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Political storm in Germany over choice of von der Leyen for European Commission chief
The nomination of German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen as new European Commission chief has sparked fresh tensions within Chancellor Angela…
Photo Story: Presidents reunion
(L-R) The EU Commission President and Former President Jose Manuel Barroso, Jacques Santer, Jean-Claude Juncker, Romano Prodi and World Trade Organization Director…
EU publishes strategic agenda for next 5 years
Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, announced that the European Union (EU) now has "a new Strategic Agenda for the EU…
EU delays accession talks with N. Macedonia and Albania
EU ministers have decided to delay opening accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia. The European Commission last month recommended that accession…
Conte in favour of Merkel as the next president of the European Commission
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel would be a good candidate to be the next president of…
Macron ready to back Merkel for new European Commission President post
French President Emmanuel Macron told Swiss TV station RTS that he would back German Chancellor Angela Merkel for European Commission president. Politico…
EU reviewing past money-laundering cases at banks in the EU
The European Commission is reviewing past money-laundering cases at EU banks to assess what went wrong and decide possible tweaks to rules.…
EU Commission says Italy is in breach of EU fiscal rules
The European Commission concluded on Wednesday that Italy is in breach of EU fiscal rules because of its growing debt, a situation…
Italy set for infringement procedure by EU if figures confirmed
European Budget Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said Wednesday that Brussels may open an infringement procedure against Italy for excessive deficit. "If the (forecasted)…
Italy wants greater role in upcoming nominations for top EU posts
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told European Council President Donald Tusk that Italy has the right to a lead role when it…
EU leaders not agreeing on process to choose successor to Juncker
European leaders are split over the process for choosing the next president of the European Commission and face stormy negotiations on top…
Strength in unity: Commission makes recommendations for the EU’s next strategic agenda 2019-2024
Ahead of the meeting of EU27 leaders in Sibiu, Romania, tomorrow, the European Commission is setting out a number of policy recommendations…