EU leaders reach agreement on migration after marathon talks
European Union leaders have reached a deal aimed at controlling the number of migrants and refugees trying to enter Europe.
EU leaders seal migration deal after marathon talks
EU leaders clinch a migration deal during all-night talks that Italy's hardline new PM said meant his country was "no longer alone" in shouldering the responsibility for migrants.
EU leaders to deal Macron eurozone reform setback
EU leaders are set to tackle watered-down proposals to reform the euro single currency, with a plan for a eurozone budget wanted by French President Emmanuel Macron left on the sidelines.
Facts and figures of EU migration crisis belie common perceptions
A row over how the European Union should deal with migrants crossing the Mediterranean has heated up in recent weeks, even though their number has declined sharply since 2015.
‘Differences’ persist on eurozone budget ahead of key EU summit
Eurogroup head Mario Centeno warns of differing opinions towards a plan by France and Germany to establish a eurozone budget, ahead of a key EU summit to discuss the matter.
Turkey EU accession talks at a ‘standstill’: ministers
Turkey's EU accession talks have come to a "standstill" as the country moves further away from the bloc, with little prospect of change in the near future, EU ministers have said.
EU says to open Macedonia, Albania accession talks June 2019
The EU has agreed to open negotiations with Albania and the ex-Yugoslav republic of Macedonia on the countries joining the bloc starting in June next year, provided certain conditions are met.
EU to warn about lack of Brexit progress, preparing for ‘no deal’
The European Union’s leaders bemoan the lack of progress made on the Irish border conundrum by the United Kingdom’s negotiation team.
The need to ditch our addiction to plastic
Online shopping, on-the-go gastronomy and pre-prepared meals are all factors in the increasing use of plastic packaging – and the resulting mountains of waste.
Demographic gap widens between eastern and western Europe
A demographic gulf has opened up in Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain, with migration behind a population decline in many eastern European countries