EU commission sets out kitchen sink agenda
Juncker's commission has set out a modest agenda for 2017, with few new proposals, as it hones its new, post-Brexit role.
Juncker's commission has set out a modest agenda for 2017, with few new proposals, as it hones its new, post-Brexit role.
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Norway granted three-month extensions on border controls despite fall in migrant numbers.
As Europe frets over foreign fighters displaced by the conflict in Iraq, soldiers waging battle with Islamic State say they are doing it "in the name of the whole world".
One year after its launch, East Stratcom, the EU’s “tiny” counter-propaganda cell, has created a 20,000-strong following and could get a €1 million budget.
The European Parliament is expected to approve budget proposals that will see the EU funding military research on a large scale for the first time.
Former National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen could face trial for inciting race hate after his fellow MEPs lifted his immunity from prosecution. Le Pen is accused of making anti-Semitic remarks about Jewish singer Patrick Bruel in 2014.
Norway's parliament voted on Monday to allow 330 US soldiers to be stationed in the country as part of an agreement on military exercises and training. It will be the first time foreign forces have been stationed in Norway since 1949. The decision was opposed by opposition parties and also caused a split within the government.
New committee meetings and parliament debates have failed to appease critics of the British government's “chaotic” Brexit preparations.
The board of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the eurozone rescue fund, authorised on Tuesday the disbursement of €2.8 billion loan to Greece. The disbursement had been agreed by the Eurogroup on 10 October, provided that new data on arrears clearance was handed over by Greek authorities. With it, Greece and its creditors conclude the first review of the bailout programme launched last year, with €31.7 billion disbursed so far.
The French authorities moved 2,300 people from the Calais makeshift migrant camp on the first day of clearing the area, interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday. Some 1,900 people were taken to refugee centres across France and 400 children were placed in a provisional reception centre at the Calais site. Cazeneuve said the UK had agreed to take all children with links to the UK.
By promising to prioritise migration control in Brexit talks, prime minister Theresa May has given a clear signal that she will prioritise provincial England over bankers.