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As elections loom across the continent, Italy’s prime minister and the commission’s president are in a dubious alliance

EU unveils 1 billion euro aid package for Lebanon to enhance border control and support vulnerable groups, addressing challenges faced by the nation.

Local media reports a man entered the consulate saying he had explosives and wanted to avenge his brother

Alexander De Croo and Petr Fiala raise concerns about Russian interference as EU heads gather with Middle East also on the agenda

The European Commission president is running for re-election. Yet a political cronyism scandal is dogging her path, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

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

Talking Europe hosts the head of the largest political group in the European Parliament, the centre-right European People's Party. Manfred Weber, a prominent German CSU politician, is hoping that the June 9 EU elections will re-confirm the EPP's pre-eminent position, but he is cautious on the possibility of alliances with…

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.

Editorial: Leaders need to persuade others of the need for environmental measures rather than capitulate in the face of political headwinds