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Last week, almost 10,000 people arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa.

EU chief empahsises need for surveillance via sea and land as Italian island of Lampedusa reports record arrivals.

The European Union presented Sunday an emergency plan for Italy to help it handle migrant arrivals after a record number of people landed on its island of Lampedusa over the past week.

In her annual state of the union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to boost Europe's wind industry, extend protections for Ukrainian refugees and investigate whether Chinese-made electric cars have an unfair advantage thanks to state subsidies. The speech was a chance for von der Leyen to…

Von der Leyen warns member states will have to make radical changes for Ukraine and others to join bloc

The European Commission chief announces policy reviews to ensure that the enlarged bloc can still function properly.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is launching a major series of policy reviews to ensure that the EU can still function properly as it invites in new members in coming years

Kyriakos Mitsotakis faces biggest crisis yet as residents ask where money for ‘immediate’ flood relief has gone

Joe Biden describes ambitious rail and sea plan to counter China’s Belt and Road project as a ‘really big deal’

It will take a “long time” for British science to recover its dominant position in Europe even after re-joining the EU’s £85 billion Horizon research programme, according to one expert in the field.

UK’s return to science programme raises hope of more deals, including suspension of planned EV tariffs