The Europe Report: Theresa May's second Brexit referendum offer
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It's the one dominant issue of the European election for the UK: Brexit. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Theresa May outlined her "new plan", to be put to British lawmakers in June. The 10-point proposal includes offering the public a second referendum on leaving the European Union... but there's a proviso.
Also on the programme: political turmoil continues in Austria, amid fallout from an apparent sting operation targeting the now ex-vice chancellor and former leader of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).
It’s possibly the biggest money-laundering scheme of all time, and an EU bank is at the eye of the storm: Our correspondent Alix Le Bourdon takes us to Denmark as a committee of MEPs investigates the allegation that €200 billion of dirty money was "laundered" through the country’s biggest bank, Danske Bank.
And in the FRANCE 24 Europe Tour, why is the Erasmus study and training scheme so popular – and why is Berlin one of the top destinations? Our reporters meet a trainee couture designer, architect and literary buff in the German capital – including one trainee who made the leap without even being a German speaker.
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