The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Sweden ‘places on hold’ deportation of UK woman with Alzheimer’s

Exclusive: Charities have called Kathleen Poole’s removal order a ‘cruel’ misapplication of Brexit withdrawal agreement

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

UK plans streamlined post-Brexit border checks

Britain has set out plans to simplify and speed up post-Brexit border checks after repeated delays that the government previously blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic and then the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023

Ministers announce plans for streamlined post-Brexit trade checks with EU

The Government has delayed implementing the trade checks on goods coming from the EU several times since the Brexit withdrawal.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

In Poland, the Catholic church backed abortion bans and authoritarian politics. Young people are turning away

The close ties between Poland’s ruling Law & Justice party and the church appear to be alienating voters, says Maria Skóra, a research associate at Institut für Europäische Politik

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

Northern Ireland poll says 69% think Windsor Framework offers economic benefits

Just over a third of respondents think that the Windsor Framework poses a threat to Northern Ireland’s position in the UK

Belfast Live · Apr 5, 2023

Proof that Putin’s Ukraine invasion has spectacularly backfired

Finland’s membership of Nato will benefit both the alliance and Helsinki, writes Jamie Shea

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Bill Clinton says ‘miracle’ Brexit did not destroy Good Friday Agreement

Former US president tells DUP that Sinn Fein ‘doesn’t want to jam you’

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Arrives in Poland to Deepen Ties with Key Western Ally

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in neighboring Poland on Wednesday, a Polish presidential aide said, as he begins an official visit to a close ally that has galvanized Western military and political support for Kyiv. The visit, which was announced this week by Poland but has not been officially confirmed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 5, 2023

On China visit, Macron attempts diplomatic balancing act on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day state visit in a bid to dissuade China from supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But will the latest European leaders to visit China be able to manage the fine balance…

France 24 · Apr 5, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: anyone supporting Moscow in conflict is an ‘accomplice’, Macron says during China visit – as it happened

French president and EU leader in Beijing for meeting with Xi Jinping

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2023