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Added on the 17/01/2020 21:57:00 - Copyright : Euronews EN
After 47 years of tumultuous relations between London and Europe, the British flag is removed from the European Parliament in Strasbourg. IMAGES
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen says "you can always count on us as we know, we can count on you", wishing Britain well after a vote in Brussels ratified the Brexit withdrawal deal. The United Kingdom will leave the EU at midnight Brussels time on Friday. IMAGES
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron visit the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Australia a day after the UK and Australia signed a new defence agreement. IMAGES
British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps and his Polish counterpart Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz visit NATO troops stationed in the northeastern Polish town of Orzysz. IMAGES
British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, leaves 10 Downing Street for parliament, where he will face weekly questions and attend Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt's presentation of the government's last budget before a general election. IMAGES
The EU should seek to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, its climate commissioner says, proposing a new interim target towards making the bloc carbon neutral in 2050. "Based on the best available science, and a detailed impact assessment, we are recommending that the 2040 target should be a 90 percent emission cut" compared to 1990 levels, says commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, calling for a "fair transition" that will allow EU businesses to thrive. SOUNDBITE