Frans Timmermans, Vice President of the European Commission, tells that the EU “certainly won’t” be blackmailed as “Turkey needs us more than we need them.”

Italy and Austria have tried to calm tensions over controversial Austrian plans to introduce border controls at the Brenner Pass.

The Swedish government is planning to prolong the ID checks it is currently carrying out on the border with Denmark until November, government sources confirmed.

The next meeting of eurozone finance ministers to discuss Greece’s massive bailout will be held in Brussels on 9 May, Athens said yesterday (28 April).

European Council president Donald Tusk has turned down a Greek request to organise an EU summit over the Greek bailout, but called for a Eurogroup meeting within days.

Dijsselbloem has cancelled the emergency meeting of Eurozone finance ministers pencilled in for tomorrow due to a lack of progress in talks between Greece and its creditors.

Following the failure of last ditch talks to reach an agreement on a new government for Spain, new elections called – most likely for 26th June.

The EU executive will now examine if Greece’s plans are adequate and will come forward with a report before 12 May.

France on Tuesday said it won't back an EU-US free trade deal that lowers standards on health and the environment.

Western European and US leaders have agreed to keep economic sanctions on Russia unless it stops the war in Ukraine, the US says, as French MPs prepare to debate lifting the measures.

The North Atlantic Council and Military Committee visited the Command of the French Nuclear Strategic Force at L’Ile Longue (France), on 26 April 2016.

King Felipe VI of Spain will today conclude a last-ditch round of talks with the leaders of Spanish political parties to discuss the formation of the new government.

We can have a common currency with the Netherlands, Austria, Finland or Baltic states. They have similar cultures of stability like ours."

US president Barack Obama has urged EU nations to stick together and praised German chancellor Angela Merkel for welcoming refugees.

Polish President Andrzej Duda defied European Union criticism of his country’s government yesterday (24 April), accusing the bloc of showing “too little solidarity” with its eastern members.

Serbia’s pro-European Vuиiж claimed victory in 24 April general election after projections showed him winning by a landslide. But the hardline Radicals are set to return to Parliament after a 4-year absence.

Jens Stoltenberg visited FGS BONN, the German flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, on 21 April as the ship continues to conduct reconnaissance, monitoring and surveillance of illegal crossings in the Aegean Sea.

Austria’s government was licking its wounds after a historic debacle that saw the opposition anti-immigrant far-right triumph 24 April in a presidential ballot two years before the next scheduled general election.

Only 17% of Germans and 18% of Americans believe TTIP is a good thing.

The Macedonian president has indicated that he is willing to do a U-turn on a controversial pardon amid intensifying EU pressure.

MEPs have expressed scepticism at the fast pace of visa liberalisation for Turkish citizens, amid expectations that the process to lift visa requirements in return for help with migrants could begin in early May.

Renewed NATO-Russia talks ended in “profound disagreement” on Wednesday (20 April) over Ukraine and over Russia’s harassment of Nato assets.

If the UK leaves the EU after its referendum in June, a majority of Swedes would wish their country to follow suit, according to a new opinion poll.

The vote allows the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte more time to find a solution to the ‘No’ vote.

Ukraine has said that the Kremlin is ready to free Nadiya Savchenko, a captured pilot, in a symbolic exchange that could be tied to EU sanctions on Russia.

The EU commission and Turkey have praised their controversial migrant deal for breaking the business model of the people smugglers and decreasing the number of migrants travelling to Europe.

Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders briefed EU colleagues in Brussels on Monday on the state of play after Dutch people voted against an EU-Ukraine treaty.

With Italy at risk of once again becoming a principal migratory route, Rome is trying to take the lead on strategy by floating ideas for funding migration policy with European bonds.

US and Germany have said that NATO will not build new bases in Poland, citing tactical and political reasons. Germany is open to "dialogue" with Russia.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbбn will tour EU capitals to push for a 10-point plan for the protection of EU’s external borders and free movement within the community, dubbed ‘Schengen 2.0’.

Campaigning in Britain’s Brexit referendum officially begins today (15 April), ten weeks ahead of a vote that will hand Britons their first chance to have their say on Europe since 1975.

Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte will not present a policy response to voters' rejection of the EU-Ukraine association agreement before 23 June, when British citizens vote on whether or not to remain in the EU.

The Macedonian president’s snap decision to pardon everybody under investigation for electoral fraud has reignited a political crisis in his country - a front-line state in the EU refugee crisis.

An “alarming” number of migrants have reached Libya to make their way to Italy, European Council president Donald Tusk warned.

Ahead of a Dutch parliamentary debate to discuss the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement Treaty this evening, opposition party D66 has tabled motion to prevent the ratification of the non-trade aspects of the deal.

The plan is part of a larger legislative proposal presented on 12 April to require some 6,000 big firms operating in the EU to publish tax-related information on their websites.

The EU is negotiating a trade and investment deal with the US that is supposed to harmonise standards to avoid unnecessary double testing, but in the US standards and norms are often set locally.

The Croatian delegate refused to endorse the European Commission’s opinion that Serbia is ready to open talks on Chapter 23 of the accession book

Ukrainian prime minister Arsenyi Yatsenyuk has said he will step down for the sake of political stability, with the Dutch vote on the EU treaty aggravating the country’s political crisis.

Opposition leader has tabled a no confidence motion in the Maltese parliament after Panama Papers revelations that the energy minister and the PM's chief of staff tried to open offshore bank accounts.

David Cameron has admitted that he made a profit from an offshore entity exposed by Panama Papers, prompting some opposition MPs to call for his resignation.

The European Commission said it is up to the Dutch government to decide on the next step after Dutch voters overwhelmingly rejected the ratification of an association agreement with Ukraine in a referendum.

Commenting on the result, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the ratification of the EU-Ukraine agreement “can’t simply go ahead".

Eurosceptics were celebrating on Wednesday night after a Dutch referendum dealt another blow to the EU, with 61 per cent of people who voted rejecting a free trade deal with Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked US service personnel on Tuesday (5 April), praising their skills and dedication to keep all Allies safe.

Blairmore moved to Ireland as it 'came under more scrutiny'.

The expulsion of migrants from Greece to Turkey has been suspended as authorities admitted that it could take months to process the thousands of asylum seekers stranded on the Aegean islands.

Azerbaijan and Armenia on Tuesday (5 April) agreed to stop firing at each other after a four-day war that highlighted the fragility of Europe’s Caucasus region.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US President Barack Obama discussed the Alliance’s response to key security challenges at the White House in Washington D.C. and preparations for the Warsaw Summit in July.

Several countries have launched tax evasion probes after a massive leak of confidential documents lifted the lid on the murky offshore financial dealings of a slew of politicians and celebrities.

The number of refugee arrivals in Italy this year is already 80% higher than in the same period in 2015.

Biden stressed on Monday (4 April) the importance of resolving the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh against the background of a worsening crisis and the risk of drawing in major international players in the conflict.

The fighting, which comes days ahead of a Dutch referendum on EU-Ukraine relations.

The Polish government has reiterated its opposition to migrant relocations, while describing Middle East refugees as “the cause” of “social tensions” in Europe.

One hundred days from today, NATO Heads of State and Government will come together in the Polish capital to take decisions to adapt the Alliance to a fundamentally changed security environment.

Nordic countries have agreed to tighten security co-operation, establish secure communication lines and exchange radar images.

Russian attack submarines are prowling the coastlines of Scandinavia and Scotland, the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic aimed at contesting American and NATO undersea dominance.

Russia and Iran consider the transaction to be a good move that combats the region’s true source of instability: the United States.

But the status quo is not immutable. Change is the law of life. Both NATO and Ukraine must and will change to meet their many crises and make progress, while the system that Putin put into place will likely not change.

For the French, building a European military force around France and Germany is the necessary precondition for any solution to Europe’s growing challenges.

Fellow Republicans joined the chorus during a closed-door meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Capitol Hill, according to sources inside the room.

Obama's administration has announced a huge increase next year for NATO’s presence in Europe, in response to Russian aggression. But Poland, is upset that most of the new money and equipment will go into Western Europet.

The weight of the president’s crown proved too heavy. But the crown of his successor, weighed down by the crises that have accumulated under Obama’s watch, will be heavier still — and far more difficult to cast off.

Donald Trump used a major speech on Thursday to lay out an “America first” foreign policy that would see NATO allies contribute more to their own defence.

A far-right candidate won the first round of presidential polls in Austria on Sunday, dealing a historic blow to the traditional mainstream parties.

Russia’s latest military moves in Syria have sharpened divisions within the US administration over whether Putin genuinely backs initiative to end the civil war or to mask renewed military support fo Assad.

The NATO Secretary General underlined that “NATO and Russia have profound and persistent disagreements” and “today’s meeting did not change that”.

And it's time to talk about it openly.

The deployment of a battle tested, Ukrainian infantry company or larger unit to reinforce the defense of NATO territory in Central Europe would be a positive contribution to the Alliance force posture in the region.

Dutch voters on April, 6 rejected a European pact with Ukraine in a referendum seen as a barometer of anti-EU feeling, dealing an embarrassing blow to the government, sending shockwaves throughout the Union.

Tomorrow, Dutch voters head to the polls to deliver their verdict on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

The wife of EU climate and energy commissioner has been named in a huge leak of documents relating to offshore companies the Panama Papers, which have also led to accusations of the leaders of Iceland, Russia and Ukraine.

European Commission officials have drawn up a secret punishment list for the UK if it chooses to leave the EU at the 23 June referendum on its membership of the bloc.