Netherlands withdraws ambassador from Turkey

An US intelligence review says Russia gave at least $300m [€305m] to political parties, officials and politicians in more than two dozen countries since 2014. The EU wants to see who pocketed the funds in Europe.

The Kremlin believes — and not without reason — that even if it cannot break Ukraine, it can try and break the West.

The EU is giving Russia carte blanche to keep selling diamonds to Antwerp and the rest of Europe, despite grave escalation in Ukraine.

This 'headscarf revolution' is about women's rights and human rights in general, plus police brutality. Moreover, it is a leaderless revolution that is not driven by a leader or a group, but erupted spontaneously.

The Schengen area is undoubtedly one of the EU's greatest achievements. Unrestricted travel benefits millions of European citizens and businesses. But for Bulgaria and Romania, the EU has yet to make this borderless dream come true.

In the wake Germany's giant €200bn energy plan EU Commissioners Paolo Gentiloni and Thierry Breton called for new pandemic-type loans to help less wealthy countries weather the energy crisis.