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EU president says 47-nation summit sends strong message to Putin amid US jitters over defence funding

Russia’s invasion has had a major impact on the bloc’s security and energy policies – and even its very raison d’être

EU leaders are hailing their drive to make Europe the world's first carbon-neutral continent by 2050 as a "Man on the Moon" moment. But is Europe's giant leap towards net-zero carbon emissions at risk of becoming a stumble in the dark, amid a rise in right-wing populism that has seen…

Overcrowding, lack of food and police violence plague the people who fled to Italy praying for a better life.

Hunters have been given permission to shoot a wolf that killed Ursula von der Leyen’s beloved pet pony after a permit to kill the animal was issued.

European Commission president welcomes agreement among EU governments on Euro 7 pollution standards

Exclusive: Roberta Metsola warns ‘pushing the can down the road’ will fuel nationalism and the far right

Islanders lament how little has changed despite the crackdown promises of politicians – whom cynics accuse of chasing votes

Refining the metal, which is essential for electric car batteries, in Europe would ease the EU’s precarious reliance on China

Thousands of desperate people have arrived, yet hostile Italian and EU leaders offer no help – to them or to islanders, writes former mayor of Lampedusa Giusi Nicolini

The European Union is set to ‘swiftly’ disburse 127 million euros as part of a July deal to halt irregular migration.