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UK says it will not block EU common defense policy

Britain will not block attempts by the European Union to forge a closer common defense policy as it negotiates its exit from the bloc, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Friday. Defense minister Michael Fallon had previously said he would stop the creation of an EU army for as long...

France's President Hollande won't seek re-election

French president Francois Hollande announced on Thursday he will not stand for re-election next year. "I have decided that I will not be a candidate," Hollande said in televised address to the nation. The French leader said he was putting the country’s needs ahead of his personal...

Boris Johnson 'supports freedom of movement' in Brexit

(Sky News)- Sky News understands the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has privately told at least four EU ambassadors that he supports freedom of movement - despite the Government's hard stance on Brexit. The high-ranking diplomats were speaking under the Chatham House rule, which allows...

Merkel reaffirms EU’s commitments to Turkey

EU member states must fulfill their commitments under the EU-Turkey refugee agreement, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference with Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in Berlin, Merkel reaffirmed her support for the March 18 deal which aims to...