A new report says that a German intelligence agent was able to get a sample of Novichok from Russia shortly after the end of the Cold War. Insights gained from the sample are reportedly still important today.more
Britain's parliament will hold a debate on Poland's 'Holocaust law' on 5 June, after Alex Sobel MP, supported by 63 colleagues, warned that it is 'clearly antisemitic' and 'opens the door to revisionism and even potential for Holocaust denial'.more
Brexit talks have made "little" progress since March, the EU's chief negotiator has said. Michel Barnier said there was a "risk of failure" in two key areas - Northern Ireland, and how the agreement will be governed.more
Norway's Prime Minister has urged the UK to join the European Economic Area (EEA) after Brexit, claiming there are "cost and benefits" that will give Oslo and London "bargaining power".more
While security services have thwarted 12 terror attacks in the UK since the Westminster Bridge atrocity last year, MI5 Director General Andrew Parker says the threat is not over yet.more
The deputy head of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, will present the state of talks between Poland and the European Commission on the rule of law tomorrow at the meeting of ministers for European Union countries in Brussels.more
An Italian court has ruled that three-time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi may run for office again, more than five years after he was banned for tax fraud.more
The UK's ethnic minorities have been "disproportionately" affected by the government's austerity and immigration policies, a UN inspector has said.more
Theresa May has challenged Donald Trump on the impact of sanctions against Iran which will affect UK firms doing business there, amid a growing European backlash. In a phone call dominated by Iran, the Prime Minister and President agreed to hold talks between the UK and US governments on the effect of sanctions on British companies.more
Head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland Krzysztof Szczerski presented yesterday at the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House in London, the Polish vision of European policy, calling for deep reform of the EU and strengthening of nation states.more
The Times reported that the British government is analyzing the possibility of limiting the influence of US sanctions on Iran to European companies by using the EU regulation blocking the extraterritorial effect of legal instruments of third countries.more
The House of Lords has backed calls for the UK to remain, in effect, in the EU's single market after Brexit. An amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill obliging the UK to stay in the European Economic Area after it leaves the EU in 2019 was backed by 245 votes to 218.more
The head of the British Foreign Ministry Boris Johnson accused Prime Minister Theresa May that she is promoting a "crazy" model of future customs relations with the EU after Brexit.more
The former head of the Home Office has said that he is "very worried" about the ability of his old department to register more than 3m EU citizens currently living in Britain after Brexit.more
Russian President Vladimir Putin glided across the Kremlin square in a new boxy black Russian-made limousine ahead of Monday's inauguration, making a break with previous ceremonies when he used a Mercedes-Benz. more
There are local elections in England today. Over 22 million voters from 160 local government units in this country are to vote over 4.4 thousand councilors.more
Local elections don't usually stir fierce emotions, but for EU citizens in Britain polls on Thursday could be their last chance to impact policy and make their voices heard.more
President Andrzej Duda will attend celebrations of May 3 Constitution - the Europe's first document of this sort, that predated the famous French Consitution and followed American one by only 4 years.more
