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Chancellor sees close confidantes installed in two of the most important jobs in Europe
Powerful emerging economies want to break Europe's stranglehold on the institution
The former German defence minister secures Brussels’ top job seemingly against the odds
Ursula von der Leyen faces her crucial confirmation vote in parliament
The German nominee needs at least 374 votes to be approved as European Commission president
Pedro Sánchez has become a standard-bearer for a revitalised social democracy in Europe, but at home he is stuck
The 16 German SPD members of the European Parliament are set to reject Ursula von der Leyen when MEPs vote on her nomination next week
The candidate will be put to the test in a meeting with leaders of political groups
The Schrems v Facebook rematch will have consequences for companies that transfer the personal data of EU citizens outside the bloc
The composition of the German candidate’s support will have consequences for the kind of commission she will run
If the polls are right, the conservatives would score an outright majority
Commanding a stable majority in the new parliament will be a far harder task for the German nominee than her predecessors
Who won and who lost in the EU’s great power game?
The French president claims ‘personal ambitions’ and ‘too many hidden agendas’ had undermined the talks at the European Council table
The Dutch commissioner engages in furious one-to-one diplomacy to win over his sceptics
Finland is already warning that there are high political stakes for the EU if it does not deliver
Rome has decided to postpone formally setting itself a lower deficit target for 2020
Britain has long complained that equivalence deals can be revoked with little notice
Scholars urge Brussels to redefine ‘economic sovereignty’ in the face of harsh new global realities
Opening up the EU’s meat and sugar markets to greater imports from Mercosur has long been a major issue
It will take at least another summit for leaders to formally abandon Manfred Weber
The Bavarian is facing implacable opposition from some quarters of the European Council
Donald Tusk is doing everything he can to engineer a deal this week
In the absence of a French candidate, Dacian Ciolos has the president’s backing
The European Parliament groups don’t seem ready to rally behind one candidate for the presidency
