Work ministers reached a common position over EU draft law on minimum wages in Europe, without the support of Denmark and Hungary. The agreement comes after months of negotiations - and strong opposition led by Scandinavian countries.

Slovenia's anti-corruption commissioner Robert Šumi said the country misses out on €3.5bn a year due to corruption, while the EU chief corruption prosecutor Laura Kövesi visited the country.

Lithuania has asked for EU solidarity against China's "economic coercion" over its backing for Taiwan.

Although legal instruments have been developed, no universally-agreed definition of gender-based violence against women online or via technology exists - and this Council of Europe recommendation aims to fill that gap.

However, data from the European Defence Agency shows that since 2016 there has been "significant reduction" in joint defence procurement.

European Parliament president David Sassoli is demanding justice, following an attack against a Belgian MEP seemingly by anti-vaxxers. "Those responsible must be brought to justice," Sassoli said in a tweet.