Should Europe build its own army? Or spend more to support the transatlantic alliance? A rift has opened up between Europe and the United States. A soldier takes part in a NATO exercise in Poland, 10 November 2018 (EPA-EFE/Tytus Zmijewski) A call by French President...
Wary of Russia and Donald Trump, Europe is spending more on defence and cooperating more closely. But the effects of collaboration will take time. Helicopters fly during a military exercise of the European Defence Agency near Budapest, Hungary, 2 May 2017...
Plans to expand the European Union to include the volatile Western Balkans appear to be going ahead after an agreement ending a 27-year dispute. European leaders during an informal European Union summit with Western Balkans countries in Sofia, Bulgaria, 17 May 2018...
Spain has been hit by a political earthquake that has sent shock waves around the country and through Europe and financial markets. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at the swearing-in ceremony of his cabinet, Madrid, Spain, 7 June 2018 (EPA-EFE/Javier Lizon/pool)...
Catalonia has long dreamed of independence from outside rulers. Now it’s at loggerheads with its Spanish masters — at an awkward time for Europe. Catalan pro-independence supporters demonstrate in Barcelona, Spain, 11 March 2018 (EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia)...