European summit ends on constructive note for Britain

Franco-German divisions laid bare in Brexit talks: EU leaders have agreed to delay Brexit for up to six months, overriding the objections of French President Emmanuel Macron and setting a Halloween deadline for Britain to leave the bloc. Mehreen Khan talks to Alex Barker and Guy Chazan about the Franco... by FT News in Focus

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Germany's von der Leyen takes up key EU leadership role: Ursula von der Leyen was confirmed this week as the new European Commission president. Katie Martin discusses the challenges she faces, not least the Brexit negotiations, with Ben Hall and Mehreen Khan Contributors: Katie Martin, capital mar... by FT News in Focus

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Theresa May's Brexit speech in Florence: Theresa May's Brexit speech in Florence by Political Fix

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Stakes raised in Brexit talks: It has been a tumultuous week for Theresa May, UK prime minister. First came the leaked reports of her acrimonious dinner with European officials, then news that the divorce bill the UK faces for leaving the EU has risen to 100bn euros. Malcolm Moore... by FT News in Focus

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Angela Merkel's effect on the German election campaigns | Germany Elects: In the latest episode of our special series on the German election, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin is joined by Michaela Kuefner, Chief Political Editor at Deutsche Welle and host of the podcast Merkel’s Last Dance, and Dr. Alex Clarkson of King's Colleg... by World Review from the New Statesman

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Ep 122, presented by BP: Brexit deal — European Council behind the scenes — Greek PM Mitsotakis: This special episode of EU Confidential takes you inside the European Council summit in Brussels which signed off on the brand new Brexit deal. POLITICO’s Annabelle Dickson, Rym Momtaz and Andrew Gray break down the deal and map out what happens next. We by EU Confidential

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Germany after Merkel: Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union has chosen Armin Laschet to replace Angela Merkel as party leader ahead of September’s federal elections, paving the way for the end of the Merkel era. Gideon discusses what a post-Merkel Germany will look li... by The Rachman Review

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The road to Brexit — 30 years since the Maastricht Treaty: Jack Blanchard speaks to some of the key U.K. players involved in the passage of the Maastricht Treaty and ponders whether this was the moment which set Britain on the path to Brexit. by Westminster Insider

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From the library: Angela Merkel is destroying Europe: The stakes couldn’t be higher, as Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras seeks a new agreement on a bailout and German chancellor Angela Merkel refuses any talks before this Sunday’s referendum. What will happen is anyone’s guess, but for anyone looking f... by Intelligence Squared

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Episode 12: David McAllister MEP - London Playbook's Jack Blanchard - Azerbaijan Scandal: Host Ryan heath talks to David McAllister, head of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and a key ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.McAllister says the U.K.'s decision to leave the EU is a "historic mistake" and Turkey's authoritari by EU Confidential

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Can Europe manage its refugee crisis?: EU leaders are preparing for an emergency summit against a grim backdrop: desperate scenes at the Greece-Macedonia border, where crowds of migrants are being beaten back from storming a fence with salvos of tear gas. Alex Barker, FT Brussels... by FT News in Focus

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Munich rents, the €49 ticket and what was life like in East Germany? by Germany in Focus

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Wall Street concerns over Brexit grow: Kathryn McGuinness, policy chair of the Corporation of London, tells Patrick Jenkins, the FT's financial editor, about her recent visit to Wall Street, where she found mounting concerns about Brexit and the regulatory uncertainty that shows no sig... by FT News in Focus

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The EU/UK trade deal and Czech PM slams EU auditors as 'mafia': This week on EURACTIV’s Yellow Room, we are talking about the ratification of the EU’s post-Brexit trade agreement with the UK. At last, we may be seeing the turning of the page on economic and diplomatic relations between the two parties. To break down t by Today in the EU

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Ep 174: Team Macron turmoil — Minimum wage push — OECD contenders: Trouble in French President Emmanuel Macron's inner circle, the European Commission's move to boost minimum wages, and the battle to lead the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development all feature in this episode. by EU Confidential

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Ep 119, presented by the European Commission: Von der Leyen’s rejection woes — Labour’s Keir Starmer: This week’s episode takes us to London, New York and around the Continent. We start in Brussels, where members of the European Parliament rejected the Romanian and Hungarian nominees for the next European Commission over concerns about potential conflicts by EU Confidential

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Ep 160: Europe's chief prosecutor — French reshuffle — Merkel in Brussels: Emmanuel Macron's reshuffle, Angela Merkel's Brussels trip and Europe's approach to China all feature in this week's episode, as well as an interview with the EU's first chief prosecutor.POLITICO's France Correspondent Rym Momtaz analyzes Macron's gover by EU Confidential

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Episode 82, presented by BP: Wopke Hoekstra — Sarah Kate Ellis — Brok rocked: POLITICO's Ryan Heath brings you two podcasts in one from the World Economic Forum — our final daily Davos Confidential show also doubles as your regular weekly EU Confidential. (Check out the other Davos Confidential shows wherever you found this podcast by EU Confidential

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The use and abuse of data in politics - plus May's Brexit breakthrough: The scandal around Cambridge Analytica has raised questions about whether data is being misused in politics. Will the revelations about the British firm's Facebook strategy undermine the votes for Brexit and Donald Trump? Plus, has Theresa May sec... by Political Fix

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SQUAWK BOX, THURSDAY 11TH APRIL, 2019 by Squawk Box Europe Express

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Episode 17, presented by AB InBev: Athens Mayor — EU Committee of Regions President: Episode 17 of POLITICO's EU Confidential podcast features back-to-back interviews with Karl-Heinz Lambertz, president of the European Committee of the Regions, and George Kaminis, the center-left mayor Athens.Theresa May — Not dead yet: We start by gett by EU Confidential

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FTX Says Much of Its Crypto Is Gone: “A substantial amount of assets” held by the crypto exchange have “either been stolen or are missing.” by Raoul Pal: The Journey Man

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May’s Brexit breakthrough: May’s Brexit breakthrough by Political Fix

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EU top jobs kickoff — finding compromise with Viktor Orbán: In this episode we look at the ongoing tug-of-war between Budapest and Brussels in the context of a rather shocking development that could pave the way for Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán to chair meetings of EU leaders and set the EU agenda. by EU Confidential

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May’s offer to work with Corbyn and Brexit is delayed again: The prime minister concluded a long cabinet debate this week by deciding to work with the Labour party, thus annoying many Tories. Will they broker a cross-party deal? Or is it all politics? Plus, we discuss Theresa May’s latest request to delay Brexit... by Political Fix

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Brexit reset and a summer of plotting: How did the second batch of talks between Britain and Brussels go? And will the Conservative leadership plots to overthrow Theresa May grow over the summer break? With George Parker and Philip Stephens of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian... by Political Fix

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Tuesday, December 11: Wall Street recovers after an ugly start to trading on Monday, what is at stake for Theresa May and Brexit after the UK prime minister postpones a key parliamentary vote and KPMG discloses how many UK partners have left after bullying and sexu... by FT News Briefing

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Ep 138, presented by the Croatian Presidency: German mess — 'Greta syndrome' — Anders Fogh Rasmussen: In the latest EU Confidential, ex-NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen weighs in on the future of European defense and the global artificial intelligence race. We also catch up with the new president of the European Committee of the Regions, Apostolos Tzitzik by EU Confidential

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Megan McArdle on Belonging, Home, and National Identity: After being stranded with a bunch of Brits for eight hours at a German airport in 2016, journalist Megan McArdle felt that Brexit was going to happen. The giveaway? Not the concerns over economics or politics. Rather, it was about something far more elemental: in whom they could place their trust. Join the journalist and Washington Post columnist for a discussion with EconTalk host Russ Roberts of the late British philosopher Roger Scruton's poetic exploration of home and nation, Where We Are: The State of Britain Now, and a discussion of why, when it comes to loyalties, it's our mates that matter. by EconTalk

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