EUROPEAN POLITICS

Last week’s agreement between the UK and Austria to work together on ‘third country’ asylum schemes is the latest confirmation that the EU’s southern borders extend well beyond the Mediterranean…

The German government is to review whether asylum application processing can be outsourced to third countries, according to a series of measures designed to curb irregular migration agreed on Tuesday…

Members of the European Parliament on Tuesday (7 November) agreed their position on a proposed EU regulation to ensure parental rights are recognised across the Union independently from how a…

Walking through the city of Dubrovnik a few months ago during a summer holiday, and again recently when participating in an EPP Local Dialogue to celebrate the successes achieved in…

The European Commission is not negotiating the release of EU funds for Hungary but is assessing the rule of law compliance, European Commissioner Johannes Hahn told EU lawmakers on Tuesday…

French hunters’ representative Willy Schraen has made his candidacy for the EU elections official, heading a list that will defend the rural way of life he says is under threat…

Breaking his silence on his coalition preferences for the first time, New Social Contract (NSC) leader and poll leader Pieter Omtzigt said on Monday that a minority coalition of right-wing…

The Greek conservative government has imposed a €2 million fine on two multinational companies for unfair, excessive profit margins as public anger over rising prices for essential goods is growing…

The mayoral election in Sofia, called the third most important post in the country, was won by IT Entrepreneur Vasil Terziev, from the pro-European coalition between We Continue the Change…

Renewable energy production in Portugal reached a new high, exceeding consumption needs for 149 hours in a row, said the energy manager REN on Monday. The previous record was 131…