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Donald Tusk

October 2024

German police check a tramway arriving from France at the German-French border in Kehl, Germany.

Germany ‘reopens old wounds’ with border checks

There are fears for the future of Schengen and the freedom of movement it symbolises – regarded by EU citizens as one of the greatest accomplishments of European unity.

September 2024

An aerial view of a flooded neighbourhood in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Death toll mounts in Central Europe floods

The flooding has swamped parts of Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania as a low-pressure system crossing the region has unleashed record-high rains.

October 2019

Boris Johnson was handed both a victory and a defeat in parliament.

EU grants three-month Brexit 'flextension'

Britain has been granted an extension to its departure from the EU through to January 31, Donald Tusk said on Twitter.

August 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron and his G7 colleagues will be treading on eggshells around US President Donald Trump.

World leaders tiptoe around testy Trump after trade tirade

French President Emmanuel Macron puts on the kid gloves to avoid a blow-up at the make-or-break G7 summit.

Boris Johnson inspects the chickens during his visit to rally support for his farming plans post-Brexit.

UK and EU dig in on Brexit as G7 approaches

Britain and the EU have both entrenched their positions as the stand-off over Brexit shows no sign of abating, with the EU dismissing a proposal by Boris Johnson over the Irish backstop.

June 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel must strike a deal on carving up the top jobs in Brussels.

Europeans wrestle over top jobs

A battle over who runs the EU bureaucracy has wider implications, including who will head the ECB and Europe's global approach to economics and markets.

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