Brussels teeters as Europe’s populists catch the mood of the day
There is now a real prospect that political parties that believe in the dismantling of the EU will become a dominant voice in its parliament.
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French police arrest a man with suspected radical Islamist links after a shooting at a Brussels Jewish museum which killed three people.
Two men and a woman have been killed and one person badly injured during a shooting at the Jewish Museum in central Brussels, with politicians blaming an anti-Semitic motive for the attack.
There is now a real prospect that political parties that believe in the dismantling of the EU will become a dominant voice in its parliament.
US and EU diplomacy to end the Ukraine crisis is being undermined by the lack of appetite among some countries for any course of action that might influence Russia’s next moves.
Cyprus’ president held last minute talks with eurozone ministers in a last ditch attempt to agree a bailout deal, as cash withdrawals on the island are cut to 100 euros.
Gary Gibbon arrives in Berlin where Angela Merkel’s plan to stop “the UK parking it’s car in front of the fire station” could have dramatic repercussions for Britain in Europe.
Love for the European Union is thin on the ground as David Cameron prepares to meet fellow EU leaders.
A year ago he announced he was giving up his salary to show solidarity with Greeks in their hour of need.
Prime Minister David Cameron will today attend a crucial summit that could determine the future of the eurozone.
The euro summit in Brussels was only intended to be an informal gathering, so what is on the political menu?
As Easter approaches in Andalusia, Faisal Islam visits the Eurozone’s biggest headache.
There isn’t normally a prime ministerial statement after an informal European Council like this one but one Tory MP told me he was sure there would be an attempt to table an urgent question and drag Mr Cameron to the Commons. “He’d better explain quickly,” one Tory MP said, “or he’s going to get his backside kicked.”
Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy may believe they have found a solution to the eurozone debt crisis – but economists are not convinced, Channel 4 News finds.
Whilst the world’s attention has been focused understandably on a supposed “deal” emerging at the European Council summit in Brussels, I have just witnessed an extraordinary press conference from the President of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt.
Imagine the scene: it is midnight in Brussels on Thursday night. Word reaches Washington that the entire euro deal is hanging in the balance because David Cameron is wielding his veto until he gets some asymmetrical guarantee that protects the City of London. David Cameron could expect a rocket from President Obama that would put the big bazooka to shame.