German politician accuses French president of making common cause with Hungary’s Viktor Orban

For Emmanuel Macron, the outcome of this week’s wrangling could scarcely have been better

Former journalist David-Maria Sassoli completes key element of EU ‘top jobs’ deal

German defence minister’s nomination by Macron breaks deadlock over top EU jobs

German defence minister (60) is seen as a liberal and reliable pair of hands

EU Council meeting to extend into unprecedented third day after efforts to broker deal

Donald Tusk to put forward new compromise list of possible nominations

Taoiseach’s exit for Europe would likely spark election and be crushing blow for party

Europe Editor Patrick Smyth sets the scene and looks at the runners and riders

Likelihood of rapid accord disappears as EPP sinks deal on commission president

Summit Diary: Juncker notes wryly it appears he’s not that easy to replace

The institutions’ leaders may not fix policy on their own, but they play a vital role in deciding priorities, setting the tone and shaping public perception of the union

Spitzenkandidat system dead as member states agree to reconvene on June 30th

EU leaders to meet again on June 30th to seek agreement on who should get top jobs

Little confidence at agreement on selection amid clear blocking minorities

Bundesbank president seeking to enhance suitability for ECB governor role

Union leaders feel need to remind UK of stances on withdrawal accord and extension

Good turnout and swing from ultranationalism enhance Europe’s sense of legitimacy

Parties that mimic the far-right have suffered big electoral and reputational damage

Opposition growing to Weber, the European People’s Party ‘spitzenkandidat’

EU leaders to meet in Brussels to discuss who should fill key EU roles

EPP’s Manfred Weber’s potential presidency hangs in balance

Le Pen pips Macron to lead nationalist surge; Green and liberal surge shores up pro-EU centre

Far-right poised to be a disruptive influence in next European Parliament

European People’s Party criticised for not expelling far-right Fidesz of Hungary

Centre parties that have long held sway could lose ability to form majority on their own

‘Tax haven’ claims raised as candidates make their case to succeed Jean Claude Juncker

Focus also placed on EU top jobs as members look to take responsibility for union’s future

Commission president talks about his record and EU future as leaders to meet in Romania

Hungary going ‘in the wrong direction’, says leader of European People’s Party

Jens Weidmann’s hawkishness makes his candidacy controversial

As of last week, Facebook’s new rules require any individual or group posting political ads on the platform to register in each EU state where they want to show them

Leading candidate to be next European Commission president attends FG conference

Fine Gael and EPP allies accused of ‘political trick and fudge’ before European elections

Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz is rebuked over leader’s illiberalism and tirades against Brussels

Orban says Europe will ‘belong to Europeans’ through Christianity and ‘strong nations’

Fine Gael and other centre-right parties seek punishment of Hungary’s Fidesz nationalists

EPP chief Weber says parties ‘can leave or must be kicked out’ if they don’t share values

Fine Gael is one of 13 parties seeking Fidesz's exclusion from EU conservative bloc

Hungarian PM is seen as having finally overstepped mark with billboard campaign attacking Brussels