Dolors Montserrat, recently a vocal opponent of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's ruling Socialist Party (PSOE/S&D), will lead the conservative Partido Popular's (PP/EPP) EU election list amid a new polls suggesting that the centre-right has a lead.

Israeli authorities raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its office after the government decided to shut down the Qatari-owned TV station's local operations on Sunday (5 May).

Maltese Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of European Funds and Labour Party (S&D) candidate for European Commissioner following June elections Chris Fearne could face charges related to the controversial hospitals deal, which has also implicated former prime minister Joseph Muscat, his former chief of staff Keith Schembri, and former tourism minister Konrad Mizzi.

Youth unemployment and skills shortages are major challenges in Europe, highlighting the struggle of young people to transition from education to work. Initiatives like StartNet aim to bridge the gap between education and employment, emphasising the need for quality education, partnerships, and investment to empower young people for their future.

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has firmly rejected the idea of sending troops to Ukraine, stating that such a move would only increase tensions.

Several of Sweden’s centre and centre-right parties from the pro-EU ruling coalition are on course to lose their seats in the European Parliament ahead of June’s European elections, a new poll shows.

The German conservative CDU will come together for a three-day party congress on Monday to lay the foundation for their new policy positions in a post-Merkel era and kick off their European election campaign.

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While polling suggests far-right politicians in several European countries will do well in European Union elections next month, in the French-speaking part of Belgium they face a regional media boycott.

The leader of the far-right Rassemblement National’s list for the European elections, Jordan Bardella, came under fire in the first French debate he took part in with all other leaders of EU election lists on Sunday, with candidates focusing mainly on his alleged links to the Kremlin.

A group of EU member states, led by Czechia and Denmark, are preparing a letter to the European Commission calling for migrants trying to reach the EU to be transferred to selected third countries before reaching the bloc’s shores – a procedure experts say is likely to be difficult to enforce under current EU migration law.

Thousands of Hungarians protested against nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a rally on Sunday (5 May) weeks ahead of European Parliament and local elections due in early June.

EU leaders on Monday (6 May) are set to warn Chinese leader Xi Jinping over his country’s unfair trade practices towards Europe but also encourage Beijing to play a greater role in Ukraine diplomacy. Trilateral talks between French President Emmanuel...

Today in Paris, Chinese President Xi Jinping is embarking on a rare visit, where he will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

While van der Leyen has not closed the door on a future coalition with the radical right, the political programmes of the right-wing groups are unanimous in criticising the Green Deal and how to decarbonise Europe.

The much-anticipated Letta Report on the Single Market contained many strong recommendations. Jennifer Baker spoke with Enrico Letta to discuss what he hopes for in practice, with a deep dive into telecommunications.

In this week's edition: Ukraine's road to Switzerland, a look at EU's past enlargement rounds and EU moves closer to Russian frozen assets deal.

Hundreds of Tunisians rallied Saturday in the town of El Amra to protest makeshift camps for migrants primarily from sub-Saharan African countries, correspondents said.

Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv and Dnipro regions and the Black Sea port city of Odesa killed at least two civilians, set a food factory ablaze and damaged other infrastructure, homes and commercial buildings on Saturday (4 May), regional officials said.

The first names of Besoin d'Europe were unveiled on Friday (3 May). Outgoing members of the parliament who distinguished themselves during the last term are given priority. Several regional representatives complete the list, but with no war prize in sight.