European Union

The UK Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by the British government to stop a decision on whether Article 50 (the formal Brexit notification) can be reversed from going to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg. Campaigners to stay in the EU had asked the Scottish courts to rule on the issue. They passed the decision on to the ECJ - a referral then challenged by the government.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Tuesday (20 November) that the rejection of Kosovo's Interpol membership application was a success of Serbia - "a small, defiant and proud country". EURACTIV Serbia reports.

The EU's top diplomat Federica Mogherini said Tuesday (20 November) she was "extremely worried" about the fate of a major US-Russia nuclear missile control treaty, warning that the security of Europe could be at risk.

UK prime minister Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Wednesday (21 November) to finalise details of the Brexit withdrawal agreement with EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, Downing Street confirmed on Tuesday. Their talks will come ahead of a special EU summit planned for Sunday to confirm the deal. The 585-page document, published last week, caused the resignation of the Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab, and a mini-rebellion against May.

British Prime Minister Theresa May was able to persuade the cabinet to back her Brexit plans but it is far from certain that she will be able to get it through parliament. On top of this she is facing a vote of no confidence from fellow Tories. Observers believe a second Brexit referendum may now be on the cards. While some commentators pin their hopes on a new vote, others find the idea utterly absurd.

Creating a special budget for the Eurozone is widely known to be one of French President Emmanuel Macron's pet projects. At a Eurogroup meeting on Monday the finance ministers of France and Germany presented a joint plan - although according to observers Berlin got its way on most points. Commentators examine whether the initiative brings the EU forward.

In Japan Carlos Ghosn, one of the most prominent figures in the automotive industry and chairman of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi, has been arrested on charges of misusing company assets and under-reporting his pay package vis-à-vis the Japanese stock market. Ghosn's fall is a hard one, observers concur.

In the war in Yemen Houthi rebels have said they will halt all attacks to facilitate a ceasefire. If the Saudi-led military coalition is ready to make peace the rebels are too, their leader announced on Twitter. Journalists voice hopes that peace talks could soon begin in what the UN describes as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world right now.