Five things to know about the EU virus recovery plan
The European Union's 27 member states emerged from an intense four-day and four-night summit brandishing a huge coronavirus recovery plan and a trillion-euro long-term budget
EU budget summit ends with no deal
An EU summit called to set the bloc's next seven-year budget has ended in impasse, riven by competing groups and pressure to fill a funding gap left by Brexit
Germany looks to step up coal exit timetable
Germany has promised to speed up its exit from coal power generation and to pay operators compensation in a strategy instantly rejected by environmental campaigners
Germany reaches 100 bn euro climate plan deal as protests heat up
German Chancellor Merkel's government reaches a deal on a broad climate plan for the country that commits at least 100 billion euros by 2030 to environmental protection
What’s next for EU top jobs? Five things to know
European leaders have failed to agree on a new top team that will guide the EU for the next five years. These are five key takeaways from their meeting in Brussels
Britain’s May to discuss Brexit with Merkel, Macron on Tuesday
British Prime Minister Theresa May is flying to Berlin and Paris to meet up with both, the German Chancellor and the French President for discussing the current Brexit situation and the United Kingdom's future relationship with the European Union.
Merkel, Macron and key eurozone reforms
After months of silence, the grand ambition of French President Emmanuel Macron to reform the eurozone has finally received a response from German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Merkel warns of threats to Europe’s future
German Chancellor Angela Merkel also argues for solidarity in EU refugee policy.
German coalition talks: the main battlegrounds
Leaders of the Christian Alliance, which belongs to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Social Democrats, are continuing consultations on Wednesday to form a governing coalition.
May and Juncker agree on Brexit acceleration
May's office said the meeting had "been in the diary for weeks," though it took political correspondents by surprise.