The Latest Breaking News from Josep Borrell

Markus Pieper resigns from €17k-a-month role hours before he was due to start amid claims of favouritism

Top diplomats from France, Germany and the European Union are set to push for more funding for Sudan on Monday at a meeting in Paris to mark the first anniversary of the war. NGOs and Sudanese civil society also hope that the meetings will hold Sudanese military leaders to account.

European lawmakers will cast votes Thursday on a contested appointment to a plum Brussels job, with Ursula von der Leyen suspected of playing favourites to aid her own re-election as commission chief.

By seemingly giving carte blanche to Israel, the EU has sacrificed hard-won credibility with civil society in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, says Shada Islam, a Brussels-based commentator

European Commission defends appointing adviser Markus Pieper after selection process is questioned

Each time Madrid and Dublin speak out on the war in Gaza others are emboldened to join them, sources say

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is facing calls from senior officials and lawmakers to justify her choice of candidate to staff a top new EU role, according to a letter seen by AFP on Thursday.

EU says 500,000 shells delivered, the rest by end of year; ‘billions’ to fix energy systems damaged by Russian attacks. What we know on day 762

EU and UN officials address Gaza crisis, calling for humanitarian aid, ceasefire, and accountability.

Russia tortured and arbitrarily detained people in occupied country, creating ‘climate of fear’ and suppressing Ukrainian identity, UN report says

Josep Borrell says 90% should be handed over directly and 10% used by EU to boost capacity of Ukraine’s defence industry. What we know on day 756