European Council
Commissioner slams EU official over call to halt refugee quotas
As pressure continues to build on the Aegean islands with ever more undocumented migrants arriving from neighboring Turkey, European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos on Tuesday slammed a proposal by European Council President Donald Tusk for the abolition of mandatory quotas on relocating asylum seekers across the EU.
European Council chief to propose scrapping refugee quota, says report
European Council President Donald Tusk is planning to tell EU leaders to scrap the refugee quota scheme that foresees member states taking in a certain number of migrants, the Guardian reported on Monday.
Donald Tusk: Without Reforms, Albania will not Enter the EU
European Council President Donald Tusk wrote on his personal Twitter profile that his meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Brussels had gone well and that it was in view of the Western Balkans summit on 17 May next year in Sofia, said Confrontus Edition.
Donald Tusk Gives Ireland Veto Over Brexit Deal
The European Union has handed Ireland an effective veto over any Brexit deal, increasing pressure on the prime minister to make further concessions on the border issue, The Times reports.
Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, said any agreement between London and Brussels that was unacceptable to Ireland was also unacceptable to the EU.
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"We did it, EU army is no dream - it's reality coming true"
Speaking at the European Defense Agency (EDA) annual conference, the EU foreign policy and defense chief said that 23 member-states have confirmed their readiness, while they would soon be joined by more.
"We are building the European Union of security and defense. It's not a plan any more. It's not a dream any more. It's reality coming true," Mogherini said in her address.
Waiting for May, Brussels Eyes December Brexit Deal
When Theresa May visits Brussels on Friday, EU negotiators will be listening intently for signs the British prime minister is preparing to risk a domestic backlash and raise her offer to secure a Brexit deal in December, Reuters reports.
Mogherini walks out of EU-Kosovo SA Council meeting
BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini walked out of Friday's meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Council between the European Union and Kosovo, insulted by Kosovo PM Ramus Haradinaj's insistence on stepping up the US involvement in the process of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.
Two Weeks to Unlock Brexit, EU Tells Britain's May
"There is more work to be done" to unlock Brexit talks, British Prime Minister Theresa May was told on Friday, as the European Union repeated an early December deadline for her to move on the divorce bill and border with Ireland, reported Reuters.
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Key Topic of BG EU Presidency: Modernization and Innovations in Teaching Methods
Modernizing schools and introducing innovative teaching approaches. These are part of the education priorities that will be in focus during the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the European Council in 2018. What does this mean for students and teachers?
One of the main goals of the education office is related to inclusive education and the prevention of school dropouts, Nova said.
Greek Ambassador Grigorios Vassiloconstandakis: Bulgarian Presidency is going to Add Specific Value in the European Union's Way Forward
Exclusive interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with His Excellency,Mr. Grigorios Vassiloconstandakis, Ambassador of Greece to the Republic of Bulgaria.
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