Germany has said the EU could renegotiate the Brexit deal, but France is taking a harder line with Britain's new leader.

Conservative US billionaires, some with links to Trump, are paying anti-abortion lobbyists in Europe tens of millions of dollars to shape policy and law.

Open Arms may face a fine of up to €901,000 for doing "search and rescue" without authorisation, but rescuing people who are shipwrecked is a legal duty, the NGO says.

Didier Reynders, Belgium's EU commissioner hopeful and foreign minister backed bill that could sentence whistle-blowers to five years in prison and fine journalists up to €5,000.

Italy's outgoing PM, Giuseppe Conte attacks Matteo Salvini in departing speech, as forces align to eject far-right strongman from government.

Nordic countries and Germany have joined up on climate change, as Trump and Brexit push northern European countries closer together.