EUROPEAN POLITICS

The European Union’s long-stalled efforts to reform its asylum policy achieved a small breakthrough on Friday when France said “a large majority” of member states backed a migrant relocation plan.…

French President Emmanuel Macron will be on an official visit to Romania and Moldova next Tuesday and Wednesday (14-15 June) and France is “ready” to unblock the Ukrainian port of…

French far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has reiterated his opposition to nuclear ahead of the first round of the legislative elections this weekend, adding that he will maintain his stance if…

Boris Johnson faces challenging parliamentary arithmetic in Westminster in the coming weeks as his UK government prepares to table a new law to override the Northern Ireland protocol. The legislation,…

Just two days before the first round of the French legislative elections, President Emmanuel Macron said he would reform and reinforce the police on Thursday (9 June) following increased scrutiny…

The Russian war against Ukraine will inevitably result in a severe economic shock of uncertain magnitude in the European Union. Rapid increases in food and energy prices are affecting the…

Finland’s government plans to amend border legislation to allow the building of barriers on its eastern frontier with Russia, it said on Thursday (9 June), in a move to strengthen…

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Displaying a mastery of understatement, Connor Allen described the results in Strasbourg as “quite extraordinary.” And added #Fitfor55 clearly remains a “contentious topic.” That's a wrap on a quite extraordinary…

German chancellor Olaf Scholz warned on Thursday (9 June) that the world is heading towards a multipolar world order that could diminish international solidarity and lead to renewed block building…