French President Emmanuel Macron’s effort to keep the inner workings of the Élysée Palace out of public scrutiny was undermined on May 1, when a presidential bodyguard was videotaped manhandling protesters.
Turkish authorities freed an American pastor held for nearly two years on controversial terrorism charges, setting the stage for resolution of a case that has strained U.S.-Turkish relations.
The U.K. has begun preparations for the stockpiling of food, medicines and other products in case it fails to reach a deal with the European Union before it leaves the bloc next March, government ministers said this week.
The death toll from the wildfires that raged through resort areas near the Greek capital rose to 81, as rescue crews searched house-to-house for further victims and recriminations over the chaotic evacuation reverberated.
Wildfires raged through resort areas near Greece’s capital, leaving at least 74 dead and more than 100 injured, in the country’s deadliest fire season in more than a decade.
The EU is cautiously betting on Jean-Claude Juncker, its unconventional top official, to persuade President Trump not to escalate the trans-Atlantic trade fight.
A fierce debate about identity and integration of migrants is escalating in Germany following the resignation of an ethnic Turkish soccer star, Mesut Ozil, from the national team.
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator raised serious doubts about May’s plan for Britain’s future trade relationship with the bloc, saying parts of it would risk undermining the EU’s single market.
The notion that France owes its World Cup soccer triumph to Africa—given the African heritage of many of its players—has seeped into the rhetoric of public figures from Trevor Noah to Nicolás Maduro. France is not amused.
Russia’s intensifying rivalry with the West for influence in the Balkan region is upsetting it a traditional friend inside the European Union: Greece.
The European Union’s executive branch will take Hungary to court over the government’s treatment of asylum seekers, escalating a battle over how to balance the continent’s legal guarantees for refugees with popular demand for tighter borders.
A Spanish Supreme Court judge dropped extradition requests for six Catalan separatist politicians, including ex-regional leader Carles Puigdemont.
The European Union said it would retaliate if President Donald Trump slaps tariffs on car exports to the U.S., cautioning Washington against unilateral measures that threaten global free-trade.
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan narrowly passed in parliament, a struggle that casts doubt on whether she can negotiate an exit deal with the European Union that is acceptable to British lawmakers.
Hundreds of inmates radicalized during the war in Syria and the rise of Islamic State will be released from French prisons before the end of next year.
A river of joyous humanity filled the Champs-Élysées Sunday in an outpouring of national euphoria after France beat Croatia to notch its first World Cup victory in two decades.
Germany held up the final bailout disbursement for Greece, a move indicative of how difficult it will be for the southern country to regain financial sovereignty even as it exits an eight-year bailout regime in August.
European governments on Thursday failed to reach an agreement on redistributing migrants across the bloc, one of the thorniest issues facing the continent as a backlash against refugees gathers speed.
A German court decided to allow the extradition of Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain, on a charge of misuse of public funds, a blow to the Spanish authorities’ bid to bring him back to stand trial on the more serious charge of rebellion.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is expanding its training mission in Afghanistan and launching a new one in Iraq, both countries where the coalition is a vital U.S. partner in long-running conflicts that began in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis signed a power-sharing agreement on Tuesday that would win parliamentary approval for his minority government by bringing the Communist Party closer to power than it has been since 1989.
President Donald Trump leveled fresh criticism against allies over their military spending as he kicked off a seven-day tour through Europe that begins with a NATO gathering and ends with a summit with President Vladimir Putin.
The resignation of two British ministers in response to Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposal for a future relationship with the European Union suggests even tougher tests between now and March 29, when Britain is due to leave the EU.
Germany’s Interior Minister Horst Seehofer unveiled scores of measures aimed at limiting immigration, in the latest sign of a backlash against the arrival of 1.5 million refugees since 2015.
Germany and China reiterated their commitment to the multilateral rules that govern free trade, cementing their opposition to the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape international commerce in a way it thinks would better suit U.S. interests.