By Associated Press Reporters European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has urged EU member countries to put more money into an Africa trust fund as the bloc looks to set up migrant screening centres outside Europe. Ms Mogherini said the fund “has proven to be useful” and has “brought results”, adding: “This is why
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Spain is committed to a joint European response to illegal migration, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday, hours before EU leaders meet in Brussels for an informal summit on the issue. Mr Sanchez pushed migration up the agenda shortly after he took office earlier this month by accepting
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Tens of thousands marched through the streets of London to demand a referendum on the terms of Brexit on the second anniversary of the EU vote. Demonstrators, waving EU flags and placards, attended the People’s Vote rally in central London on Saturday afternoon, walking from Pall Mall to Parliament Square. Lib Dem leader Sir Vince
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By David Young and Rebecca Black, Press Association European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has warned the UK there will be no Brexit deal without agreement on the Irish border. On a visit to Dublin, Mr Juncker said fellow EU member states would not let Ireland be “isolated” on the impasse, insisting the demand for a
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By Rebecca Black, Press Association Jean-Claude Juncker has met President Michael D Higgins on the second day of his visit to Ireland. The President of the European Commission complimented the “beautiful” home of the Irish president in Phoenix Park in Dublin. He was greeted at the entrance of Aras an Uachtarain by secretary general Art
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By Andrew Woodcock, Press Association Political Editor Almost half of voters want a second referendum on Brexit, according to a new poll released on the eve of the second anniversary of the historic vote to leave the EU. And the survey for ITV1’s Good Morning Britain suggested that a fresh poll would produce a very
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