Northern Ireland

In 2017, 68 innocent victims lost their lives as a result of terrorist attacks in the European Union (EU) - reason enough for Europol not to reduce its efforts in combatting terrorism in all its forms. Even though the number of casualties decreased last year, the number of attacks on European soil did not. The number of jihadist-inspired attacks more than doubled.

European Union negotiators dismiss as "fantasy" some main British demands for Brexit, including on the sensitive issue of the Northern Ireland border, a senior EU official said on May 24.

When I hear "Macedonia is Greek!" I think of the slogan used by opponents to Irish independence in the early 1900s: "Ulster is British." The two cries are mirror images of national agony.

"The first crisis will kill us," he added.

Tnjug is reporting this on Tuesday, citing the daily's interview with Vucic, and its analysis of the position of Serbia and Vucic in the context of solving the Kosovo issue, and of the country's EU membership bid.

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on April 20 some 25 percent of work remained to be done on a pact covering U.K. withdrawal from the EU, including crucial issues such as management of the Ireland/Northern Ireland border.

Michel Barnier said he and Mr Davis have made a "decisive step" towards agreeing a joint legal text on the UK's EU withdrawal.

The Brussels negotiator also confirmed he would take the agreement to European Council of EU leaders for approval at Thursday's summit.

 European Council President Donald Tusk warned Britain on Thursday that its plan to leave the EU's customs union and single market on Brexit could mean a return to a "hard border" on the island of Ireland.

British Prime Minister Theresa May today met with European Council President Donald Tusk in London - the day before she gave a big speech on her views on future relations with the EU, the BNR reported.

The European Union could maintain much of its sway in Northern Ireland after Brexit under a draft treaty published yesterday that caused anger in London and Belfast as the EU warned time was running out for a deal.

Negotiations on forming a government in Northern Ireland failed late last week after weeks of intense talks, the Associated Press reported.