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The House of Commons approved Theresa May's three-step plan on Wednesday. According to the plan the MPs will vote again on her deal with Brussels in mid-March. If they reject it, there will be a vote on whether to accept a hard Brexit. If they oppose a no-deal Brexit there will be a vote on whether to ask Brussels to extend article 50 by three months. Is this the right strategy for tackling the Brexit mess?

A quarter of all those entitled to vote in the Estonian general elections on Sunday have already voted online. The Reform Party, which was the strongest party for a long time after the country gained independence, is making a bid to return to power after having to make way for the Centre Party following a lost vote of confidence in 2016. Will the record number of e-votes help it achieve its goal?

According to Turkish media a group of Erdoğan's former allies want to found a new centre-right party after the local elections on 31 March. The group reportedly includes ex-prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and ex-president Abdullah Gül. Can the secessionists pose a genuine threat to the ruling AKP?

A BBC report in which the broadcaster maintained that there is a Slavic-Macedonian minority in Greece is causing a stir in the country. Athens' ambassador to London has complained to the broadcaster about "historical inaccuracies and distortions". The existence of such a minority is hotly disputed in Greece. While some commentators agree with the ambassador's criticism, others see it as absurd.

Decathlon is back-pedalling: only a few days ago the sports equipment chain wanted to introduce a jogging headscarf for Muslim women in France. But following fierce criticism from politicians and other critics the company announced on Tuesday that it will withdraw the product. Decathlon's about-turn is now also drawing criticism.

Continuing recent efforts to improve its armed forces, Serbia took over four more MiG-29 aircraft from Belarus. The country wants to join the European Union but not NATO, and is seeking good ties with both Moscow and Washington. EURACTIV.rs reports.

Brexit is bad news for British fans of Sicilian wine and good pasta. Sicilia Agricoltura reports. The past three years of current affairs have been marked by the many questions concerning Brexit: from the conditions of the withdrawal treaty to...

The UK agreed its first major post-Brexit trade pact on Wednesday (27 February) when the World Trade Organisation confirmed that the UK will join the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) as an independent member if it leaves the EU without a Brexit agreement.

Tourism is one of Europe's biggest assets and should therefore be more prioritised, MEPs, ministers and European Commission officials said at a recent EURACTIV event. They agreed the biggest opportunities are in sustainability, supporting local economies and improving communities around Europe.

Shay McArdle is 21 years old. He lives in Dundalk, Ireland, and has no idea what a hard border looks like or what it was like to live through the 'Troubles'. But he is committed to preserving the state of peace that he was born into.