Migration Pact: frontline states get more power under draft deal
European Union Member States will gain new powers to return migrants under an EU 'Migration Pact' deal struck late on June 8.
Eurozone enters recession
The Eurozone is officially in recession, according to data released by Eurostat on June 8, after the 20-nation bloc suffered two consecutive quarters of economic contraction.
EP internal newsletter deflects harassment accusations
The European Parliament has denied taking no action to combat harassment, in an internal newsletter circulated on June 7.
Romanian judges say ‘hypocritical’ EU reforms will ‘collapse’ judiciary
Horrified legal chiefs in Romania say European Union-approved reforms have left the "entire" judicial system there "on the verge of collapse".
Exclusive: Migration Pact well short of Council majority
The European Union's proposed Migration Pact looks set to fail in a key vote at a meeting of the EU Council of ministers on June 8, according to a source close to the Swedish…
Austrian Socialists reverse divisive leadership vote
The Austrian Socialist Party (SPÖ) has reversed the results of its leadership election, and has declared the left-liberal Andreas Babler as its chairman, replacing the elected…
Kaili still defends Qatar, criticises Belgium in new interviews
Against a backdrop of accusations that she is implicated in an alleged Qatari operation to bribe EU officials known as 'Qatargate', Greek MEP, Eva Kaili, insists Qatar should…
Breton: EU should control important companies
Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, says the European Union should buy companies that are strategically important to its economy, adding, “especially…
Moldovan accession ‘possible despite Transnistria’
The Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, still internationally recognised as part of Moldova, will not be an obstacle to Moldova's European Union membership, the…
Macron: we may have to re-consider Putin war crimes tribunal
French President, Emmanuel Macron, has said that war crimes trials targeting Russian President, Vladimir Putin, may have to be reconsidered if the Moscow-fuelled aggression…
Hungary to move Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, says Israeli foreign minister
In the latest evidence of a growing schism between Budapest and Brussels, Hungary will move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, according to Israeli Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen,…