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The bloc is allegedly considering a debt structure that doesn’t require the unanimous consent of all member states

The activation of Article 7 was reportedly floated after Budapest blocked a massive financial support package for Kiev

The French president said that he will defend existing members’ interests during talks with Kiev

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine welcomed the breakthrough in Ukraine’s official opening of accession negotiations to join the bloc. Securing more financial aid will have to wait.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, speaking from Downing Street, dismissed von der Leyen's remarks as unrealistic and emphasized the UK's commitment to forging an independent path post-Brexit.

Kiev is unsuitable to join the bloc, Hungary’s foreign minister has said

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Wednesday that Ukraine “belongs to our European family.”

Slovakia’s president on Monday asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government.

A fan of Vladimir Putin and fast cars, Robert Fico should return as prime minister of Slovakia following parliamentary elections on Saturday. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the career of a politician who was ousted from power five years ago after a journalist was murdered for revealing government corruption, and who used populism and disinformation to rise again.

Ankara has kept all its promises, while Brussels has not reciprocated, the Turkish leader claims

The dispute raised important questions about European unity.

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Tuesday that France would not be taking in any of the migrants who arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa last week. FRANCE 24 looks back at six years of French U-turns on immigration policies.

Dominant players in the bloc will have to comply with the new digital competition rulebook.

Remarks by Nicolas Sarkozy have raised fears that Europe’s pro-Putin chorus may grow louder as Ukraine’s plodding counteroffensive puts pressure on Western resolve.

The West should stop talking about sending arms to Kiev and engage diplomatically with Moscow, the ex-French president has said

Tourist numbers in Europe this summer have returned to almost pre-Covid levels, with especially high demand from North American travellers. But the summer season has been far from smooth, with holidaymakers encountering heatwaves, wildfires and the return of overcrowding at some of Europe’s most popular sights. Some of the troubles have also been caused by the tourists themselves, with several accused of vandalism and trespassing at the iconic sites they were visiting. 

Bombings killed 32 people and injured more than 300

An aging population that values its free time set the stage for economic stagnation. Then came Covid-19 and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Abramovich argued his fame was primarily associated with his former ownership of the Chelsea soccer club, not his Russian heritage.

This summer could be no better in terms of heat-related deaths.