Tsipras calls shock referendum
Greece will hold a referendum next Sunday on whether to accept its latest bailout offer, prime minister Alexis Tsipras has stated.
EU to use development aid to stop migrants
EU leaders want to use development assistance to motivate African governments to stop “illegal migration and to combat smuggling networks.”
British PM outlines minimalist EU membership
Cameron has said British people can feel confident to vote on the EU before treaty change, while outlining a minimalist role for UK membership.
News in Brief
- US top court legalises same-sex marriage
- Attack in France is terrorist act: Hollande
- Van Rompuy to head Brussels think-tank
- Belgium slams EU migrant deal
- Hollande condemns anti-Uber violence
- Merkel: Saturday's Eurogroup 'of decisive importance'
- Cameron: Process of EU reform 'properly under way'
- Dutch PM moots 'plan B' if no Greece deal on Saturday
EU leaders decry 'poison' of Islamist attacks
Dutch PM Rutte said "the best answer we can give to these backward idiots ... is by continuing our way of life as we are accustomed."
Merkel's legacy mentality bodes well for Greek deal
After Adenauer and Kohl, Merkel doesn't want to be remembered as the chancellor who saw the EU dealt its first hard blow in 60 years.
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Brussels restricts cars, but 'not enough'
The EU capital is about to pedestrianise its city centre, but critics say the measure is not enough to combat air pollution.
Juncker: euro faces 'crucial' talks on Saturday
Saturday is a "crucial" day for the eurozone Juncker has said, as Greece negotiators reconvene amid accusations of "blackmail" and "anti-European" rhetoric.
Greece says creditors’ demands 'absurd'
With four days to go to a Greek default, its finance minister said creditors' demands, especially on pensions, are "absurd".
EU asylum agreement prompts deep divisions
Plans, agreed at summit, to distribute asylum seekers without binding quotas exposed EU institutional and national divides.
'Mr. Putin isn't done in east Ukraine'
Nato says Russia is ready to escalate fighting in Ukraine, with Odessa on the strategic front line.
Greek talks postponed to Saturday
Eurozone finance ministers will meet for the fifth time in 10 days on Saturday after the latest talks aimed at sealing a Greek debt deal were hastily aborted on Thursday.
EU leaders spend ill-tempered evening on Greece, migrants
EU leaders gathered for what turned out to be their most ill-tempered summit in years on Thursday, exposing the fragility of member-state relations on key issues of the day: Greece and migration.
Leaders set to cherry pick EU digital strategy, again
If national governments end up stripping down the Digital Single Market, they will repeat what happened to the commission's previous digital plan.
EU leaders want to quarantine migrants
Latest draft conclusions: Migrants should be detained and, where possible, sent home. But EU summit agenda being gatecrashed by Greece.
EU commission sets up Brexit unit
The commission has appointed a special team for relations with the UK in the run-up to its in/out referendum.
EP gives final approval to investment fund
The European Parliament gave its final approval to the setting up of a European investment fund in a plenary vote on Wednesday evening.
EU to train counter-terror services in east Africa
The EU has earmarked €11mn to help authorities in east Africa stop attacks by Al-Shabaab Islamist militants and crack down on terrorist financing.
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Latest News
- Tsipras calls shock referendum
- Juncker: euro faces 'crucial' talks on Saturday
- EU to use development aid to stop migrants
- EU leaders decry 'poison' of Islamist attacks
- British PM outlines minimalist EU membership
- Greece says creditors’ demands 'absurd'
- Leaders set to cherry pick EU digital strategy, again
- Brussels restricts cars, but 'not enough'
Greece talks to drag into EU summit
Talks aimed at preventing a Greek default are set to drag into the EU summit, after euro ministers broke off their meeting prematurely.
Landmark ruling says Dutch government must do more on climate
A Dutch court has ruled that it is a civil wrong if the government does not up its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A similar case is underway in Belgium.
Tsipras in Brussels, as markets fret
Tsipras is holding talks with Juncker, Draghi, and Lagarde in Brussels, but his pessimistic tweet, earlier on Wednesday, caused market tremors.
Liberals still EP kingmakers, study says
Liberal MEPs remain the ‘kingmakers’ in deciding close votes in the European Parliament, despite seeing their numbers seriously diminished in last year’s European elections.
Hungary and allies reject EU migrant quotas
Central European states have rejected the idea of mandatory migrant quotas. Meanwhile Hungary has suspended EU asylum rules.
WikiLeaks: US spied on French presidents
Whistleblower website Wikileaks says the US has been spying on the highest levels of the French political establishment since at least 2006.
Lithuania grapples with homophobia
Lithuania has recently started discussing its attitudes towards homosexuality, in what remains a novelty for a country ranked as among the most homophobic in the EU.
Greece's creditors differ on bailout details
Eurozone finance ministers are due to meet Wednesday evening to try and reach a deal on Greece’s bailout but the creditors themselves are divided.
EU drafts plan on Russia's media 'misuse'
EU institutions will counter Russian propaganda with “positive” messages and media funding, a new action plan says.
Industry lobbyists dominate EU commission meetings
Over three-quarters of all declared meetings with lobbyists at the European commission represent corporate interest.
Malta protesters try to save green lung
Thousands of Maltese people flocked to the streets of Valletta Saturday to challenge the proposed construction of a private university on virgin public land.
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Europeans more critical of China on rights
Europeans, compared to other parts of the world, hold more critical views of China’s human rights record, US pollster Pew says.
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Russian propaganda wins EU hearts and minds
One in three Germans think the EU should relax Russia sanctions and half of French people blame Ukraine for the war.
Tsipras unveils €8bn savings, cedes ground on pensions
Greece edged closer to a last-ditch agreement with her eurozone creditors on Monday after Alexis Tsipras’ government promised to raise an extra €8 billion over the next two years.