50 years of EU expansion: who’s in and who wants to join?
The European Union, which will hold a summit with war-battered membership candidate Ukraine in Kyiv, has gone through several waves of expansion in the past 50 years.
Italy’s PM is a trailblazer, just don’t call her feminist
In her rapid rise through Italian politics, Giorgia Meloni has repeatedly shattered the glass ceiling and has now become the first woman premier in the still staunchly patriarchal country
Limits to EU hard-right front around Meloni: analysts
Italian election winner Giorgia Meloni may at first glance have much in common with the ultra-conservative governments in Poland and Hungary, but experts say any alliance could soon run into limits
Matteo and Giorgia: Italy’s far-right rivals set for power
Matteo Salvini was once the poster boy of Italy's far-right but the popularity of Giorgia Meloni has reduced him to a junior -- and potentially disruptive -- partner in their election coalition
Europe’s fiery summer: a climate ‘reality check’?
Wildfires and storms. Rivers at record lows. Parched crops withering in the fields. For many Europeans, this year's scorching summer means climate change is increasingly hard to ignore.
Covid subvariants cast shadow over European summer
A resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Europe, this time driven by new, fast-spreading Omicron subvariants, is once again threatening to disrupt people's summer plans
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
Does Draghi stay or go? Italy readies for new president
Italy's parliament will start voting on January 24 for a new president, with Prime Minister Mario Draghi widely expected to take over despite the risk of destabilising the country's post-pandemic recovery
‘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?
Europe’s battle to curb Big Tech
US tech giants have been accused of not paying enough taxes, stifling competition, stealing media content and threatening democracy by spreading fake news. How has the EU tried to regulate Big Tech?