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UK can still hold 2nd Brexit referendum: France
Dec 20, 2018 09:38France says the door is still open for the United Kingdom to hold a second Brexit referendum, as a deadlock in London over the matter has raised the prospects of either a second plebiscite or a “no-deal” Brexit.
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EU to protect air transport, financial markets in case of ‘no-deal’ Brexit
Dec 20, 2018 03:43The European Union on Wednesday adopted backup plans to protect air transport and financial markets in the event Britain leaves without a Brexit deal in 100 days.
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EU stresses need to maintain JCPOA to keep door open for talks with Iran
Dec 19, 2018 15:07The European Union has once again reaffirmed the need to safeguard the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying it keeps the door open for further talks with the country.
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No-deal Brexit would be ‘absolute catastrophe’: EU chief
Dec 19, 2018 15:05European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned that a disorderly withdrawal from the European Union for Britain, in which the country would leave the bloc without a deal to define its exit terms and future ties, would create an “absolute catastrophe” on the two sides of the English Channel.
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EU investigating hack of diplomatic cables
Dec 19, 2018 15:01The EU announced an urgent investigation on Wednesday after hackers with possible links to China accessed thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables.
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Iran says Europe’s political support of JCPOA praiseworthy, but not enough
Dec 19, 2018 03:39Iran says Europe’s political support for the 2015 nuclear deal is “valuable”, but that’s not enough, as it must translate its words into action by taking “operational” steps to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) after the US withdrawal.
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Europeans refusing fuel to Iranian aircraft: Official
Dec 19, 2018 02:39Iran’s airspace remains open to all international flights, including US airliners, but most European countries refuse fuel to Iranian planes, an official says.
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European disarray looks doomed to continue
Dec 17, 2018 09:53The unrest in France against the system of government that is spreading to other parts of the continent brings under sharper focus the flawed system of liberal democracy and may not augur well for the governments of several countries.
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Fresh referendum ‘would do irreparable damage’ to British politics: May
Dec 17, 2018 09:46British Prime Minister Theresa May will seek to quell growing support for a fresh referendum and is expected to say that it “would do irreparable damage to the integrity of our politics,” according to reports.
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Members of British cabinet starkly differ on future Brexit plans: Report
Dec 16, 2018 03:41Reports in the British media suggest key members of Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet are at war on how to handle the aftermaths of a potential no vote in the parliament on government’s European Union withdrawal agreement.