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The Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament this morning reviewed the state of play regarding the UK withdrawal from the EU in light of the latest developments and EP President David Sassoli wrote to EUCO President Donald Tusk, to recommend he accept the request for a further extension to 31 January 2020.more

The ambassadors of the EU27 agreed yesterday to extend Brexit to avoid Brexit without a contract, informed an EU source.more

Boris Johnson told the head of the European Council, Donald Tusk, by phone that he did not want another move to Brexit and that he was certain that the agreement with the EU would be pushed through the parliament before October 31, the head of government spokesman said yesterday.more

Downing Street is pushing the possibility of a general election after talks between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn on a new timetable for his Brexit bill broke up without agreement, but Labour declined to say it would support an immediate poll.more

The Irish taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, and the European parliament's president have backed Donald Tusk's call to grant the UK government a Brexit delay up to 31 January 2020.more

Tuesday's vote on Brexit in the House of Commons strengthens the Tories' position on the British political scene. If Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls for new parliamentary elections, then conservatives will probably win them - believes MEP Ryszard Czarnecki (Law and Justice).more

MEPs PO and PiS at press conferences in the European Parliament in Strasbourg again referred to the issue of sex education in Poland. The first criticized the proposals for new regulations, the second defended them.more

The head of the European Council Donald Tusk announced yesterday evening that in connection with the decision of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend the ratification of the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU, he would recommend EU-27 leaders to accept the request to extend Brexit.more

Boris Johnson has hit the pause button on his Brexit legislation after MPs rejected his plan to get it through the Commons in three days.more

The decrease in exports as a result of Brexit with the agreement will reduce GDP in Poland by 0.14%, i.e. approx. PLN 3 billion. In the case of hard Brexit it will be 0.24 percent, i.e. the equivalent of approx. PLN 5 billion, according to calculations published in the Economic Weekly of the Polish Economic Institute.more

Sadiq Khan's satisfaction rating among Londoners remains fragile with only months until the mayoral election, City Hall polling reveals.more

MPs have started debating Boris Johnson's Withdrawal Agreement, ahead of a vote tonight that will indicate whether there is support for the pact in principle.more

From early morning hours, in dozens of places in Catalonia separatists block roads and several railways. On one of the suburban routes, the train hit a tree left on the tracks by protesters.more

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday that Brexit has been a "waste of time and energy", and it has irked him that he could not have spent more of his five-year mandate on making the bloc serve its citizens better.more

Justin Trudeau has won a second term as Canada's prime minister after the country's federal election, but his narrow victory means he will lead a minority government that will be forced to depend on other parties to govern.more

The U.K. government has today published the text of its Withdrawal Agreement Bill - the legislation needed to turn the deal reached with the European Union into U.K. law.more

Australia's biggest newspapers have run front pages designed to appear heavily redacted as part of a campaign against government secrecy and legislation that puts reporting and press freedom at risk.more

A "meaningful vote" on the Prime Minister's Brexit deal has been delayed again, after the Speaker blocked MPs from voting on it tonight.more

Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday deplored that EU membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia failed at the EU summit. Conte said that the decision would be remembered as a "failure".more

Green parties have made historic gains in national elections in Switzerland, marking a significant shift in power in the consensus-centred system of the Alpine country, where political change often takes place at glacial speed.more

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier noted on Deutschlandfunk radio Monday that Johnson's government will attempt to get a vote on the deal this week. He added "we will have somewhat more clarity in the coming days, and we will then exercise our responsibility and quickly make a decision."more

Judges at Scotland's highest civil court are waiting to see if Boris Johnson fully complies with the Benn Act in seeking a Brexit extension before making a decision on whether he has broken the law.more

The EU has started the ratification process of the agreement on Thursday on Brexit terms. As the EC informed, the lack of signature of Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the request to extend the process of leaving Great Britain does not matter and does not change anything in the procedure. more

The British government will give up the vote today in the House of Commons agreement with the European Union on the conditions of Brexit, if MPs try to amend the government project - said a spokesman for Downing Street.more

France's Secretary of State for European Affairs, Amélie de Montchalin crossed the wires in the last hour, via Reuters, saying that there is no need for a new delay on Brexit unless it is justified. Worst outcome on Brexit is not a no-deal but would need to see if the UK Parliament rejects the current Brexit deal, she added further.more