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07 Dec 2017

EU sets Sunday deadline for British PM after 'no white smoke' on Brexit

The European Commission said on Thursday that there was still "no white smoke" on a Brexit deal and set a limit of Sunday for British Prime Minister Theresa May to return to Brussels with an acceptable deal.

22 Jun 2017

British PM Theresa May to confront Brexit worries at EU summit

Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May will try on Thursday to convince European leaders she can still push through Brexit despite being badly weakened by an election bet that turned sour.

20 Oct 2016

British PM urges `robust, united` EU response to Russia over Syria

British PM David Cameron

29 Jun 2016

EU leaders meet without Cameron over Brexit vote

The 27 other member states will discuss plans for Britain`s likely EU exit, with the UK absent from negotiations for the first time in 40 years.

18 Feb 2016

EU leaders hold make-or-break `Brexit` summit

EU leaders go into a make-or-break summit on Thursday facing difficult compromises to keep Britain in the bloc and wrangling with Europe`s worst migrant crisis since World War II.

17 Feb 2016

Ankara blast forces cancellation of EU-Turkey mini-summit on refugees: EU sources

A mini-summit on Europe`s refugee crisis gathering 11 EU countries and Turkey, due to take place on Thursday, has been cancelled because of the bomb attack in Ankara, diplomats said Wednesday.

Francois Hollande

17 Sep 2015

Hollande says will ask EU summit to `work with Turkey` on refugee crisis

French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that he will urge a special EU summit next week to ask Turkey to keep Syrian refugees on its soil until the neighbouring country`s war ends.

15 Sep 2015

Anger as Hungary seals borders, Germany`s Angela Merkel demands refugee summit

Hundreds of desperate migrants were Tuesday trapped behind a razor-wire fence erected by Hungary, as Germany`s Angela Merkel called for an EU summit on the refugee crisis.

13 Jul 2015

Factbox: Summary of Eurogroup proposal on Greece

Eurozone leaders at a summit in Brussels were reviewing a draft proposal from their finance ministers that sets out conditions for Greece to open negotiations on a bailout.

07 Jul 2015

Europe demands new Greek debt plan at crisis summit

European leaders warned Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to submit new bailout proposals at an emergency summit on Tuesday or risk leaving the euro, after Greeks defiantly voted `No` to further austerity.

29 Jun 2015

China's premier offers Europe investment, wants Greece in eurozone

China used an EU summit on Monday to promise to invest in the bloc`s new infrastructure fund, call for a global climate deal and warn it did not want to see Greece leave the eurozone.

25 Jun 2015

Eurogroup talks end with no deal, likely to meet again Saturday

Eurozone finance ministers` talks broke up without an agreement on a Greek debt deal on Thursday, Finland`s Alexander Stubb said, with sources saying they were likely to meet again on Saturday.

25 Jun 2015

EU leaders warn David Cameron on reform drive

British Prime Minister David Cameron found his reform agenda sidelined at a tense EU summit Thursday as leaders warned he faces a tough negotiation ahead of a referendum on whether to leave the bloc.

25 Jun 2015

David Cameron's EU reform drive sidelined at tense summit

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived at an EU summit in Brussels Thursday to find his referendum reform push sidelined by twin crises over Greece and migration.

Jean-Claude Juncker

26 May 2015

EU defends Jean-Claude Juncker's 'cool style'

At the opening of the Riga summit on Friday, a light-hearted and tactile Juncker kissed leaders on the head, fiddled with their ties, saluted, and slapped them not just on the back but also on the stomach, chest and face.

24 Apr 2015

Must prevent Greece running out of cash before deal: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday everything must be done to prevent Greece running out of money before it reaches a cash-for-reform deal with its international creditors, amid heightened concern that Athens is nearing the brink.

22 Apr 2015

Greece's Tsipras to meet Merkel in Brussels as cash squeeze tightens

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, the eve of a crucial meeting of euro zone finance ministers to assess progress made by Athens in its reform pledges.

22 Apr 2015

Greece's Tsipras to meet Merkel in Brussels as cash squeeze tightens

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, the eve of a crucial meeting of euro zone finance ministers to assess progress made by Athens in its reform pledges.

german chancellor

19 Mar 2015

Merkel rules out Greece breakthrough at EU summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel squashed hopes of a breakthrough on Greece`s debt troubles at a European summit in Brussels on Thursday despite pleas from Athens for bold action to end the crisis.

19 Mar 2015

Merkel sees no reason to despair over Greece

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there was no reason to despair over Greece, although she warned that a solution to the country`s debt crisis would not be found at Thursday`s EU summit.

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