No one left to go abroad. Not like today," Mr Melnicenco says. This weekend Moldovans will vote in a referendum on joining the EU with preliminary polls suggesting around 63% are in favour.

But divisions remain among the bloc’s 27 countries, in particular on the controversial idea of creating return centres outside the EU. EU leaders called Thursday for urgent new legislation to ...

EU leaders want new, strong law to expel illegal migrants EU backs Poland's efforts to keep out migrants sent by Russia, Belarus BRUSSELS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on ...

EU leaders are looking at ways to strengthen the bloc's external borders. The meeting comes after the far-right made gains in the European Parliament and also in various elections in Germany and ...

While no final decision has been made, the EU wants to impose fines that are high enough to prevent X from repeatedly breaking the law, said two people familiar with its thinking. Musk and X have ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made an urgent plea in Brussels, though it’s unclear to what extent the officials gathered there will go along with it. By Jenny Gross and Constant ...

EU, NATO Pledge Zelenskiy Support but Reticent on Ukraine 'Victory Plan' By Sabine Siebold and Andrew Gray BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched his "victory plan" to ...

However, both EU border control schemes have repeatedly been delayed. The European Travel Information and Authorisation Scheme (Etias) was due to be introduced in November 2023, but has been put back ...

EU executive proposes accelerating Migration Pact implementation Germany, France, others introduce border checks EU to explore deals with non-EU countries for return hubs BRUSSELS, Oct 15 (Reuters ...

The Balkan country, which was granted candidate status in 2014, held its first accession conference with the EU in July 2022, but the opening of the first cluster marks a major step forward in joining ...

Albania’s Prime Minister, Edi Rama, declared that “the EU needs the Western Balkans as much as the Western Balkans needs the EU. “We are now on the way up with clear ideas, with a strong ...

Tuesday’s accession conference will be the second held between the EU and Albania since it became a candidate country in 2014. It will allow Brussels to scrutinise the so-called ‘fundamentals ...