EU terror bill casts wider net, raising rights issues
An EU proposal to combat terrorism intends to make it a crime to finance or travel or train for terrorism, but the wide scope of the bill could lead to unintended consequences.
Interview
EU should be 'less obsessed' with Trump, says Slovak minister
Ivan Korcok says Slovakia's EU presidency has achieved "tangible results" despite difficulties caused by Brexit and the US election. But no agreement on asylum reform is in sight.
Fillon leads French right primary as Sarkozy falls
The former French president came third in the first round of the centre-right primary election on Sunday. Francois Fillon, a pro-Russia conservative, is the new favourite for next year's presidential vote.
News in Brief
Focus
European cities vow loyalty to the UK despite Brexit
Mayors of EU cities don't want Brexit to ruin their relations and say they could play a role in bringing the EU closer to citizens, if only the institutions let them.
Opinion
Europe can stop Syria's suffering
A survivor of one of Syria's death camps says Europe can do more to end the "industrial scale" suffering being inflicted by Assad's regime.
Little to celebrate at EU-Ukraine summit
EU leaders have pledged to uphold sanctions on Russia in the run-up to a summit this week, but the declaration comes amid multiplying uncertainties on future ties.
Merkel to seek fourth term to face off populism
The chancellor announced on Sunday she would run for election again, but finds it "grotesque" to be called the "new leader of the free world".
Opinion
Right-wing extremism fuelled by a sick society
Ring-wing populists are on the march on both sides of the Atlantic, what has brought about the great challenge for liberal democracy?
Agenda
Turkey and Ukraine This WEEK
Future EU relations with Ankara and Kiev will be shaped this week as MEPs vote on Turkey's EU membership talks, and top officials discuss visa waivers and peace in Ukraine with Petro Poroshenko.
Analysis
Doubts hang over EU investment plan's future
Questions of value for money and a lack of transparency complicate adding almost €200 billion more and extending the Juncker investment plan to 2020.
Opinion
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, president and Pyrrhic victor
Choice of next German president, however ceremonial the office may be, has been seen as a barometer of the political status quo ahead of next year's elections.
Column / Brexit Briefing
Phoney war, phoney expectations
Wishful thinking and unpreparedness are quickly leaving people with an unrealistic expectation of how easy it will be to untie the knots of Brexit. Not enough is being done, with not much more looking likely soon.
Focus
Dieselgate casts doubt over low emission zones
Many European cities use low emission zones, and some are considering to ban dirty cars. But there are limits to how well the EU standards can be used to determine which cars are clean.
Lithuania's odd couple keeps nation guessing
The new prime minister Saulius Skvernelis and his leader from the Peasants and Greens party Ramunas Karbauskis were the suprise winners of last month's elections. But what they want to do is still unclear.
Slovak presidency proposes 'effective solidarity' on migration
The Slovak EU presidency last week circulated a short paper among EU states on "effective solidarity". The concept will be discussed among ministers on Friday ahead of an EU summit in December.
EU parliament to claw back eurosceptics' funds
The EU parliament is preparing to get back allegedly misspent funds from a eurosceptic political group that includes Ukip, in a move that could cause the group's bankruptcy.
Investigation
Commission delays legal action on car emissions
EU industry commissioner Bienkowska had promised there would "definitely" be infringement procedures against countries that failed to make car manufacturers follow EU rules.
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- EU terror bill casts wider net, raising rights issues
- European cities vow loyalty to the UK despite Brexit
- Europe can stop Syria's suffering
- EU should be 'less obsessed' with Trump, says Slovak minister
- Little to celebrate at EU-Ukraine summit
- Turkey and Ukraine This WEEK
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#OettiGate and #OettingAir: from free flight into free fall
Twitter can make us smile, but the ethics and transparency of public institutions are serious matters, especially in the EU’s current stormy weather.
Focus
Over 1,800 migrant children have disappeared in Sweden
A report suggests that children run away because their asylum claims have been rejected, and they don’t want to be deported.
Oettinger flight was not a meeting, commission says
EU executive said digital commissioner did not break transparency rules when he took the plane of a German businessman, but NGOs said that view was "incorrect".
Obama praises Merkel as 'model' leader
The US president said he "could not have asked for a steadier, more reliable partner on the world stage".
Focus
Malta aims to 'restore faith' in EU
The Mediterranean island will take the six-month EU presidency on 1 January, with migration and security as main priorities.
EU reinforces 2017 budget on migration and jobs
After a "demanding marathon" of talks, member states and MEPs agreed a budget for next year they hope will provide a "buffer" against any shocks to the system.
Obama and Merkel defend free trade
The US and German leaders have said TTIP was a chance to “shape globalisation based on our values”, amid fears that Donald Trump would unravel trade and security relations.
MEPs cancel Turkey trip as relations sour
Turkish officials refuse to meet two senior MEPs, as diplomatic relations continue to deteriorate over Ankara's post-coup crackdown.
Opinion
EU dumping plan could ensure fairer China trade
A European Commission proposal on anti-dumping clears the way for the EU to abide by international obligations and avoid a trade war that would be dangerously counterproductive.
Stiglitz urges EU to tackle tax havens after Trump win
US economist Joseph Stiglitz called on the EU to take a leading role in the fight against tax evasion, calling the next US leader, Donald Trump a "tax avoider or even evader-in-chief".
US and UK nationals to be caught in EU border dragnet
US nationals, post-Brexit Brits, and millions of others to be asked questions and charged €5 each to enter the EU in future, under a new proposal.
Investigation
MEPs criticise Oettinger's 'judgement'
The German commissioner says it was normal to travel by a private jet owned by a German businessman. MEPs, with the exception of Oettinger's own EPP group, are gearing up to grill him.
EU 'finance ministry' pardons Italy and Spain
Italy, Portugal, and Spain are unlikely to face sanctions for breaking EU budget rules, the European Commission has said, in what it described as a “political” decision by a kind of “common finance ministry”.
New Bulgarian president has bulging in-tray
The apparent pro-Russia leanings of Bulgaria's next leader, Rumen Radev, have dominated headlines. But his first major challenges will be to install a government and attempt to promote anti-corruption reforms.
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