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Erdogan tells Dutch not to vote for PM Rutte or Wilders

14. Mar, 14:25

A day before the Dutch parliamentary elections, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkish-Dutch voters on Tuesday not to vote for the parties of prime minister Mark Rutte, or anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders. His diplomatically unusual request comes after a diplomatic row between the Netherlands and Turkey escalated. Erdogan's party has its own agenda: to win an April referendum that would grant the president more power.

EU set to roll over Russia sanctions amid defence talks

Today, 09:30

EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday will be discussing shoring up defence cooperation among EU states, as France and Germany give the political green light to roll over sanctions on Russia.

May to soothe EU leaders' post-election Brexit worries

Today, 09:29

The British PM will try to calm EU nerves over her fragile cabinet, as EU leaders discuss Brexit, migration, security, defence, sanctions and trade at the two-day summit.

Leaders at EU summit to reinforce Libyan coast guard

Today, 09:25

Libya's naval coastguard is likely to get a big boost following a meeting on Friday in Brussels among EU heads of state and government.

Macron reshuffles French government to ward off scandals

Today, 08:50

Three key centrist ministers have resigned over suspicions of fake assistant jobs in the European Parliament.

Analysis

Macron's summit debut could kickstart Franco-German motor

21. Jun, 16:53

EU leaders will get their first chance at the summit to assess whether the Franco-German motor of European integration has been refuelled by the election of French president Emmanuel Macron.

Small EU states meet amid search to fill post-Brexit void

21. Jun, 15:11

The Netherlands is hosting a meeting for nine small EU member states on the eve of this week's European summit. After Brexit, the Dutch will lose one of their key allies.