EU offers experts, money to member states opening ports for migrants
The issue has returned to the headlines as Italy has closed its ports to rescue boats, arguing that other EU countries must take in more migrants.
EU ramps up assistance to combat ‘unprecedented’ blazes in Sweden
Sweden is fighting its most serious wildfires in decades which prompting the government to seek help from the military.
Bosnia unwilling to play EU’s migration border guard
As EU states look to stem incoming migrant flows, aspiring EU member Bosnia is caught in the middle, with thousands of immigrants stuck in the impoverished Balkan country.
EU to offer new proposals on external border protection: Juncker
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says the body will unveil new proposals in September on ways of protecting the EU's external borders.
The path to the EU
EU enlargement: Requirements for accession include abidance with EU regulations, approval by EU institutions and member states and the consent of the country’s citizens.
The European Union’s global trade deals
EU trade deals: negotiations and agreements
A rocky time for US-UK ‘special relationship’
Is it rocky times for the US-UK 'special relationship'? AFP chronicles the deteriorating relationship between British Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump
EU hits Google with record-breaking antitrust fine
The EU hits Google with its biggest ever fine, imposing a 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) penalty on the US tech giant for illegally abusing the dominance of its operating system for mobile devices.
EU antitrust fines: Google pips Google to top spot
The EU hits Google with the biggest fine ever against a company for abuse of a dominant market position -- surpassing a previous record also held by Google.
The EU’s ‘tax lady’ strikes again
Her tough stance towards US firms has earned her the ire of President Donald Trump, but the EU's anti-trust chief Margrethe Vestager is showing no signs of backing down.