Europe

European Union leaders on Saturday chose Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to chair their Council and named Italian Federica Mogherini to run the bloc's foreign relations, as the EU prepared to threaten Russia with new sanctions over Ukraine. EU summit...

The European Commission released its annual assessments and recommendations regarding ''Reforms in the Western Balkans and Turkey'' on Wednesday. In the report, it proposes the immediate opening of accession negotiations for Albania and North Macedonia, but not for the...

The European Parliament voted on Thursday in favor of a resolution recognizing Venezuela's Juan Guaidó as the country's new interim president, until "free, transparent and credible" elections are held. The resolution was brought for discussion in the Strasbourg parliament by...

  EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Friday condemned the ongoing, unlawful actions by Turkey in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean. In a response to a question from European Parliament Vice-President Dimitris Papadimoulis about Turkish provocations against Greece and...

Senior EU figures have criticised Turkey's government for "undermining the rule of law" over the re-arrest of the head of the Turkish chapter of Amnesty International and the recent detention of leading members of the Turkish Medical Association. In a...

The Greek government has refused to back a European Union plan to impose sanctions on Venezuela after the disputed election results on Sunday. The EU and its 28 member states have refused to recognise Venezuela’s new constituent assembly, saying its...

Easing EU fears, a senior Turkish official on Saturday said his country would fully implement its part of a deal meant to keep migrants from Europe's shores even if the European Union refuses to abolish visas for Turkish citizens....

Austria and Germany opened their borders Saturday to thousands of migrants traveling by bus or train or on foot to cross Austria and continue their journey to Germany. However, Hungary’s police chief said that authorities there would no longer provide...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has described the migrant crisis in Europe as an "absolutely dramatic situation" and has called on the European Union to take charge of migrant processing centers. Commissioner Antonio Guterres said the refugee...

The European Union will use submarines, warships, drones and helicopters in an operation to gather intelligence on gangs who smuggle thousands of asylum-seekers to Europe from Libya, officials said on Monday. EU foreign ministers agreed at a meeting in Luxembourg...

Frontex operations alone cannot be a solution to Europe's immigration problem as the agency does not have the scope or ability to address the causes of the current migration crisis.

Former Luxembourg prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday presented the names of the 27 people he wants to work with in the new European Commission. Juncker, 59, who is also a former Eurogroup president, is set to lead the...