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Presidents Donald Tusk
Locations Europa building
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Headquarters locationBrussels, Belgium
Founded2009
Type of businessInstitution of the European Union
Formation1961 (informally); 2009 (formally)
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The European Council is a collective body that defines the European Union's overall political direction and priorities. It comprises the heads of state or government of the EU member states, along with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission.

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... Hugh Lovatt, a Middle East analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations, said Israel would have been aware of the joint training drills but " reached the wrong conclusion" assessing they amounted to the " standard" activity of paramilitary groups in the Palestinian territories, rather than being " indicative of a looming large-scale attack"...

Yahya Sinwar: Who is the Hamas leader?

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... Hugh Lovatt, senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), believes Deif was the brains behind the planning of the 7 October attack because it was a military operation, but Sinwar " would likely have been part of the group that planned and influenced it"...

Poland's Tusk-led pro-EU opposition signs deal and waits to govern

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... They said they would nominate KO leader and former European Council chief Donald Tusk as candidate for prime minister...

Israel Gaza: EU leaders set to back humanitarian pauses

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... European Council President Charles Michel says and the leaders are keen to facilitate access to food, water, medical care, fuel and shelter...

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... Donald Tusk, a former president of the European Council, is expected to bring more constructive relations...

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... A former prime minister of Poland from 2007-14, he later became president of the European Council...

Ukraine dam: Thousands flee floods after dam collapse near Nova Kakhovka

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Jun 6,2023 11:50 am

... " The head of Nato, Jens Stoltenberg, said the destruction of the dam demonstrated once again the brutality of Russia s war in Ukraine, while Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, said he was " shocked by the unprecedented attack"...

Poland protest: Hundreds of thousands demand change in Warsaw

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... Donald Tusk, a former head of the European Council, also welcomed supporters during the " record" march...

Brexit: much is possible at the summit meeting of the European Council, says Varadkar

Apr 19,2023 1:20 pm

Leo Varadkar spoke at a Fine Gael event in Dublin on Saturday

Leo Varadkar has said he believes that a Brexit is a deal still possible, but that the watch does not "make the current proposals, the basis for a deeper negotiations".

The taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister ) is said to be agreed on a deal, must be in before the summit of the European Council in Two Weeks .

Speaking on Saturday, he also said he hoped to meet with Boris Johnson next week.

Mr Johnson ' s would see. NI to stay in the European single market for goods, subject to the approval of all four years of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland , the EU customs Union would leave along with the rest of the UK - what is in the new customs controls.

Mr Varadkar told the Irish national broadcaster, RTÉ News there was Still Time for the British government to submit further proposals.

"I think that a deal is still possible," he said.

"is It possible, at the summit of the European Council in Two Weeks time, but the current position as of today, the European Union , including Ireland, do not feel that the proposals of the Prime Minister , Johnson still form the basis for a more in-depth negotiations. "

The Prime Minister said that Friday would be a reasonable deadline for the new proposals, but it was not his job to, and he did not want to set a false deadline.

Prime Minister Johnson has said there is no delay to Leaving on the 31. October deadline

On Friday, Deputy Simon Coveney , but insisted that a further amendment is necessary in order to avoid customs controls.

according to the EU, said the UK's proposed alternative to the Irish backstop could not be basis for a legally binding contract.

Britain has said it is working on The Details before then, but it was "not a path" to a deal without alternative arrangements in Northern Ireland .

What's The Plan ?

The PM's Brexit plan details a replacement for the Irish cross-border "backstop" in the current Brexit agreement.

The backstop is the controversial "insurance", which meant to keep a free-flowing border on The Island of Ireland, but critics - including the PM - afraid of time could trap the UK in the EU trade for an indefinite period.

Under Mr. Johnson's suggestions, what he calls a "wide zone" for a New Deal with the EU:

The government of a "New Deal for Northern Ireland promises" to help with financial obligations, the management of Changes .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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