Greece's Varoufakis warns against historic 'failure' by EU
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis warned that EU leaders had a duty to avoid a historic "failure" and urged a swift accord in Greece's debt talks with its creditors.
British PM risks party rebellion on EU membership talks
Prime Minister David Cameron was put on notice that 50 of his own backbenchers will lead calls for Britain to quit the EU if he does not secure major concessions from Brussels.
EU chief refuses to talk to Greece's Tsipras
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker refused a request from Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to talk on the phone.
EU's Juncker says 'challenging' Greece talks to continue
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said that "challenging" negotiations with Greece would continue, after late-night talks with premier Alexis Tsipras broke up without a deal.
Greece still rejects some of creditors' proposals: Tsipras
Greece still rejects some of the reform plans put forward by its EU-IMF creditors but sees a willingness to reach a deal in coming days.
European parliament hits back at Russia blacklist
European parliament head Martin Schulz said the Russian ambassador to the EU was barred access to the institution in retribution for a travel ban imposed by Moscow.
Top German MEP says UK's Cameron could lose EU veto
Britain could lose its prized EU veto on some subjects if it opts out from the commitment to "ever closer union" in the bloc's treaties under David Cameron's reform plans.
Macedonia to hold polls in 2016 to end political crisis: EU
Macedonian political leaders agreed to hold elections in early 2016 in order to overcome a deep political crisis, EU enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn said.
Russian FM dimisses 'absurdity' of EU anger over entry bans
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed the "absurdity" of EU complaints over a travel ban imposed by Moscow on 89 Europeans over the Ukraine crisis.
Berlin, Paris urge Brussels to rework EU asylum plan
Germany and France urged the EU to find a fairer way to admit and distribute asylum seekers, as their leaders met the European Commission chief in Berlin.
Russia issues 89-name EU blacklist, bars politicians
Moscow has issued a blacklist of European Union politicians barred from Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine.
Merkel vows 'constructive' role to help keep Britain in EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed to help keep Britain in the EU by working on reforms with Prime Minister David Cameron.
Japan-EU summit to discuss stalled free trade deal
Japan and the European Union will hold summit talks later, with a long-stalled Free Trade Agreement expected to be on the agenda.
Cameron urges 'flexible and imaginative' EU reforms
British Prime Minister David Cameron prepared Friday to lobby German Chancellor Angela Merkel for "flexible and imaginative" EU reforms.
France says Britain EU referendum 'very risky'
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said a British referendum on whether to leave the EU was "very risky", ahead of a visit by Prime Minister David Cameron to Paris.
Referendum to ask should Britain 'remain' member of EU
Voters will be asked "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?" in a referendum to be held by 2017.
Mogherini calls for resuming Palestinian-Israeli peace process
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini called on Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace negotiations, saying the situation on the ground was "not sustainable."
UK referendum question will be a 'Yes' to stay in EU: reports
British voters will be asked to vote "Yes" or "No" on remaining in the European Union in a referendum to be held by the end of 2017.
Europe must do more to help migrants: UN chief
Europe must do more to help migrants crossing the Mediterranean, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said ahead of a visit to Brussels.
Most EU nationals in UK excluded from voting in referendum
Most European Union citizens who are resident in Britain will not be able to vote in a referendum on its membership of the bloc.