Friday
15th Sep 2017
By EUOBSERVER
The UK business association, the CBI, is urging the EU and the UK government to quickly agree on citizens' right, in order to give clarity to the business environment. In a draft letter seen by the BBC, the association's leaders ask for "certainty on the rights of EU and UK citizens working abroad and enable discussion of transitional arrangements in October and trade, by the end of the year."
Foreign minister has repeated calls to relax EU sanctions on Russia in return for Ukraine peacekeepers, but chancellor Merkel is wary of Russia's initiative.
Greek official welcomed proposal to give the agency a bigger role, downplayed its kitchen sink problems, and said he was himself the victim of a computer virus.
A sneak peek into EU Commission plans to hold talks with Russia on Nord Stream 2 shows why both Moscow and Berlin are likely to oppose any such negotiations.
The EU executive seeks new deals with Australia and New Zealand, while aiming to overhaul the global investment protection system. It also wants to screen foreign investments.
The EU commission's deadline for EU states to pledge spaces for refugees from Africa and elsewhere appears no longer valid.
The European Commission will accept Catalonia's independence, but only after a legal vote is accepted by Spanish authorities, and with no direct EU accession.
