Open Arms may face a fine of up to €901,000 for doing "search and rescue" without authorisation, but rescuing people who are shipwrecked is a legal duty, the NGO says.

Didier Reynders, Belgium's EU commissioner hopeful and foreign minister backed bill that could sentence whistle-blowers to five years in prison and fine journalists up to €5,000.

Italy's outgoing PM, Giuseppe Conte attacks Matteo Salvini in departing speech, as forces align to eject far-right strongman from government.

Nordic countries and Germany have joined up on climate change, as Trump and Brexit push northern European countries closer together.

Around 30 members of European Economic Social Committee, who live and work primarily in Brussels or nearby, have claimed €1.47m in a 'daily subsistence' allowance from European taxpayers to cover accommodation, food and local transport for meetings held in Brussels.

Only nation states can take legal action against each other on migration, the EU commission has said, after Spain urged the EU to make Italy accountable for push-backs.