Coalition

Europe News

What we know about Thursday’s Ukraine coalition summit in Paris

The meeting takes place as the United States announced that it had brokered a truce between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea.

26/03/2025

Europe News

Preliminary talks conclude on new coalition government for Germany

According to Friedrich Merz, his conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the Social Democratic Party leaders agreed on common principles on migration and the economy.

08/03/2025

Europe News

Three parties agree to a coalition in Austria, keeping far-right out

Members of the liberal Neos party voted on Sunday to enter a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPÖ) and the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP).

02/03/2025

Europe News

Austria's centrist parties clinch coalition deal without the far right

Talks to form a new government have stretched on for five months, longer than any coalition negotiation in the country's history.

27/02/2025

Europe News

Kickl demands fresh elections after Austrian coalition talks fail

The coalition negotiations have dragged on for four months after Austrians voted in September — the longest in the country's history.

13/02/2025

Europe News

Austrian coalition talks led by far-right FPÖ break down

The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) had been tasked with leading negotiations to form a government in Vienna after previous negotiations fell apart.

12/02/2025

Europe News

Austria coalition talks stall as FPÖ and ÖVP meet with president

Coalition talks between the FPÖ and ÖVP, which received a mandate to attempt to form a government last month, have gound to a halt. The two parties' leaders are set to meet with President Alexander van der Bellen.

11/02/2025

Europe News

Austrian coalition talks expected to hit snag over interior ministry

The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has been tasked with leading negotiations to form a new government after previous negotiations fell apart in January.

10/02/2025

Europe News

Karl Nehammer to step down as Austrian coalition talks fail

Coalition talks have dragged on after Austria's main parties refused to work with the leader of the right-wing Freedom Party (FPÖ), Herbert Kickl, who came first in September's election with 28,8% of the vote.

05/01/2025

France

France's new PM François Bayrou meets party leaders to form government

The newly appointed prime minister, François Bayrou, begins talks with political leaders to bring together France's divided political forces and form a new government.

16/12/2024

Europe News

Claus Strunz: Government collapse a 'heart attack' for Europe

Euronews Editor-in-Chief Claus Strunz gives his view on the collapse of Germany's coalition government, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz dimissed his Finance Minister and set a no-confidence vote for early next year.

07/11/2024

Europe News

Far-right FPÖ leader meets Austrian president on new government

Herbert Kickl, head of the far-right FPÖ, is facing difficult coalition negotiations as the SPÖ, Green Party, and NEOS have dismissed collaboration, with the OVP agreeing to join only if Kickl is excluded.

04/10/2024

France

French President Macron struggles to relaunch talks for new government

Seven weeks after the snap parliamentary election results, the search for the country's next prime minister is becoming more pressing.

27/08/2024

Europe News

Belgian government talks stall after Bart De Wever's resignation

Efforts to form a government in Belgium are at a deadlock after the negotiator appointed by the Royal Palace to build a coalition from the five parties that won in the June general election has stepped down.

23/08/2024

Europe News

France's left wing threatens Macron with impeachment over PM deadlock

The leaders of the hard-left party France Unbowed (LFI) have accused President Emmanuel Macron of an "institutional coup against democracy" for refusing to appoint a left-wing prime minister.

19/08/2024

Europe News

Paris Olympics are over and Macron now has to name a new PM

The Paris Summer Games truce ended the moment the Olympic flag was handed over at the Stade de France on Sunday. Now, Macron and his party are in a rush to establish a majority to nominate the country’s new PM.

13/08/2024

Europe News

France:Will the left-wing coalition finally agree on a Prime Minister?

The left-wing alliance New Popular Front (NFP), which had promised to reach an agreement "before the end of last week", is now displaying its deep divisions and inability to find a compromise.

15/07/2024

Europe News

Belgian king asks Flemish party leader to look for coalition partners

Bart De Wever, the president of the nationalist New Flemish Alliance, has been chosen to sound out which parties could form a coalition government.

12/06/2024

World News

Croatia's conservatives embrace far-right party in new government

The ruling HDZ party took a major decision on Wednesday to form a coalition with a far-right nationalist party, signalling a shift towards the right as the European elections approach next month.

09/05/2024

Green News

Launch of energy efficiency coalition seeks to fill investment gap

Implementation of EU laws to slash energy use and increase efficiency in the bloc’s building stock will require a great amount of financing, according to EU officials.

22/04/2024