Fight against smugglers rages on EU border with Belarus
On the EU's frozen frontier with Belarus, Latvian border guards are fighting a flow of contraband cigarettes reportedly benefitting organised crime and a close ally of the Belarusian president
Coronavirus: Europe readies plans for worst-case scenario
From calling in the army to requisitioning hospital beds, European nations are drawing up emergency plans should the coronavirus outbreak reach pandemic proportions
Eco-tax championed, contested and still marginal in EU
Taxes on products considered polluting are struggling to gain ground in the EU despite backing from Brussels, in the face of opposition from movements like France's "Yellow Vests".
Top EU court voids Latvia’s suspension of central banker
Latvia loses a case to the European Court of Justice and the European Central Bank after not having enough evidence about the suspension of Ilmars Rimsevics, the country's central bank governor.
Trump and EU in military budget row
Washington and Brussels exchange angry Twitter messages over defence budgets just before a NATO summit.
Following Britain, 16 EU countries expel Russian diplomats
Earlier in the month Britain also ordered the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats in response to the incident.