Orban and Netanyahu set aside anti-Semitism concerns

18. Jul, 17:57

The Israeli prime minister, on a visit to Hungary, expressed support for Orban's government despite a recent campaign against billionaire and Holocaust survivor George Soros.

Juncker: Death penalty will end Turkey's EU bid

17. Jul, 09:29

Turkish president Erdogan said he would reinstate capital punishment, for people behind last year's failed military coup. But European Commission president Juncker says the move would end Turkey's bid to join the EU.

Cyprus talks up in the air

14. Jul, 18:57

A week after the failure of negotiations to reunite the islands, Greek Cypriots are calling on Turkish Cypriots to reaffirm their commitment to the process.

News in Brief

20. Jul, 15:33 Polish parliament adopts controversial justice reform
20. Jul, 11:45 GMO opt-out plan unlikely to go anywhere in 2017
20. Jul, 09:11 Slovak PM threatens to boycott inferior food
20. Jul, 08:59 France takes Google's 'right to be forgotten' to EU court
20. Jul, 08:55 Turkey accuses German companies of supporting terror
20. Jul, 08:47 Israel's Netanyahu caught calling EU 'crazy'
19. Jul, 08:52 UK does not collect enough data to expel EU nationals
19. Jul, 08:31 Polish president threatens to veto justice reform

EU flip flops on Ukraine corruption

14. Jul, 07:21

EU officials flip-flopped on corruption and fumbled their political communique at a summit in Kiev on Thursday.

EU restates Balkans pledge, warns of Russia

13. Jul, 09:29

Italy has warned that Russia is competing with the EU for influence in the Western Balkans, as the bloc underlined its old enlargement pledge.

Feature

Moscow plans 'crazy' makeover despite EU sanctions

12. Jul, 09:09

The city of Moscow is undergoing a controversial urban renewal project amid accusations that those who stand to benefit the most are also on the EU sanctions list.

Austria readies for migrant border surge

17. Jul, 18:26

Foreign ministers in Brussels agreed to toughen up measures against Libyan migrant smugglers amid Austrian claims it is ready to "protect" its borders from any sudden mass migrant movements from Italy.

Opinion

Turkish coup was blessing for Erdogan

14. Jul, 18:45

Erdogan famously called the coup, which took place one year ago on 15 July, "a gift from God".

Feature - Nikolaj Nielsen

South Sudan: Inside Africa's largest refugee crisis

Despite EU and international aid, Bidi Bidi camp in Uganda is struggling to care for people fleeing an under-reported war and famine in South Sudan that has displaced millions.

Trump and Macron turn on the charm

14. Jul, 10:45

Trump softened rhetoric on climate and trade in Paris charm show, spoke of potential "deal" with Russia on Ukraine.

EU and Ukraine celebrate ties, as war rumbles on

12. Jul, 09:28

Tusk and Juncker to hand Poroshenko a letter notifying Ukraine the EU has completed ratification of a symbolic trade pact.

Opinion

Trump loses badly in debut with Putin

11. Jul, 16:56

Vladimir Putin gained from his performance at the G20 summit in Hamburg. But the same can't be said about the US president.

Feature

Sanctions on Crimea hurt some more than others

11. Jul, 15:21

From small businesses to commercial giants, many have been affected by the US and EU sanctions imposed after Crimea's annexation by Russia in 2014. But some locals have found ways around them.

Ukraine keen to begin Nato entry process

11. Jul, 09:27

Ukraine asked Nato to start talks on a "membership action plan" despite Russia’s ongoing aggression in the east of the country.

Trump-Putin 'chemistry' fizzles in Hamburg

8. Jul, 09:13

Marathon meeting between Trump and Putin, as well as violent street protests, stole the headlines of a G20 summit on global warming and trade.

Trump and Putin take centre stage at G20

7. Jul, 09:26

US and Russian leaders to meet for about 30 minutes in the margins of the event at the same time as plenary talks on global warming.

Trump visit falls short of Polish expectations

7. Jul, 09:09

The US president's first visit to Poland on Thursday resulted in warm words, but few concrete solutions for Central Europe.

EU and Japan champion free trade ahead of G20 summit

6. Jul, 15:31

EU and Japanese leaders hailed their agreement on free trade as a rejection of protectionist trends. The two sides still need to agree on investment courts for the deal to be concluded.

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Eric Maurice

McCain: World 'cries out' for US and EU leadership

At a conference in Brussels, the US senator said he "trusted the EU" and that the transatlantic alliance was necessary for the "titanic struggle" against radicalism.

Migrant deaths linked to EU operations by NGO

6. Jul, 10:20

More deaths due to unsafe rubber dinghies after EU naval operation destroyed wooden boats, Amnesty International has said.

Column / Crude World

Why China and Russia will be best frenemies forever

6. Jul, 08:53

Russia and China bond over anti-Western rhetoric and the shared interest of keeping the US at bay, but beyond that, there is little that binds Moscow and Beijing together.

Poland awaits Trump security promise

5. Jul, 18:52

Poland is angling for permanent US troops and a Nato pledge from Trump before he meets Putin in Germany.

Germany expects Russian leaking to start in 'weeks'

5. Jul, 09:26

Germany expects Russia to start publishing compromising material on German MPs in the summer in order to destabilise its elections.

EU and Japan closing in on trade deal

3. Jul, 17:08

[Updated] The EU and Japan edge closer to securing a free trade deal on Thursday, ahead of the G20 summit at the end of the week where US protectionism will be an issue.

Nato's Russia-deterrent force 'fully operational'

30. Jun, 09:27

Nato has said its Russia-deterrent force in eastern Europe is “fully operational”, while calling on Moscow to be more transparent on an upcoming drill.

Interview

UN: Over half a million children risk dying of hunger

29. Jun, 09:30

The World Food Programme's new executive director, David Beasley, says some 600,000 children will die in the next few months from famine in four countries.

Nato using extra funds to buy 'more armour'

28. Jun, 17:57

EU states in Nato and Canada spent $46 billion more on defence in the past three years in money that is partly being used to buy more “armour”.

EU ringed by human trafficking offenders

28. Jun, 09:28

The EU is encircled by a ring of the world’s worst offenders on human trafficking, a US state department report has said.

EU Commission could get say on Russia gas pipeline

27. Jun, 09:29

EU states have given initial backing for the Commission to negotiate the legal model of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia.

Opinion

G20 is 'test run' for Trump-era climate governance

27. Jun, 09:06

With US president Trump's withdrawal from the Paris agreement, the future of climate governance will depend on how the other major emitters react.

Opinion

Duda project could trump Visegrad Group

26. Jun, 17:09

The US president’s visit to Warsaw, ahead of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, puts a spotlight on a new EU eastern region initiative.

Focus

China's 16+1 foray into Central and Eastern Europe

26. Jun, 13:27

Half a decade after it was launched, the network of cooperation between China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries has brought uneven economical and political fruits so far.

EU extends sanctions on Russia

23. Jun, 09:29

German chancellor Angela Merkel said that Russia hadn't done enough to implement the so-called Minsk peace process, a condition for lifting the sanctions.

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Opinion - Jakup Krasniqi

Kosovo tribunal must investigate Serb crimes

A new tribunal in The Hague is an insult to the victims of Serb crimes in the Kosovo war. Its mandate must be extended to cover Serb atrocities if the West really wants justice.