Belgium Belarus: EU agrees sanctions on 40 officials but not Lukashenko "There will be no immunity for those who are responsible for the crackdown on demonstrators and opposition politicians," Ursula von der Leyen said. 02/10/2020
brussels bureau EU Summit: What to expect from the special foreign affairs meeting Here's a look at the big foreign policy issues EU leaders are set to tackle as they sit down for talks in Brussels. 01/10/2020
brussels bureau 'We'll find a solution': EU's Michel confident over COVID fund dispute "This won't be easy, as there are different interpretations on the table, but I'm totally convinced that we'll find a solution," European Council President Charles Michel told Euronews. 07/09/2020
Denmark 'He's very patient': Denmark PM postpones her wedding for a third time "I have to do my job and protect Denmark's interest," Mette Frederiksen wrote on Facebook, praising her "amazing man" for being patient. 26/06/2020
brussels bureau EU budget stalemate: what happens next? After a failed summit, the EU budget battle continues, but when will they meet again and what parts of the budget face the chop? 27/02/2020
World EU budget: Why you should care about the negotiations The Multiannual Financial Framework being discussed by European leaders might seem a very far political fight but it has very concrete impacts in the European Citizen's lives. Here are the basics. 21/02/2020
brussels bureau EU top jobs: changing of the guard The presidency of the European Council has been officially handed over to Charles Michel. The former Belgian Prime Minister will chair the meetings of EU leaders for the next 5 years. 29/11/2019
brussels bureau Charles Michel, the consensus builder The Belgian politician takes over from Tusk at the top table. We look at his path to power, and the skills he could bring to the role of EU Council president. 29/11/2019
brussels bureau Tusk: Five years in under three minutes We take a look back at Donald Tusk's time in office at the EU Council presidency. From financial crisis to migrant crisis and Brexit, he has weathered many European storms. 29/11/2019
brussels bureau Here are the five key takeaways from the latest EU summit Brexit, budget, climate, enlargement, Turkey's military incursion in Syria — what the EU leaders decide on the key issues? 17/10/2019
World Corporate sponsorship of the EU presidency: is there a problem? Previous host Romania was sponsored by Coca-cola among others, while Finland, which took over as the new rotating president on July 1, announced an agreement with BMW. 24/07/2019
brussels bureau This is how non-English media are covering the EU summit Journalists from Spain, Poland, Italy and more tell us what their country is focused on. 21/06/2019