Tag: Strasbourg

Aa Aa Down to the wire UK Prime Minister Theresa May made a last-minute trip to Strasbourg on Monday night where she negotiated legally binding changes to the Brexit agreement that will be voted on by British MPs tonight. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and May promised to find an alternative solution to the highly controversial backstop agreement by 2020 if the deal passes through Parliament. Read the fine print Despite the newly negotiated terms, UK Attorney General Geoffrey Cox said the “legal risk remains unchanged” over the UK's ability to exit the backstop agreement. The statement came as a major blow to May, who was hoping to appease members of her own party who fear the agreement will permanently trap the UK in a customs union with the EU. Cox added that the House needs to make a "political judgement" on the agreement. 'No third chances' Juncker on Monday night said there will be “no third chance” for a Brexit deal if MPs vote the current version down on Tuesday. If the deal does not pass, MPs will vote Wednesday on whether the UK will leave the EU without a deal in place. In the event that this vote also fails, a third vote will be held on Thursday that will determine if the UK would be open to extending negotiations past the March 29 deadline. Forecasting May What could tonight mean for the future of the UK prime minister? Our panel discusses what might be in store for May.

Aa Aa Members of the European Parliament shared their tales from the shooting in Strasbourg on Tuesday. Georgios Kyrtsos, a Greek EPP MEP, told Raw Politics host Tesa Arcilla, who was also in Strasbourg at the time of the attack, what he experienced. Listen to what he said in the video, above. At least two people were killed and one was left brain dead after a gunman opened fire in the centre of the city, Rémy Heitz, France's anti-terror prosecutor said. The minister also announced that the country's "Vigipirate" security threat level would be raised. The European Parliament in Strasbourg, situated a few kilometres from where the attack took place, was put on lockdown during the night. Other MEPs took to social media to share that they were safe, with some sharing that they were barricaded in establishments across the city, like Italian MEP Michela Giuffrida who said she was locked inside a pub near the location of the shooting.

French police are looking for the gunman who killed at least three people and injured a dozen others after opening fire near a Christmas market in in the French city of Strasbourg. #CNN #News

French Interior Ministry calls on public to remain indoors in Strasbourg amid 'serious security event' in the city. #ShepardSmith #FoxNews FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and…