiators strike agreement on transition terms; and Belgian farmers roll into Brussels with their tractors, to air opposition to possible subsidy reforms.
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EU offers UK 'unqualified solidarity' after poison attack

9th - Higher Ed
EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels have voiced strong verbal support for the UK, in the wake of the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter. In a statement, they've said using a nerve agent on European soil...
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Brief from Brussels: Poland under pressure, Wifi funding boost

9th - Higher Ed
In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: The clock ticks for Warsaw, as it faces an EU deadline to explain controversial court reforms; and Brussels invites towns and cities to apply for Wifi hotspot funding, as it seeks to boost...
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EU criticises Trump's 'gun to our head' over metal tariffs

9th - Higher Ed
French President Emmanuel Macron has lashed out at Donald Trump for giving the EU a 40-day exemption from US metal import duties, describing it as like putting a "gun to our head." EU leaders want a permanent, rather than temporary,...
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Belgian spirits company fears Trump trade war

9th - Higher Ed
For one Belgian spirits importer, Donald Trump's threat of a trade war is worse than a bad hangover. Bourbon whisky from Kentucky and other parts of the US make up a big part of the 'Premium Spirits' business. Trump's tariff plans for...
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MEPs urge investigation after top job is given to Juncker's chief of staff

9th - Higher Ed
Taking the seat at the top table in Brussels, the new secretary-general of the EU Commission Martin Selmayr has been the talk of the town, but not all publicity is good publicity in this case. The manner in which Selmayr was appointed...
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EU supports Britain over the nerve agent case

9th - Higher Ed
The European Union reassures Britain of solidarity on the Salisbury nerve agent case. It's after Britain accused Russia of the nerve gas attack on British soil. The European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis reassures Britain...
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Italian right-wing leader holds court at EU Parliament

9th - Higher Ed
Italian right-wing leader Matteo Salvini denounced the European Union as “destroyers” for policies he said robbed citizens of the right to hope, a week after his League party became parliament’s second-biggest in a national election....
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EU backs Britain over nerve agent case

9th - Higher Ed
The European Union has reassured Britain that it stands in solidarity with its ally over the Salisbury nerve agent case. It comes after Britain accused Russia of the nerve gas attack on British soil. European Commission Vice President...
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Italian right-wing leader slams EU 'destroyers' in Strasbourg

9th - Higher Ed
Italian right-wing leader Matteo Salvini denounced the European Union as “destroyers” for policies he said robbed citizens of the right to hope, a week after his League party became parliament’s second-biggest in a national election....
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EU seeks exemptions from Trump's tariffs

9th - Higher Ed
The European Union is seeking to be exempted from planned U.S. import duties on steel and aluminum, but says Washington has not made clear how the exemption process works. So far, only Australia, Canada and Mexico are exempted - for now....
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Controversies over Brexit and steel trade

9th - Higher Ed
In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: the Brexit debate at the European Parliament turned into a shouting match between British right-wingers and MEPs from the continent; and the European steel industry is urging Brussels to...
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EU plans to challenge Trump's tariffs before WTO

9th - Higher Ed
Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports creates a lot of uncertainty, especially in Europe. While Trump exempted neighbours Canada and Mexico, which together account for a quarter of US steel imports, the...
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After murder of journalist Kuciak: Slovakia on the radar of the EU

9th - Higher Ed
Slovakia stumbled into crisis late last month with the killing of journalist Jan Kuciak, who focused on the misuse of EU funds and the mafia. The Interior Minister resigned, and the EU Parliament debated the situation in the central...
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Third biggest UK company Unilever moves its headquarters from London to Rotterdam

9th - Higher Ed
Britain's third biggest company Unilever picked Rotterdam over London for its main headquarters on Thursday in a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's government a year before Brexit. The Anglo-Dutch maker of Dove soap, Lipton teas and...
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Brief from Brussels: EU top job sparks transparency questions

9th - Higher Ed
In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: the appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker’s top aide as the next EU Commission Secretary-General sparks questions over how he was selected; and as temperatures plummet, one Brussels mayor takes...
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'Important differences remain' - EU sounds alarm over Brexit

9th - Higher Ed
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator says "important differences" remain, as the clock ticks to reach a divorce deal with the UK. Michel Barnier is raising the alarm, as talks continue over trade and a transition period. "Some important...
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Fake or real? EU moves to tackle 'fake news'

9th - Higher Ed
Dozens of experts have been in Brussels to talk 'fake news' and how to counter its online spread. The EU's so worried about the phenomenon, made famous by US President Donald Trump's continued references to it, that it's drawing up a...
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EU Brexit Treaty: 'Devil in the detail'

9th - Higher Ed
The publishing of the draft Brexit Treaty should be marking a decisive and pivotal milestone in the UK’s split from the EU. But, it comes as both sides appear to still be poles apart on deep, and fundamental, issues. So, what exactly is...
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Macedonians protest name change demanded by neighbouring Greece

9th - Higher Ed
Thousands of Macedonians have braved the snow and the cold in Skpoje to protest against their government's proposals to change their country's name. The government's problem - neighbouring Greece will veto the former Yugoslav Republic of...
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Brexit supporters and opponents unhappy with May's latest pitch

9th - Higher Ed
Both Brexit's supporters and its opponents are unhappy with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's latest pitch outlining her economic vision for a post-Brexit relationship with Europe. May's speech didn't sit well with Brexit's supporters...
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Brexit divide

9th - Higher Ed
CBC's Thomas Daigle on the division between those for and against Britain leaving the EU
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Italy's election earthquake shakes Brussels

9th - Higher Ed
Italy's election earthquake is being felt in Brussels. The support for Eurosceptic and anti-immigrant parties coming as a big shock from a country that's traditionally showed a lot of love for the EU. But economic and migration worries...
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EU signs border agreement with Albania

9th - Higher Ed
Europe's Commissioner for Migration was in Albania on Monday signing a draft border management agreement with the West Balkan state. The Commission hailed the deal as strengthening the EU's external borders. Under the agreement, European...