Monday
21st Nov 2016
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
Oettinger said he used pro-Russia lobbyist's jet because it was the only way to make dinner in Budapest, but who paid for the trip?
The US will stick with Nato no matter who is in the White House, according to Barack Obama, but he warned that Trump-style populism was a danger in Europe.
MEPs are set to debate a report that could end up creating a new EU defence commissioner, and spell out the political direction of the European parliament on defence and security.
Gaffe-prone Guenther Oettinger faces questions on whether the commission paid for the flight and why the lobbyist meeting was not declared.
Donald Trump's victory is enlivening Austria's presidential campaign - one side seizing on it as a sign that the masses are rising up, the other depicting it as a stark warning of the dangers of demagoguery.
Presidential elections in Bulgaria and Moldova show anger with the ruling corrupt governments and disillusionment in European integration.
The Paris killings and the ensuing state of emergency have opened an era of fear and doubt that will have an influence on next year's elections.
Donald Trump’s election as US president, as well as Brexit, ought to speed up plans for EU military integration, Germany's defence chief says.
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders end five-days of negotiations in Switzerland that could pave the way for a reunification settlement later this year.
Donald Trump will have to clarify his policy intentions on Nato, global trade, and climate change in the next few months, the EU Commission chief says.
Germany and France have appealed to Donald Trump to respect “shared values”. They “still don’t get it”, a former EU diplomat said.
EU commissioners admit they "frankly don't know" what the US president-elect intends to do with the US-EU trade talks.
Russian cyber-attacks are already affecting German politics, Angela Merkel said, and warned the Kremlin could also try to interfere with German elections next year.
Parliament gives prime minister Mark Rutte until mid-December to find a compromise that takes into account voters' rejection of an EU-Ukraine trade deal.
Boyko Borissov says he will resign if his ally Tsetska Tsacheva is beaten in the second round of presidential elections.
Prime minister Mariano Rajoy has kept his closest allies in his new government announced on Thursday. But he will need the support of other parties in parliament.
The British PM will tell EU leaders that her plans to launch EU exit talks will not be delayed by the court ruling requiring her to seek parliament's approval.
The future commission vice-president admitted in a statement that his words "have created bad feelings and may even have hurt people".
Oettinger's China gaffe caught the headlines, but his and his colleagues' broader disregard for European values pose a bigger threat to EU legitimacy.
The EU executive says it has nothing to add about German commissioner Guether Oettinger's derogatory words about the Chinese.
Icelandic elections over the weekend proved a testing ground against the traditional party system.
Guenther Oettinger reportedly used a German derogatory term for members of a Chinese delegation visiting Brussels. He said the remarks were taken out of context.
Mark Rutte is facing a parliament imposed deadline of 1 November to find a response to the Dutch "No" in a referendum on an EU-Ukraine trade deal.
