brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels: Brexit talks to start on June 19? This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital. 12/06/2017
brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels In this episode we examine the issues facing British voters ahead of the country's general election and the EU's plans to boost the bloc's military and defence strategy. 07/06/2017
France 'Party divisions' as far-right Marechal-Le Pen says she's quitting politics Marion Marechal-Le Pen – niece of Marine, who lost out in the race to become France’s next president – is to quit politics. 10/05/2017
France Ex-French PM Valls offers to stand for Macron in parliamentary vote The former prime minister Manuel Valls is the first high-profile defection since Macron's election win on Sunday. 09/05/2017
Armenia Republican party of president in lead in Armenian elections In Armenia, the ruling Republican party of the country’s president is in the lead after legislative elections on Sunday. 03/04/2017
Montenegro Montenegro poll sees ruling party set to win most seats but coalition likely Results in Montenegro’s general election are pointing to a win for Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and his pro-Western, Democratic Party of Socialists. 17/10/2016
Germany Raising retirement to 69 is "stupid" says German vice-chancellor A proposal by Germany's Bundesbank to raise the national retirement age to 69 by 2060 has sparked heated debate in the country. 16/08/2016
Central African Republic CAR: elections annulled in strife-torn country But who are the two candidates for the presidential run-off? 25/01/2016
Poland Beata Szydlo confirmed as Poland's new prime minister Poland’s new prime minister has been officially confirmed as Beata Szydlo from the right-wing Law and Justice party. In last month’s election the 13/11/2015
Turkey Turkish election victory promises major challenges for Davutoğlu A pious, pan-Islamist, moderate conservative, Ahmet Davutoğlu beat election predictions with a gentle style. In Konya Province, in the central 02/11/2015
Turkey Turkey: will peace talks follow poll? The streets of Diyarbakir are quiet, despite the result of Sunday’s general election in Turkey. It is marked contrast from the poll in June, when the 02/11/2015
Egypt Voter apathy and low turnout mar Egypt election run-off Egyptians voted on Tuesday in run-off elections after no clear winner emerged in the first round. Voter apathy and low turnout marked round one of 27/10/2015
Poland [As it happened] Polish elections: Eurosceptics claim victory Poland’s eurosceptic opposition claimed victory on Sunday (October 25) in a watershed election that risks putting the country at odds with its 23/10/2015
Turkey Investors hope Turkey's crunch election will revive growth and economic reform Investors are hoping that whoever wins Turkey’s upcoming election will revive the country’s once-admired pace of growth and economic reform. The 21/10/2015
SriLanka Sri Lanka's voters invited to turn page on fractious past Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections could see the return to the political centre stage of its former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa. In 17/08/2015