European Parliament: votes highlight east-west split
Three votes by the European Parliament in recent years have exposed deep divisions between EU members from the wealthier west and the previously communist east of the bloc.
Migration is burning issue in EU election campaign
Migration is resurfacing as a hot topic in the election campaign for the new European Parliament after sowing discord across the EU throughout the outgoing legislature's five-year term.
European elections: The EU’s Trump moment or business as usual?
EU officials worry that the European elections in a month's time could open the door to a new wave of populist, anti-EU politicians hell-bent on wrecking the bloc's modus operandi. But the populists' success will depend on their ability to work together.
Hungary PM’s Fidesz party suspended from European EPP group
The Fidesz party of firebrand Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been suspended from the European People's Party
EU elections must not ‘paralyse’ asylum reform: commissioner
The European election campaign must not "paralyse" EU efforts to reform asylum rules which have split the bloc since the 2015 migration surge, commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos says.
German migrant rescue ship appeals for help
A German rescue ship carrying dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean says it needs urgent help in worsening weather conditions.
EU drops plan for 10,000 border guards by 2020
The European Union has abandoned its plan for a 10,000-strong bloc-wide border and coastguard saying it was "unrealistic" for the force to be ready by 2020
What is in the Brexit future ties declaration?
EU and Britain negotiators have jointly agreed a political declaration that sets out the aspirations of both sides in their relationship after the divorce. This is what we know about the declaration.
UK’s Europeans want to know: should I stay or should I go?
EU nationals who have settled in Britain are facing a dilemma as Brexit looms: pack their bags, apply for citizenship or stay put and hope for the best.
EU ministers talk about terrorism and migration
Interior ministers from six EU countries and representatives from the EU Commission met in Lyon to discuss migration and the fight against terrorism.