Some western diplomats will go to opposition rallies in Moscow on Valentine's Day despite Russia's expulsion threat.

Any firm issuing safety certificates for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will find itself in US sanctions crosshairs, the state department has warned.

French and Spanish liberal MEPs attempted to water down a resolution on Yemen and abstained on key points demanding accountability for EU states that violate arms export rules.

EU ambassadors reached a compromise on the e-Privacy reform after four years of deadlock, paving the way for trialogue negotiations. But the text was slammed for allowing "mass surveillance" under national data-retention laws, a crucial win for France.

Economic commissioner Paolo Gentiloni acknowledged that the goal of vaccinating 70 percent of EU adults by the summer is "a challenging target".

Existing loopholes provide ample opportunity for political actors to receive resources from abroad.