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MEPs warn of systemic inequities in EU executive after Michaela Moua left in ‘lower position’ than white peers

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Uruguay for the final stages in years-long negotiations to clinch a controversial trade deal between the EU and the South American Mercosur trade bloc that would create a transatlantic market of some 700 million people.

Ursula von der Leyen knows that her new commission will need support from the kind of hard-right parties it once swore to shun, says Alberto Alemanno of HEC Paris

Lawmakers began grilling would-be members of the next European Commission Monday, with a personal tale of bereavement bringing unexpected poignancy to the start of hearings to confirm Ursula von der Leyen's top team.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called for a "change" in Europe during a headline speech at the European Parliament on Wednesday, but his message was overshadowed by strong criticism from EU leaders.

The European Commission president’s new team reflects her ruthlessness in crushing critics, rewarding loyalty and showing who is the boss

The coming winter will prove the "sternest test yet" for Ukraine's energy grid, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, as the EU announced additional aid to help the country weather Russia's attacks on its power infrastructure.

If confirmed, Ribera would replace Big Tech nemesis Margrethe Vestager. Meanwhile, Finland's Henna Virkkunen is set to run EU tech policy.

Moscow was rushing reinforcements to Donetsk and Kharkiv after unexpectedly high losses for limited advances.

Italian PM courted by far right and centre ground as European parliamentary elections begin

EU voters go to the polls in a week's time, with far-right, nationalist parties expected to do well in the bloc's next parliament in a time of social and geopolitical uncertainty.