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Only seven ministers and no commissioner attended the first gathering of Budapest’s six-month presidency of the Council of the EU.

“One must not take Trump at his word,” says Juncker, who was European Commission president for much of Trump’s term in office.

Sorry Boris, your Euroskeptic vision has failed in so many ways.

National Rally had claimed it should nominate the French commissioner if it wins the parliamentary election — but the president wants Breton back in Brussels.

Everything now is just a euphemism for financial repression and austerity. That doesn’t stop politicians looking for magical alternatives.

The French vote could deal a massive blow to the capital’s post-Brexit ambitions.

Budapest’s friendly ties with Beijing run contrary to Brussels’ de-risking efforts.

New polling for POLITICO suggests many voters just haven’t got Keir Starmer’s message.

Voters will be thinking about domestic issues – and not Ursula von der Leyen – when they go to the polls.

European countries are getting increasingly frustrated with Budapest’s obstructions on Ukraine military aid and Russia sanctions. 

Commercial ports invested heavily building the new Brexit border. They say they would seek compensation if Keir Starmer scraps it.

The government’s crusade against European and American influence comes at the cost of one of the country’s only economic lifelines.

The Dutch want to know why they’re paying more than Germans for Coca-Cola, Nutella and ice cream.

The climbdown comes after the EU threatened legal action and capitals warned the fees were making it harder to quit Russian energy.

Still smarting from the veto of the Alstom-Siemens deal, Paris and Berlin want Brussels to focus on forging champions.

EU member countries are keen to expand cooperation with London — and believe a Keir Starmer-led government might just be up for it.

Company stopped retailers from buying popular brands for less elsewhere in EU

A new deal would open Gibraltar’s border with Spain, gateway to the EU’s entire Schengen area.

Brussels’ red line presents a choice for Keir Starmer, who has said Britain should not be a “rule-taker.”

Deal is “one of the most far-reaching” says EU Commission, but fears over lax regulation mean it isn’t as comprehensive as once hoped.

Baltic country will run lab tests to check the safety of Russian veggie imports.

Twenty years after 10 countries in Central and Eastern Europe joined the EU, it’s time for Ukraine and Moldova to join the club too, commissioner argues.

The EU’s economy grew by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of the year.