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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.

Progress on enlargement, the budget and governance will be close to impossible without harmony between Paris and Berlin

The French leader has made a dangerous situation worse

French President Emmanuel Macron began a state visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday seeking to calm a furore over his controversial remarks on Europe and China. 

The rapidity with which China is doing back-to-back meetings with key countries such as France, Saudi and Iran, China is positioning itself as a broker of “wisdom.”

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to use his influence to help stop Russia's war in Ukraine.

The West worries that Beijing could boost aid to its ally Moscow in the war against Ukraine.