European Union

Fractious EU summit rejects Franco-German plan for Putin talks

Bloc to explore sanctions instead, as gathering also holds ‘emotional’ debate over Hungary’s LGBT laws

Jennifer Rankinin Brussels

25, Jun, 2021 @9:31 AM

Picking fights has served Johnson’s Tories well – but it’s a strategy that may backfire | Andy Beckett

The divisive style of Britain’s most dominant incompetent may lose its appeal as his voters feel their incomes shrinking, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Andy Beckett

25, Jun, 2021 @6:00 AM

Leave campaigners ‘surprised’ by decay in relations with EU, says David Frost

Brexit minister says dispute over border checks in Northern Ireland main barrier to better relationship

Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

24, Jun, 2021 @8:40 PM

UK removes quarantine requirement for arrivals from Balearics, Malta and some Caribbean islands – as it happened

Latest updates: Northern Ireland makes announcement before update on England travel green list

Nadeem Badshah, Matthew Weaver and Andrew Sparrow

24, Jun, 2021 @8:22 PM

EU leaders to confront Hungary’s Viktor Orbán over LGBTQ+ rights

Sixteen EU leaders sign open letter vowing to fight discrimination of LGBTQ+ people before summit

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

24, Jun, 2021 @5:20 PM

‘Patriotic’ school anthem is pure anathema | Brief letters

Brief letters: Skorts | Wheelie suitcases | One Britain song | Lord Frost

Letters

24, Jun, 2021 @4:45 PM

France extends residency deadline for British nationals

Deadline to apply for post-Brexit permit now 30 September amid fears many Britons would lose rights at end of June

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

24, Jun, 2021 @3:44 PM

Five years on, we finally know what Brexit means: a worse deal for everyone | Polly Toynbee

On trade, finance, migration, food standards and more, the UK suffers fresh ignominy on a daily basis, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

24, Jun, 2021 @3:32 PM

After 16 years of Merkel, EU summit could mark end of an era

Analysis: Outgoing German chancellor attended her first summit in 2005 with likes of Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

24, Jun, 2021 @2:55 PM

Brexit porkies: the etymology of ‘sausage’, star of the latest trade row

As a correspondent, Boris Johnson cooked up stories about European food regulation; as the PM, he is battling to avoid a trade war over sausages

Steven Poole

24, Jun, 2021 @6:00 AM

Violence towards refugees at Libyan detention centres forces MSF to pull out

Medical charity says abuse and attacks have escalated as more migrants are intercepted at sea and camps become increasingly overcrowded

Kaamil Ahmed