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.
Pension age, amount, spending: how France measures up
Why is France trying to reform its pension system and how does the retirement age of 62 compare with other European countries?
Why have the floods in Europe been so deadly?
Devastating floods in Germany and other parts of western Europe have been described as a "catastrophe" and a "war zone". How did this happen and why has it been so bad?
Winners and losers from minimum tax on multinationals
G20 finances ministers will meet in Italy to discuss global tax reforms. The top economies will be the biggest gainers of the OECD-brokered deal, while tax havens will be biggest losers
Euthanasia: Where it’s legal in Europe
Where is euthanasia legal in Europe? Portugal's parliament has passed a law allowing medically assisted dying, putting it on course to become the fourth country in Europe to legalise the practice
Eurozone picks new chief as pandemic recession looms
Who will be the next Eurogroup president? Eurozone finance ministers will meet to elect a new president, filling a key job just as the continent is facing the worst recession in EU history.
EU’s haphazard route to post-lockdown border reopenings
As European countries emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and lift travel restrictions, the EU has aimed to coordinate border reopening among members - but the process has been far from harmonious
Mapping the EU’s cleanest bathing waters
A new report investigates and compares the quality of bathing waters around Europe.
The Schengen Agreement
In 1984 France and Germany agreed to gradually dismantle their joint borders. In the same year Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands did the same.
EU: Amazon must pay 250 million euros in back taxes to Luxembourg
The European Commission orders Luxembourg to collect millions of euros in back taxes from the US online retail giant.