Romanian EU presidency set to publish operational guidelines next month on how to share refugees who get stuck on NGO rescue boats in Mediterranean Sea.

Bulgaria, Hungary and Malta were named as the EU's worst offenders on press freedoms by a leading French NGO, while Norway and EU state Finland ranked best.

The European Commission on Wednesday published a list of US products facing sanctions over a long-running dispute among rival airlines Boeing and Airbus.

Brunei has defended its draconian anti-gay laws in a letter to MEPs by saying that few homosexuals are actually stoned to death in practice.

Congress would torpedo a UK trade deal if Brexit led to a hard border in Ireland, a senior US politician has warned in a blow to Brexiteers.

The European Parliament will vote amidst a battle of technology standards. The European Commission is accused of favouring one technology over another.