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Incoming PM tells parliament he will ‘bring back billions of euros’ of EU funds, as MPs confirm his candidacy

The bitter struggle to unseat Warsaw’s hard-right government foreshadows a wider struggle throughout the EU

Stockholm (AFP) - EU foreign ministers meet Friday to seek a common approach on lessening Europe's reliance on China and coaxing Beijing to take a tougher stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Mikheil Saakashvili warned of Putin’s ambitions 15 years ago. Now he tells of torture by a regime that panders to Moscow

The EU and the Nato have proved crucial in bringing together their member states around a coordinated response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Recognising the continued Russian aggression, the two organisations recently signed a joint declaration committing to play mutually reinforcing, complementary and coherent roles while also reaffirming Nato as…

Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - The European Union will ban new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035, after MEPs approved a new law Tuesday, as Brussels also draws up plans to slash carbon emissions from trucks and buses. 

There are conflicting expectations ahead of a forthcoming summit between EU leaders and the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv has made it clear that it wants to join the fast track for EU membership in two years – prime minister Denys Shmyhal said as much in an interview on…

The chief Brexit negotiator for Brussels said he would like the two sides to work together to build a new partnership.

The MPs have joined a cross-party group calling on ministers to declare which Brussels-made rules will be removed from British statute books.