EU Council

The leaders of four Mediterranean nations who are the most affected by illegal immigration  sent a joint memorandum regarding the European Union's new migration rulebook to the EU on Wednesday. The nations of Greece, Italy, Spain and Malta together signed...

Charles Michel, the leader of the European Union Council, has been exposed to the coronavirus by an EU employee, and therefore has been placed in quarantine, although he himself has tested negative. That has thrown the upcoming planned EU Summit...

It was reported in Greek media today that European Union Council President Charles Michel held a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to information disclosed by EU Council spokesman Barend Leyts. The call occurred amid sharply-rising tensions...

Top political officials from around the world hailed the Greek Parliament's ratification of the Prespa Agreement on Friday. The ratification in effect settles the "Macedonia" name dispute between FYROM and Greece and paves the way for the Balkan country to...

Europe must not be trapped in a state of inertia but instead respond to the needs of its citizens by tackling first the economic crisis with policies boosting growth and employment, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told the European Council...

The Financial Times documented the mood of UK Prime Minister David Cameron's last EU supper. The report, titled "Brexit Blues at David Cameron's Last Supper," speaks of a good-tempered mood coupled with a sober atmosphere. There were pleasantries but a...

There is much frustration in Greece over the new EU-Turkey migration deal. The European Council on Justice and Home Affairs has stepped in to try to coax Greece into changing its stance on sending back Syrian refugees to Turkey. Council representatives are pressing...

“The successful conclusion of the first evaluation will have a significant impact on the confidence climate as it will mark the return of deposits to the banks and the beginning of discussions on a series of positive acts,” Bank...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday upon her arrival at the EU Council said that she had a "substantial exchange of views" with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wedensday. Merkel said that she has the feeling that there is...