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Europe's week: Orban leaves the EPP, as Brexit makes a dramatic return

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Europe's week: Orban leaves the EPP, as Brexit makes a dramatic return

Europe's week: Orban leaves the EPP, as Brexit makes a dramatic return

While Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban left the EPP Group after it changed its internal rules, MEPs delayed a decision on when to vote on the Brexit deal.


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Sweden Officially Joins NATO Military Alliance [Video]

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Sweden to Officially Join Nato [Video]

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Brexit Brexit UK withdrawal from the European Union (2020)

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DUP leader insists his party are taking the ‘right steps’ [Video]

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The European Parliament has moved forward with its plan to launch a lawsuit against the European Commission for the release of €10.2 billion in cohesion funds for Hungary, which had been blocked over rule-of-law concerns.

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