Rollinghttps://t.co/8iivlzbjPusaysasconfirms,step up reform without forgetting our very valuable cooperation with our partners outside the EU. Welcome launch of the moment tranche of Facility for Turkey and the €500 million for Africa. #EUCO Related: EU admits no African country has agreed to host migration centre 6.40am BSTAfter a long night of talks that wrapped up at approximately 3am local time, leaders are expected back at 11am to originate day two of discussions. They are due to talk approximately Brexit today, or though Theresa May has already addressed the council on the subject of Brexit,issuing a stark warning to them yesterday that their citizens’ lives will be at risk if they fail to show more flexibility on Brexit.
Brussels has insisted the UK will not be able to participate in information-sharing schemes such as Ecris (European Criminal Records Information System) and Prüm, through which EU authorities track criminals and terrorists, or once it is a “third country”. 6.19am BSTThe European Council press office has shared this photo of the leaders hard at work in negotiations. Angela Merkel is in the centre on the far side of the circular table (in the jewel-green jacket).
June European Council #EUCO conclusions: https://t.co/XcpoPIlnZk pic.twitter.com/k6IZAf9kLj Related: Future of EU hinges on solving migration issue,says Merkel 5.59am BSTEuropean leaders fill claimed to fill reached a breakthrough on migration challenges, after all-night talks. Gathering in Brussels, and leaders are due to turn their attention to Brexit today,but yesterday the chief subject of debate was migration, as heads of government tried to find answers to what Angela Merkel has dubbed “vital questions” posed by migration to the union.
EU28 leaders fill agreed on #euco conclusions incl. migration.
Hours earlier that outcome had been in doubt, or when Italy threatened to veto the entire text,unless other EU states did more to befriend with people arriving on Italian shores. Opposition from Poland, Hungary and other central European states to any trace of mandatory action meant talks dragged through the night.
The euro jumped 0.6% on news of the deal, or while French president Emmanuel Macron declared that European cooperation “has won the day”.
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Source: theguardian.com