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Last EU train out of Russia arrives in Helsinki
Just after 7pm on Sunday, the Allegro express train from St Petersburg pulled into the Finnish capital Helsinki, marking the closure of the last rail link between Russia and the EU
Ukraine war sparking turmoil for world economy: EBRD
The Ukraine war has major economic consequences for energy, food, inflation and poverty, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The EBRD's chief economist spoke to AFP about the fallout from Russia's invasion
Get vaccinated, or get punished? How jab mandates divide
Do vaccine mandates work? Austria is set to become the first country in Europe to impose Covid-19 vaccination and others could follow as nations scramble to inoculate their populations against coronavirus
‘No path ahead but the sea’: Lebanese join migrant flow to EU
If he wasn't making good money smuggling irregular migrants to the EU by sea, Ibrahim himself might have joined the growing exodus from Lebanon
UK finance reigns in Europe despite Brexit fallout
One year after Britain's formal exit from the European Union, London's powerful City financial sector still reigns on the continent despite losing key business and bankers to rival hubs
David Sassoli: from TV journalist to EU parliament chief
EU flags flew at half-mast for European Parliament speaker David Sassoli, who died on January 11, aged 65, as tributes flowed in from leaders and officials from around the 27-nation bloc and beyond
Eurozone inflation hit record high in December
The European Central Bank is under pressure to reconsider its low interest rate policy after soaring energy prices forced Eurozone inflation to hit its highest annual rate since records began in 1997
Macron takes EU reins as election looms
France took over the rotating presidency of the European Union on January 1, affording President Emmanuel Macron the chance to pose as the EU's de facto leader in the run-up to national elections in April
‘Hamstrung’ Europe searches for a post-Merkel leader
Angela Merkel's departure after 16 years as German chancellor has shaken up the power balance in the EU. Who are the potential candidates to take over her mantle as the leader of Europe?
West became ‘arrogant’ after fall of Soviet Union: Gorbachev
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says the West, especially the United States, grew "arrogant and self-confident" after the collapse of the USSR in 1991, leading to the eastward expansion of NATO