A showdown was avoided, but otherwise the results were scarce

Amid the political drama, the hard reality of Greece’s travails are worth repeating

The ‘Stop Soros’ package has left human rights groups in something close to despair

The declaration says much about the competing priorities facing Macron and Merkel

The EU-Australia deal is likely to sidestep some of the trickiest trade problems of the 21st century

A glance at the EU’s agenda could be enough to drive Angela Merkel to despair

It is now clear Horst Seehofer wants to use his new position to dismantle key parts of Germany’s asylum system

A downplayed regulation proposal for cars shows that it pays to be suspicious

Germany is far from diligent in applying policy input it receives from Brussels

Tensions with Donald Trump climaxed

The ‘Temporary Customs Arrangement’ is unnecessary, unpalatable and possibly unending

A growing docket of transatlantic disputes casts a shadow over US-European relations within the military alliance

Spain’s Pedro Sánchez puts respected European figures into key cabinet positions

Italy’s new interior minister has made clear that the country will oppose efforts to reform the bloc’s dysfunctional asylum system

The German chancellor offered a level of detail that we haven’t seen before on the issue of eurozone reform

A parliamentary vote of no-confidence is set to end the Spanish prime minister’s spell

The French president will want to have a close look at the proposal’s design and capacity

Over €30bn will be shifted away from newer central and eastern European member states

Could a weekend of constitutional tumult at the Quirinal Palace make it a reality?

A nuanced US approach on steel will leave the EU with some careful thinking to do

Rome’s power vacuum is already having an impact on some crucial EU programmes

The doubters now have backing from the European Central Bank

A live-streamed meeting with MEPs fails to land any blows on the Facebook founder

EU leaders and investors can now worry about a dysfunctional populist government in Rome

Real negotiations will still have to wait until the US drops the tariff threat