The Latest Breaking News from European Union

The 2024 Conservative election campaign strategy appears increasingly clear: to be able to say they cut immigration. Yesterday, Home Secretary James Cleverly stood at the despatch box and announced measures that he suggests will reduce net migration by 300,000. This follows estimates saying levels had peaked at 745,000 in 2022.

The owner of Instagram and Facebook thought an ad-free subscription service would satisfy European data cops – some advocacy groups aren’t so sure

Reuters news agency says children are en route to Ukraine via Moscow, under deal brokered by Qatar

Coalition of climate NGOs highlights that there are more fossil fuel lobbyists than delegates from 10 most climate-vulnerable countries combined

The Eropean Union's Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson is warning that Europe faces “a huge risk of terrorist attacks” over the Christmas holiday period

The junta in Niger has scrapped two key security agreements with the European Union that were intended to help fight violence in the Sahel region, as the country's army leaders discuss military cooperation with Russian officials.

Many still hanker for how things were: but looking across the Channel, it’s completely illogical to do that, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

Commission may be prepared to give Budapest €10bn after leader threatens to derail EU plans to open accession talks with Ukraine

There is a sense of betrayal among some at the Medyka border crossing, where the queues are said to stretch 70km

Ukrainian officials have admitted that Russian forces are intensifying shelling of key frontline positions

White House says it is running out of money to fund weapons for Ukraine; Hungarian PM demands EU leaders avoid decision on Ukrainian membership talks