EU, Japan move closer on data protection deal
An agreement between the EU and Japan should ensure smooth data traffic. If it comes into force, the "world's largest safe traffic space" would be created.
Kosovo and Serbia: how ‘redrawing the map’ lost its taboo
Serbian and Kosovar presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci are set to resume talks in Brussels after a summer that broke the taboo of possible border changes between the former war foes.
Macron pushes for EU security amid flagging US promises
President Trump has left many allies wondering if the US would jump in to help in case of an emergency. Now the French President is calling on the EU to review its security and defence policies.
Malta recovers bodies and survivors from sinking migrant boat
The Maltese armed forces announced that they had rescued 100 passengers and recovered two bodies from a boat that was about to drown.
Britain urges US, Europe to ‘go further’ in countering Russia
Britain's new Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt urges the US and Europe to do more to call out Russia's "malign behavior" and keep it in check, notably by implementing sanctions.
Budget of the European Union – Expenditure 2014 – 2017
What does the EU spend its money on every year? An overview of the EU’s expenses from 2014 to 2017.
Europe, Germany forced to the sidelines in Turkish crisis
Financial and political stability in Turkey is critical to Europe. But EU leaders are finding it hard to help end an ongoing crisis in Turkey amid long-standing tensions with Ankara.
EU moving anti-piracy HQ to Spain from London post-Brexit
EU countries have decided to move the headquarters of the bloc's anti-piracy patrols from London to the Spanish port of Rota on March 29, when Britain exits the EU.
Orban: Right-wing should unite, focus on migration in EU election
Speaking to an audience of Hungarian origin in Romania, Urban stressed the need to unite right-wing parties to place migration on top of the agenda.
EU interior chiefs cautious of Austria’s asylum restriction plan
At the meeting of the EU interior ministers in the city of Innsbruck most of the ministers expressed reservations about the Austrian plan in the file of asylum.