Charles Michel

National leaders to hold emergency meeting following von der Leyen’s visit to Tel Aviv

The pandemic and the return of war to our continent have marked a turning point. We are probably at a watershed moment for this century

There is increasingly serious talk in the bloc about all manner of far-reaching reform amid talk of expanding membership to beyond 30 countries

Notable progress has been made toward Europe’s financial integration in the past two decades. Now it is time to show greater ambition

Zelenskiy grabs the headlines, but the focus of EU leaders is firmly on borders and migration

Europe Letter: Invasion of Ukraine has brought the EU closer to Nato and exposed the continued reliance on the US for security

Bloc still hopes to have country as an ally when facing challenges such as geopolitics and climate change

Election officials and police carry ballots to homes in sham referendums to join Russia in four regions of eastern Ukraine

Russian president claims invasion of Ukraine safeguarding motherland from the hostile West

Zelenskiy tells leaders at conference of need for ‘practical steps’ towards EU membership

Re-election of French president Emmanuel Macron hailed by European leaders

Commander says Russia wants southern Ukraine and route to Moldovan enclave

Metalworks is refuge for Ukrainian troops and locals as latest Russian deadline passes

Costa advocates emulating the EU’s co-financed €800bn pandemic recovery plan to alleviate the economic impact of the Ukraine crisis

Moscow denies accusations related to killing of civilians in Bucha where mass grave found

Bloc’s leaders to use Friday to put pressure on Beijing over its close ties with Moscow

Sunak attempts to defend PM’s remarks that both British and Ukrainians ‘choose freedom’

As Russia flaunts its contempt for economic sanctions, the West must wake up fast

EU calls emergency summit as US warns that Moscow’s troops are ‘ready’ to attack

Columns of military vehicles including tanks seen on outskirts of city of Donetsk

EU leaders criticise ‘blatant violation of international law’ following Putin move

Europe Letter: Let’s not pretend Brussels has monopoly on politically-driven policy

US president says western governments preparing to impose ‘massive consequences’ on Kremlin

Russian and US diplomats to begin talks on the conflict on Monday, without the EU

Leaders of opposing countries accuse Putin and EU respectively of orchestrating crisis

Support for enlargement among EU voters has largely collapsed across the continent since the admission of Croatia in 2013

Europe Letter: Doubts about expansion fuelled by issues with existing members

Britain’s dismissal by US and EU allies may be more harmful than Dominic Raab’s woes

Europe Letter: Kabul airport chaos proves a ‘stark demonstration’ of limits of EU power

Uzbekistan closes border to Afghans as region fears refugee and security crises

Critics accuse Georgian Dream of betraying reform pledges to voters and western allies

Leaders of politically tense Black Sea state insist pro-western stance is secure

Bloc responds as Minsk recalls envoy and freezes participation in partnership project

London Letter: UK is right to claim it is still a power even as it sabotages its influence

Bilateral meeting focused on issue that overshadowed G7 summit of world leaders

Dublin worries EU-UK diplomatic clash could inflame tensions in the North

Johnson says UK will do ‘whatever it takes’ to ensure protocol does not interfere with market

Actions will include faster vaccine turnaround and controlling animal-borne diseases

What is on the agenda, who is attending and will Brexit issues be sorted?

President and prime minister reaffirm importance of alliance amid protocol impasse