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| Brexit protest: thousands march in London to 'unite for Europe' - live | Brexit protest: thousands march in London to 'unite for Europe' - live |
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| The front of the #uniteforEurope demo has reached Parliament Square now and many of the marchers are placing yellow flowers at the memorial. pic.twitter.com/bD48yryHTy | |
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| Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission’s president, has told French voters to remember the key role their country plays, together with the European Union, when they vote in next month’s presidential election in which the anti-EU candidate Marine Le Pen is a strong contender. | |
| Juncker was asked at the EU summit in Rome about Le Pen’s antagonism toward the EU. He said “the role of France, together with the EU, is a central role” and must remain so. | |
| “I’d tell the French, don’t forget to be France, which knows how to speak to the rest of the world.” He added: “I’d tell the French, stay French.” | |
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| Former BBC correspondent turned academic James Rodgers tweets: | |
| On the corner of Piccadilly and St James'. #UniteForEurope demo has been passing for at least 45 mins and still thousands to come pic.twitter.com/igj2PTKPIl | |
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| After dreadful events of Wednesday feels very good to be in Parliament Square as part of a democratic demonstration #UniteForEurope pic.twitter.com/0o8Hnf6uCR | |
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| On its 60th birthday, people from Sweden to Bulgaria speak their mind about whether the project is worth pursuing. | |
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| Pertinent point from the Financial Times’ Jonathan Eley: | Pertinent point from the Financial Times’ Jonathan Eley: |
| UKIP now has zero MPs. And to think Cameron called a referendum on a matter of huge importance to placate this shower. | UKIP now has zero MPs. And to think Cameron called a referendum on a matter of huge importance to placate this shower. |
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| They call us #snowflakes because millions of us can create an avalanche. #MarchForEurope2017 #UniteForEurope pic.twitter.com/eA1WqFFxWn | They call us #snowflakes because millions of us can create an avalanche. #MarchForEurope2017 #UniteForEurope pic.twitter.com/eA1WqFFxWn |
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| Dan Roberts | Dan Roberts |
| The Unite for Europe march isn’t just for people it seems... | The Unite for Europe march isn’t just for people it seems... |
| Bess watching the #unitedforeurope march | Bess watching the #unitedforeurope march |
| A post shared by Dan Roberts (@danroberts73) on Mar 25, 2017 at 5:52am PDT | A post shared by Dan Roberts (@danroberts73) on Mar 25, 2017 at 5:52am PDT |
| 12.53pm GMT | 12.53pm GMT |
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| March for Europe in Warsaw#EU60 #PLinEU #loveEU #loveEurope pic.twitter.com/P4KayqkHjM | March for Europe in Warsaw#EU60 #PLinEU #loveEU #loveEurope pic.twitter.com/P4KayqkHjM |
| Meanwhile in Warsaw, thousands have taken to the streets waving EU and Polish flags in a show of support for the union as leaders in Rome to mark the 60th anniversary of its founding treaty. | Meanwhile in Warsaw, thousands have taken to the streets waving EU and Polish flags in a show of support for the union as leaders in Rome to mark the 60th anniversary of its founding treaty. |
| The rally in Warsaw, which is being held under the slogan “I Love You, Europe,” also comes as an expression of disapproval for the nationalist government in Warsaw.The government critics fear that a recent eurosceptic stance taken by the government could ultimately result in Poland leaving the EU. The Polish government denies that that is its aim. | The rally in Warsaw, which is being held under the slogan “I Love You, Europe,” also comes as an expression of disapproval for the nationalist government in Warsaw.The government critics fear that a recent eurosceptic stance taken by the government could ultimately result in Poland leaving the EU. The Polish government denies that that is its aim. |
| Thousands of people began their demonstration by singing the European anthem, Ode to Joy, followed by the Polish national anthem. They plan to march to the royal castle in the city centre. | Thousands of people began their demonstration by singing the European anthem, Ode to Joy, followed by the Polish national anthem. They plan to march to the royal castle in the city centre. |
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| Greek-born lecturer and longtime London resident Lakis Zervoulis (right) and friends on the march today. | Greek-born lecturer and longtime London resident Lakis Zervoulis (right) and friends on the march today. |
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| Some very British signs from today’s march... | Some very British signs from today’s march... |
| #UniteForEurope a good little selection pic.twitter.com/O2LNzeWG27 | #UniteForEurope a good little selection pic.twitter.com/O2LNzeWG27 |
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| Helena Smith | Helena Smith |
| The Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, who initially signalled that he would not sign the Rome declaration if it failed to acknowledge that European achievements applied to all, has said the EU is far from the place its founders dreamed of. | The Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, who initially signalled that he would not sign the Rome declaration if it failed to acknowledge that European achievements applied to all, has said the EU is far from the place its founders dreamed of. |
| “It is not the Europe that we dreamed of and wanted,” he said in a television interview. “But there is no doubt that we have to fight within it to change it.” | “It is not the Europe that we dreamed of and wanted,” he said in a television interview. “But there is no doubt that we have to fight within it to change it.” |
| Greece, the eurozone’s weakest member, had initially refused to sign the declaration because of objections over the wording. | Greece, the eurozone’s weakest member, had initially refused to sign the declaration because of objections over the wording. |
| Athens’ leftist-led government had demanded that the declaration be “enriched” with additional mention of European regulations protecting citizens’ labour rights – the major sticking point in stalled negotiations between Greece and the foreign lenders keeping the debt-stricken country afloat. | Athens’ leftist-led government had demanded that the declaration be “enriched” with additional mention of European regulations protecting citizens’ labour rights – the major sticking point in stalled negotiations between Greece and the foreign lenders keeping the debt-stricken country afloat. |
| Tsipras said he had been assured protective rights applied to all “but it has to be seen in practice”. | Tsipras said he had been assured protective rights applied to all “but it has to be seen in practice”. |
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| And we're off. Crowd starts moving toward Green Park to the strains of "happy birthday to EU" pic.twitter.com/pJ7gnA7w8o | And we're off. Crowd starts moving toward Green Park to the strains of "happy birthday to EU" pic.twitter.com/pJ7gnA7w8o |
| 12.07pm GMT | 12.07pm GMT |
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| Carswell quits Ukip | Carswell quits Ukip |
| Some breaking news: Ukip’s only member of parliament, Douglas Carswell, has quit the party, announcing on his website that he will become an independent MP. | Some breaking news: Ukip’s only member of parliament, Douglas Carswell, has quit the party, announcing on his website that he will become an independent MP. |
| Carswell, who defected from the Conservative party to Ukip in August 2014, said he was leaving the party “amicably, cheerfully and in the knowledge that we won”. | Carswell, who defected from the Conservative party to Ukip in August 2014, said he was leaving the party “amicably, cheerfully and in the knowledge that we won”. |
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| My fave so far #UniteForEurope #MarchForEurope2017 pic.twitter.com/ualCNctSFb | My fave so far #UniteForEurope #MarchForEurope2017 pic.twitter.com/ualCNctSFb |