Data reveal more asylum seekers are being sent to regions with fewer jobs per capita

Angela Merkel’s decision to open the door to more than 1m refugees hangs over Sunday’s national poll

Call for Florian Philippot to step down reflects tensions in France’s National Front

Nationalist party holds outsize sway on social media as election draws near

Budapest rejects link between budget and political disputes as ‘financial blackmail’

Power station taking shape on Belarus border feeds anxiety in Lithuania and beyond

Concern that some countries could turn blind eye to rules to attract business

French president willing to accept phased approach to big eurozone budget

Old guard resists chance for fast-growing country to play full part in EU development

Investors worry policy U-turns hint at lack of predictability

Social democrats sceptical of new pact while smaller parties tussle over policies

Paolo Gentiloni weighs offering second-term backing as Ignazio Visco fends off criticisms on oversight

Spain’s economy minister says split would be ‘brutal’ for region causing unemployment to double

EU-US data sharing arrangement to undergo its first progress report

Christian Kern is seeking to mobilise voters with positive message

Privacy Shield review hindered by Trump delays in appointing key officials

Secretary of state Tillerson and security adviser McMaster say ‘better’ deal is still possible

Davide Casaleggio is gatekeeper of the party yet it discloses little about his role or his company

Finland takes aim at French-led proposal on sensitive foreign investments