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Brexit punches 12-bln-euro hole in EU finances

When Britain leaves the European Union at midnight on Friday the bloc loses the second-biggest net contributor to its budget, leaving a 12-billion-euro ($13-billion) hole in its finances. The United Kingdom will continue making budget contributions this year under an agreed post-Brexit...

UK PM Johnson plans "respectful" Brexit celebration

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would be respectful in his celebrations Friday when Britain leaves the European Union, mindful that Brexit still divides the country. "In common with everybody else, I will be making a dignified exit from the European Union," he said during a live...

French police clash with firefighters at Paris demonstration

Scuffles broke out Tuesday between French police and angry firefighters demonstrating in Paris for better working conditions. Unions organised the Paris protest for fire service workers all over the country. They set off noisy firecrackers in the capital’s Place de la Republique to bring...

French police clear out migrants again from north Paris site

French police said they had started to move migrants out again from an illegal camp site in north Paris on Tuesday, as the government faces continued pressure to show it is taking a tough stance on illegal immigration. Police said in a statement they had started to move migrants from a...