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EU leaders insist no decisions can be taken about Ukraine without its consent
Russia continues to make gains on the battlefield, pushing the front line gradually westwards despite suffering heavy casualties.
Key statistics in Government report on UK food security
Some 93% of all cereals consumed in the UK last year were produced in the country, compared with 53% of fresh vegetables.
MLAs begin debate on extending Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading deal
The Northern Ireland Protocol and Windsor Framework mitigate against the worst excesses of Brexit, a Sinn Fein MLA has said.
Reeves aims for ‘businesslike’ relationship with EU in finance chiefs meeting
Rachel Reeves will be the first Chancellor to attend the Eurogroup meeting of EU finance ministers since Brexit.
Government will not ignite Brexit ‘battles of the past’, says minister
Paymaster General Nick Thomas-Symonds ruled out a return to the single market, the customs union and freedom of movement.
Protesters and police clash after Georgia’s PM suspends talks on joining EU
On Friday evening, protesters again swarmed Parliament, with some banging on the metal gates to the building.
Police in Georgia break up Tbilisi protesters’ camp but they quickly return
The October 26 election kept the governing Georgian Dream party in power, but opponents say the vote was rigged.
Call for north to have European Parliament representation as MLAs to debate EU relations
Motion comes ahead of Stormont vote on post-Brexit trading arrangements
Hungary’s Orban says sanctions on Russia will ‘destroy’ EU economy
The Hungarian leader said the EU’s sanction regime ‘should be reviewed, because with such a policy of sanctions, energy prices will not come down’.
Calls for change to student financing as Newry graduate ‘heartbroken’ after withdrawal from prestigious EU academic offer
Aspiring student had secured Masters degree course at College of Europe in Belgium