Europe faces dilemma on Russians fleeing Putin’s draft
The European Union is facing a tough balancing act over how to deal with Russians fleeing military mobilisation, as some countries look to block entry and others offer possible refuge
UK facing supply crunch thanks to Covid and Brexit
Britain's factories, restaurants and supermarkets are facing stubborn supply problems due to the Covid pandemic and Brexit, sparking calls this week for government help ahead of Christmas
Fight against smugglers rages on EU border with Belarus
On the EU's frozen frontier with Belarus, Latvian border guards are fighting a flow of contraband cigarettes reportedly benefitting organised crime and a close ally of the Belarusian president
EU weighs tighter borders in jihadist fight
European leaders have mooted tightening the EU's external borders, as they vowed joint action following a spate of attacks on home soil blamed on Islamist radicals
Greece warms to EU asylum pact but refugee groups rage
Greece has cautiously welcomed a plan from Brussels to reform the EU's shaky asylum system, but charity groups working with refugees have blasted a continued "outrageous containment policy"
UK urges ‘more realism’ in crunch EU trade talks
Britain has demanded "more realism" from the EU ahead of post-Brexit trade talks, amid reports London is looking to rewrite an agreement the two sides had already signed
Does virus crisis stoke case for united Ireland?
The coronavirus pandemic has spurred cooperation between Ireland and Northern Ireland, as the disease spreads without regard for borders, but will the crisis bolster the case for unification?
Virus frontier closures hamper cross-border workers
Workers who rely on shuttling across frontiers in Central Europe face a difficult dilemma now that the coronavirus pandemic has seen several countries shut their borders
Coronavirus: main measures taken in Europe
Home confinement, schools closed, gatherings banned - the measures being taken across Europe to fight the spread of the coronavirus
Key points of UK’s new Brexit proposals
Boris Johnson has written to the European Union outlining fresh proposals that could lead to a revised divorce deal between London and Brussels
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