Chaos at island epicentre of European migrant crisis 'sanitised' for leaders' visit

Analysis: Von der Leyen's electoral overture to Meloni could pay dividends – or totally backfire

Ursula von der Leyen has given her strongest indication yet that she would be willing to work with Giorgia Meloni's hard-right party after the upcoming elections to the European Parliament.

Italian far-right PM Meloni says will stand in EU elections

Italy's Giorgia Meloni throws her hat in the ring for EU elections

Live from the Fratelli d'Italia programmatic conference in Pescara, the Italian prime minister announced her candidacy in the European elections next June

Von der Leyen condemns violence as Georgia's parliament passes 'Russian law'

Critics fear it could be used to stifle the press and non-governmental organisations and derail the country’s chances of joining the European Union. Georgia has been a candidate country since December 2023.

Strack-Zimmermann blasts von der Leyen for dragging her feet on defence policy

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, one of the lead candidates in the European elections, has issued a blistering verdict of Ursula von der Leyen's first term in office.

Von der Leyen staffing turbulence plays into EU elections

A human resource crisis at the Commission comes ahead of a sensitive changing of the guard in Brussels.

Brussels, my love? The new migration pact has few fans

In this edition, we break down the nail-biting vote on the EU migration pact, hear how press freedom in Slovakia is under threat and ask how Ursula von der Leyen is handling the so-called Piepergate scandal.

Protests erupt in Italy as G7 ministers meet to discuss climate crisis

The Group of Seven will meet in Turin on Monday, in the first big session of environment talks since the world pledged to transition away from coal, oil and gas at the UN's COP28 climate summit in December.

Neo-fascists mourn Mussolini on Lake Como

Around two hundred people flocked to Mezzegra-Giulino, on Lake Como on Sunday morning to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the death of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

Facebook and Instagram probed over disinformation handling

The European Commission says the platforms’ tools to protect the EU elections are not sufficient.

State of the Union: Issues feeding anti-democratic anger

This edition of State of the Union focusses on three issues feeding citizens' anger with the establishment in the EU and beyond: possible nepotism in the EU Commission, infringement of free speech and Georgia's controversial "foreign agent" bill

EU to probe Chinese wind turbine subsidies

The European Commission has announced an inquiry into suspected illegal subsides for Chinese wind turbine producers, amid fears the domestic industry could be decimated by cheap imports.

New code of conduct aims to ensure 'transparent and fair' EU elections

Under the aegis of the Vice-President of the European Commission, almost all the political parties in Parliament signed a code of conduct for the EU elections.

Von der Leyen's SME Envoy appointment disputed

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is embroiled in a row over favouritism, after appointing German MEP Markus Pieper as Envoy for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, a five-year post with a salary of nearly 17,000 euros a month.

Lampedusa overwhelmed after receiving over 1000 migrants in a day

Italian authorities reported that just in a day and a half, more than 1500 people arrived to Lampedusa island, with 333 at the Friday morning alone.

WATCH: Around 1,000 migrants land in Lampedusa in 24 hours

Dozens of small boats from Tunisia and Libya were also rescued off the Italian island overnight.