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Ursula von der Leyen’s controversial EU envoy pick quits at last minute
Markus Pieper resigns from €17k-a-month role hours before he was due to start amid claims of...
Hungary’s political challenger says his ‘vision’ can defeat Orbán
Péter Magyar building centrist movement that has visibly shaken ruling party he dramatically broke withA political...
Dover health authority says inland border facility will be ‘open door for disease’
Sevington site was never designed to handle volume of imports envisaged by post-Brexit changes due in...
EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support
Brussels vote cancelled after it became clear law would not pass final stage with majority voteThe...
Russian strike hits Ukraine’s largest dam, Kyiv says, amid attack on energy infrastructure – Europe live
No risk of dam breach, Ukraine’s state hydropower company says, after Russian on dam in ZaporizhzhiaRussia...
EU agrees to begin membership negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina
Leaders of the bloc caution that the country will have to undertake more reforms before the...
EU agrees in principle to give profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
Ukraine could receive the first €1bn of interest on the sequestered assets by early JulyEU leaders...
EU leaders call for ‘immediate humanitarian pause’ in Gaza – as it happened
Leaders at summit agree text that says pause should lead to ‘sustainable ceasefire’ Meanwhile, the European...
EU and US pile on pressure for Gaza ceasefire
EU leaders call for ‘immediate humanitarian pause’ while US expected to bring UN resolution calling for...
Populist parties’ divisions jeopardise chances of setting European agenda
Survey shows supporters of nationalist parties hold widely differing views on EU membership, migration and support...
Rule of law declining across EU, report warns
Civil liberties network says in states where far-right parties influence power, rule-of-law deterioration risks becoming systemicThe...
EU seals €7.4bn deal with Egypt in effort to avert another migration crisis
Six of bloc’s leaders sign agreement in Cairo aimed at boosting economy and bringing stability to...
EU approves watered-down human rights and supply chain law
Revised corporate sustainability directive, first agreed in December, draws criticism from environmental campaignersEU countries have slashed...
European Commission accused of ‘bankrolling dictators’ by MEPs after Tunisia deal
Members of justice committee say €150m in EU funding went straight to country’s president, Kais SaiedThe...
EU group backed by von der Leyen plans Rwanda-style migration reforms
Centre-right European People’s party says it wants to create deportation deals with non-EU countries to head...
Italian warship forced to shoot down Houthi missile in Red Sea
Destroyer Caio Duilio, part of the EU shipping protection force, took out weapon when it came...
Watchdog urges EU rescue rules change after migrant boat disaster off Greece
Ombudsman says papers show EU agency made four offers to help Greece with surveillance of boat...
Barely 10% of Europeans believe Ukraine can still defeat Russia, finds poll
Exclusive: Shift in sentiment requires EU politicians to focus on defining an acceptable peace, say authorsSupport...
Brexit has cost UK food companies exporting to EU an extra £170m
Exclusive: Data shows costs have contributed to value of meat exports falling by 17% since 2019Food...
EU opens investigation into TikTok over online content and child safeguarding
Video platform under scrutiny over potential breach of Digital Services Act in areas such as age...
Apple faces possible €500m fine from EU over music streaming access
European Commission investigates Spotify complaint that tech giant blocked users from cheaper subscriptions outside app storeApple...
‘Europe must defend itself’: shadow of war in Ukraine looms over security conference
With ongoing US support far from guaranteed, Ukraine urges Europe to back fight against Russia, for...
Kremlin accused of ‘covering tracks’ as whereabouts of Alexei Navalny’s body remain uncertain
Outrage over jailed opposition leader’s death grows with detention of over 350 people in Russia who...