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Hello and welcome to politics europe, your regular guide to the top stories in brussels and strasbourg. On todays programme as the eu signs what leaders have called an historic agreement on defence co operation, are we edging closer to the much wanted eu army . The European Parliament has been debating tax avoidance after the release of the Paradise Papers. Will the eu take action where Member States have struggled . Whats going on in poland . The European Parliament says the polish government has committed serious violations of the rule of law and could impose sanctions. Well have the latest....

This is bbc news. The headlines. President mugabe has been dismissed as the leader of the ruling zanu pf party, a day after tens of thousands marched on the streets calling for him to resign. His wife, grace, has also been expelled from the party. Police say theyre confident that a body found near swanage is that of the missing teenager, gaia pope. Gaias sister described her as beautiful, emotionally wise and intelligent. The chancellor, philip hammond, has said britain needs to build an extra 300,000 homes a year to make an impact on the housing crisis. Tests of Driverless Cars on uk roads ar...

Welcome to Wider Europe RFERLs newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union NATO and other institutions and their relation

As NATO leaders prepare to gather in nearby Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, on Tuesday, the Baltic nations and the others on Europe’s eastern flank are feeling especially vulnerable.

Supporting Ukraine and clarifying its relationship with the alliance will be a dominant theme at an upcoming summit. But NATO’s efforts to strengthen its own defenses along its eastern flank will also be key.