EU leaders offer two options for short Brexit delay
European leaders and Prime Minister Theresa May agree on a short delay to Britain's divorce from the European Union in the hope of ensuring an orderly Brexit.
Hungary PM’s Fidesz party suspended from European EPP group
The Fidesz party of firebrand Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been suspended from the European People's Party
British PM seeks brief Brexit delay from hesitant EU
British PM Theresa May has asked sceptical EU leaders to delay Brexit until June 30 as the UK's political crisis deepened just nine days before the scheduled departure date.
Babies wanted: Nordic countries crying for kids
The Nordic countries were long a bastion of strong fertility rates but they are now experiencing a decline that threatens their cherished welfare model, which is funded by taxpayers
UK to pay Eurotunnel £33m over no-deal Brexit contracts
The British government has agreed to pay Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel £33m to head off a lawsuit over extra ferry services commissioned in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
EU’s rail merger veto ignites spat over competition rules
The European Union's veto of an Alstom-Siemens rail merger has revived debate over competition regulations that some say are obsolete in the face of growing rivalry from Chinese giants.
Eurosceptics to oppose May’s Brexit deal, making defeat likely
A group of leading eurosceptic lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives says it opposes her revised Brexit deal.
Stricter emissions limits jolt Europe’s auto industry
Electric vehicles took centre stage at this year's Geneva Motor Show, as automakers scrambled to bring their fleets into line with strict CO2 emissions standards set to kick in next year.
British MPs face decisive Brexit vote
British MPs must decide whether to back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal in a vote that could clear the way for Britain to leave the EU on March 29
Downing Street: Voting on Brexit deal to go ahead as planned
British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to make a statement to parliament and publish her motion for the vote.