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FEPS Post Summit Briefing: European Council, 22 October 2018

At last week’s European Council summit in Brussels (22 October), Brexit negotiations took centre-stage although […]
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26/10/2018

At last week’s European Council summit in Brussels (22 October), Brexit negotiations took centre-stage although didn’t feature as the main discussion point. European border security and migration were top of the agenda, with a Marshall Plan for Africa and internal security also being discussed by the leaders. Sustainable Development Goals as well as climate change also made it onto the agenda.

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