The twenty-second Political Dialogue Meeting at Ministerial Level between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union (EU) was held in Abuja on 30th November 2018.

As part of a new strategy to protect nature in the European Union, three billion new trees will be planted across the 27 member states.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the key priorities of Africa´s Agenda 2063 and a flagship project for the continent. Signed by 49 African countries and ratified by 14 countries so far, it needs 8 more ratifications to enter into force.

Her warning marks a significant shift in tone on the EU and UK's relationship once Brexit is delivered since Boris Johnson became PM.

Second referendum supporter and Boris Johnson critic is frontrunner to succeed Juncker.

Our Future Our Choice co-founder Femi Oluwole clashed with Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley after the journalist continually challenged the fact that membership to the Customs Union is not the same as membership to the European Union.

The tenth round of Australia – European Union Free Trade Agreement (Australia -EU FTA) negotiations took place virtually from 9 – 19 March. Through more than 60 video conferences, we made substantive progress on a range of issues across the FTA and engaged on our respective market access interests.

Luxury carmaker Bentley (VOWG_p.DE) said free trade with Europe not the United States was its priority as Britain negotiates its new relationship with the European Union...

The first Arab League-European Union summit in Egypt came to an end on Monday with both sides saying the conference had been a success. A second summit is due to take place in Brussels in 2022.

Today we aim to cut through the noise by looking at four of the fundamental principles behind European Union membership. Welcome to the four freedoms of the EU’s internal market.

Iter is a collaboration between China, the EU, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the US - all of whom are sharing in the costs of construction.

Brexit has severely disrupted trade between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK), with total UK imports from the EU falling by almost a quarter (24.8%) and exports to the EU falling by 13.1%, according to a report for the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee.

David Cameron has said Britain needs closer ties with the European Union, prompting fears the Brexit debate could be ‘reignited’. / The Foreign Secretary said the bloc is a ‘friend, a neighbour and partner’ and praised cooperation between the EU and the UK in supporting Ukraine.

The UK’s obsession with regulation autonomy has “strong implications", Luisa Santos said.

Six years on, it seems Europe still hasn’t got the memo. For that matter, neither has Britain. The United Kingdom, rather than leaping boldly into a brave new future, is imploding. Europe, meanwhile, seems to have found a new sense of purpose.

An extraordinary unity of purpose has been a chance for the EU to move on from the global financial crisis and the 2015 migration crisis.

The Tory race for the top job rumbles on. Europe attempts to fill its own big positions. President Michael D Higgins hears strong words of support on Brexit in Germany. We also get a business view of the 'no deal' sentiment and get the reflections of a former European Parliament Brexit steering group member as she wraps up her term.

The agreement reached after years of negotiations is forecast to boost trade by more than £30 billion a year.

Confidence in Brussels has shot up in latest sign of Brexit regret. / The British public has more confidence in the EU than the UK parliament, a new survey has found in a remarkable turnaround of a trend lasting decades.

David Davis suggested the turn in fortunes could be because the UK media have stopped “kicking Brussels all the time”.

British travellers will get a stamp in their passport every time they enter and leave the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the European commission has confirmed.

The European Council, representing the EU's 27 member countries, said it adopted the New Zealand pact, setting it up come into force "probably in early 2024" once Wellington ratifies it.

The peoples of Europe, in creating an ever closer union among them, are resolved to share a peaceful future based on common values. Conscious of its spiritual and moral heritage, the Union is founded on the indivisible, universal values ... It places the individual at the heart of its activities, by establishing the citizenship of the Union and by creating an area of freedom, security and justice.

US, European, Japanese and Chinese patients could get novel medicines ahead of patients in the UK after Brexit, the CEO of French pharma Ipsen has said in an interview.

The European Parliament has launched a new mobile application designed to help citizens to discover what the EU has done, is doing and plans to do, is now available.

Despite its long membership, Britain has seriously failed to grasp the way the EU works, writes N Piers Ludlow (LSE). Many of the stickiest points in the Brexit negotiations, including the Northern Ireland backstop and the decision to trigger Article 50 so early, reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of how the bloc operates.

Ireland’s foreign minister dismisses request by DUP in escalating row over trade barriers in Irish Sea.

The new law protects vulnerable road users and comes into force on Monday.

The EU has again criticised the UK's decision not to give the EU ambassador to London full diplomatic status.

The European Council on Tuesday approved a 5 billion-euro ($5.8 billion) reserve aimed at helping EU businesses tackle the short-term effects of Brexit.

The issue stems from the outworkings of the NI Protocol, which means Northern Ireland remains covered by the EU’s pharmaceutical regulations.

The EU and South American economic bloc Mercosur have clinched a huge trade deal after 20 years of negotiations.

The European Union presidency has called for an international tribunal over Russia's invasion of Ukraine after the discovery of mass graves in the recently liberated Ukrainian town of Izium.

Ireland’s Leo Varadkar says PM’s pledge of no hard border contradicts written proposal.

Move would allow members to draw on emergency fund for floods, fires and earthquakes.

The EU’s foreign minister has slammed the violence against protesters in the wake of the presidential election in Belarus, calling the elections “neither free nor fair”.

The European Union is offering assurances on funding for poorer members and countries’ ability to choose their own energy mix, as it strives for a deal next week on a tougher target to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to EU documents and sources.

Bloc's ambassador to Britain says nobody advocates following Britain out of the EU.

Britain was a traditional obstacle to an agreement, because of immigration and Scotch whisky.

There is absolutely no resemblance between the EU and the USSR. Such comparisons are reckless, childish and nonsensical.

The European Commission has launched four new legal actions against the UK government for breaking parts of the Northern Ireland Brexit deal.

The EU has launched fresh legal action against the UK over its enforcement of post-Brexit trading rules in Northern Ireland.

Boris Johnson given until 22 November to respond to infringement procedure.

MPs backed Boris Johnson's plan to tear apart his own deal with the EU - which comes after he claimed he had 'got Brexit done'.

The ‘overwhelming majority’ of member states want the 2050 target included in the EU’s strategic agenda.

The European Union has agreed to allow the United States, Canada and Norway to join one of its military initiatives aimed at speeding up the deployment of troops and equipment around Europe.

The number of EU countries on board with a pledge to go carbon neutral by 2050 has grown rapidly in recent months – with 18 out of 28 now supporting the policy.

Foreign ministers agree individuals responsible for vote-rigging and violence should face asset freezes and travel bans.

EU officials involved with Brexit negotiations privately considered aspects of Theresa May’s approach “insane” and “pathetic”, a new behind-the-scenes documentary shows. / BBC camera crews were given access to Brexit officials in the European Parliament to make Brexit: Behind Closed Doors, a two-part series focusing on the team around Guy Verhofstadt.

The European Commission has agreed to compensate Irish farmers for a collapse in beef and dairy prices in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Irish edition of the Sunday Times newspaper said, quoting Irish government and EU sources.

The UK is making last-minute tweaks to planned legislation to override a portion of its Brexit deal, as the European Union prepares to relaunch legal proceedings as part of the bloc’s response to the move.

The EU is preparing to delay Brexit until at least July after concluding that Theresa May is doomed to fail in getting her deal through parliament.

Promise for aid comes after US Congress leaves Ukraine war support out of spending bill.

"Bloody EU, promoting international train travel to save the planet," Best For Britain said.

It comes as the bloc committed €5 billion to protect its member states from adverse economic effects caused by Britain's split.

Big tech firms face yearly checks on how they are tackling illegal and harmful content under new rules unveiled by the European Commission.

Brussels says it has completed its preparations for a no-deal Brexit and warned that it is “increasingly likely” that the UK will crash out.

The European Union on Friday set up a unit of investigators to tackle an expected surge in finanial crime in the economic downturn triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and crack down on defrauding of state subsidies.

European Commission says failure to apply customs rules in Northern Ireland “significantly increases the risk of smuggling”.

Brussels commissioner says bill breaches convention, as legal experts warn of risk to Brexit trade deal.

From Ursula von der Leyen at the European commission to Christine Lagarde at the ECB, your guide to key EU jobs

Brussels says offer is 'strictly time-limited'

Boris Johnson viewed as Trump-like figure while Dominic Raab accused of ‘making things up’. / The EU has been on a Brexit break since the UK secured a six-month delay to its departure. With Theresa May soon to leave 10 Downing Street, Brussels is tuning in to the Westminster drama of the Tory leadership race – with both amazement and exasperation.

Brussels has warned Britain not to break their post-Brexit trade deal by slashing regulation in its new drive for economic growth.

Brussels’ former top law officer has rubbished Boris Johnson’s extraordinary plan to sabotage the EU and make it ‘no longer legal’, arguing it makes no sense.

David Meek, the CEO of Ipsen, warns Britain leaving the European Union has seen the country fall down the list of priorities.

Kenya and the European Union have signed a long-negotiated trade agreement to increase the flow of goods between the two markets, as Brussels pursues stronger economic ties with Africa.

European Union and Mercosur negotiators met in Brazil on Tuesday and Wednesday to try to reconcile their different positions and complete a trade deal that has been in the works for two decades, three diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Event delayed after UK refuses to grant EU ambassador same privileges as other diplomats.

The European Commission welcomes the swift adoption by the Council of the proposals to ensure the continued long-term supply of medicines from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and to address outstanding supply concerns in Cyprus, Ireland and Malta – markets that have been historically supplied through or by Great Britain.

Foreign affairs chief raises concerns over UK refusal to grant EU mission full diplomatic status.

“It is an opportunity to set our sights on the future of our partnership and to focus on what brings us together", the invite notes.

Leaders say Europe again has a friend in the White House but differences with US will not disappear.

EU and UK parliaments will each send 35 lawmakers to the joint assembly, which oversees the implementation of the Brexit trade deal.

The European Parliament has branded Brexit a “historic mistake” as MEPs prepare to officially pass the Brexit trade deal later today.

The European Parliament has approved EU candidacy status for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia in a convincing vote on Thursday.

The European Parliament's 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded to the brave people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders and civil society.

After Brexit, some anticipated a shift in European sentiment and believed other members would follow the UK's lead. But 6 years on, the bloc seems more cohesive than ever and optimism is high. So why is this? And how did the EU become stronger than ever?

Welcome to the Fact Sheets website. Created in 1979 for Parliament’s first direct elections, the Fact Sheets are designed to provide non-specialists with a straightforward, concise and accurate overview of the European Union’s institutions and policies, and the role that the European Parliament plays in their development.

The European Commission today adopted an equivalence decision determining that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regime for US central counterparties (CCPs) is equivalent to EU rules.

Free zones which are in operation in the customs territory of the Union, as communicated by the Member States to the Commission.

George Papandreou, the ex-prime minister of Greece, discusses a united Europe as part of The World Post's new series, One On One, which gives voice to prominent figures speaking on pressing global issues.

Support for leaving the European Union has dramatically fallen across the bloc, much to the shock of Brexiteers.

Three years after the UK officially left the EU, what can be learned by looking back at the Brexit negotiation process, and how has it impacted on the relationship between the EU and the UK?

Hungary will sign a trade and development deal between the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific states after it was promised amendments it sought, the Central European country's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday.

The Independent Group (TIG) of MPs has applied to become a political party to take part in European elections in May if they go ahead. The group intends to call itself Change UK, and has named Heidi Allen as its interim leader.

This troll has published a thread attacking @Femi_Sorry for his video on EU democracy. I don’t like feeding trolls, but this one is getting attention for the wrong reason and his thread deserves detailed rebuttal. It’s a staggering tissue of lies and half-truths.

The former prime minister warned that “complacency” and “nostalgia” are the routes to a national decline and that the UK’s global influence has relied upon history, fortified by membership of the EU and close ties to the US.

The European Union – African Union Summit, which is taking place today, is an important milestone. European and African leaders must underline that we depend on each other. A prosperous African future is a prosperous European future, writes a coalition of MEPs.

French President Emmanuel Macron has outlined his vision for Europe's future, urging reform of its passport-free Schengen area and setting up a new agency to protect against fake news.

Vote sets up post-Brexit budget clash with countries accused of damaging democratic values.

Mercosur has been the most significant initiative for a deeper and more constructive integration in South America. Despite the fact that it is mainly known as a common market, its contribution to social stability is absolutely notable.

Three weeks after post-Brexit trade deal comes into force, Boris Johnson accused of being ‘simply petty’,

With 65 days to go until the UK leaves the EU single market and customs union, the approval rating of the EU leadership has never been higher among Britons, according to a new poll.

The head of NATO and a top European Union official on Monday invited U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to rebuild transatlantic ties and meet with Washington’s European allies next year.

Marking three years since the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, and 50 years since its accession to the European Economic Community, UK in a Changing Europe will bring together leading authorities to discuss the UK/EU relationship. Panelists include former EU Commissioners, journalists, academics, and politicians.

Contrary to recent reports, the European Union knows Britain could walk away and is preparing accordingly.

Spokesman says it is ‘pretty obvious’ border controls would be needed in this scenario

Brussels is set to reveal details of action despite ministers’ insistence the the Northern Ireland protocol plans do not break international law.

In both Britain and the rest of Europe, a frank and honest discussion is needed about what it means to be sovereign in a changing world.

Rishi Sunak needs to grasp that ‘smart subsidy’ is what is powering our global rivals.

In some legal systems, as in law of the European Union, the application of the precautionary principle has been made a statutory requirement in some areas of law.

In 1992, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Her speech followed the signing of the Maastricht Treaty - the foundation of today's European Union. Drawing on the words of Winston Churchill, she paid tribute to those who rebuilt Europe in the wake of conflict and praised the Parliament as a leading democratic forum.

This collection of essays by various authors covers the regional blocs in Africa including COMESA, SADC and ECOWAS. It compares and contrasts them with the EU, ASEAN and MERCOSUR.

The European Union (EU) is a unique and essential partner for NATO. Sharing strategic interests and facing similar threats and challenges, NATO and the EU work side by side in crisis management, on capability development, in providing support to their common partners in the east and south, as well as to address the challenges posed by growing strategic competition.

Campaigners say direct links between capitals could significantly reduce carbon emissions.

Coreper, the European Council’s executive body, made up of permanent representatives to the European Union, has voted to back Romania’s former anti-corruption boss Laura Codruța Kövesi as the first head of the EU’s newly-created Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Scotland will continue to have "direct" relations with EU states as the country seeks to re-join the bloc as an independent nation, Constitution Secretary Mike Russell has told MSPs.

Economic hardship and war have not pushed Europe’s nations apart, but closer together.

The South American customs pact Mercosur and the EU are “very close” to a far-reaching free trade accord, Brazil’s foreign minister said, a deal that would serve as a powerful counterpoint to growing tensions in global trade.

THE fact that the European Union (EU) is consolidating its space programmes under a new agency that is being given an expanded mandate is not particularly good news for the UK space industry - at least as long as the current Johnson government remains in power.

Steve Analyst threads a selection of videos recalling Leave campaigners' claims we future trade with the EU after Brexit.

Czech republic and Italy are most inclined to leave EU other than Britain – but still want to stay by large margin.

Friday marked 50 years since Ireland signed the treaty in Brussels that took the fledging state into the European Economic Community.

Is the end nigh? History would suggest not. / "The European Union has been written off several times before but has always proved far more resilient than its critics have assumed."

"United in diversity"

The Africa-EU Partnership is the formal channel through which the European Union and the African continent work together. It is based on the Joint Africa-EU Strategy adopted by Heads of State and Government at the second EU-Africa Summit in 2007.

Leaders of the 50 countries that comprise the EU and the Arab League, together with the European Institutions, are set to meet in Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh on 24-25th February in an unprecedented summit encounter.

At one time the American Dream was the ideal and envy of the world. But today, at the dawn of the new Millennium, Europe is pointing a new way to the future. In this major new book, best-selling author Jeremy Rifkin argues that Europe has a vision of its own and is overtaking America as the world's next superpower.

How did the European Union (EU) respond to the Brexit vote? How did EU principles and processes shape the EU’s negotiating strategies? And how has Brexit in turn shaped today’s EU? This event brings together renowned observers and practitioners of Brexit from the European side to discuss these issues.

An extract from 'A Call for Revolution: An Appeal to the Young of the World'.

The four freedoms govern the movement of goods, persons, services and capital with-in the EU. They are the cornerstones of the Single Market and the common currency.Many citizens see them as the greatest achievement of the European unification project.

Trade and investment relations with Africa are increasingly important to the European Union’s strategic goals

The Treaties of the European Union are a set of international treaties between the European Union (EU) member states which sets out the EU's constitutional basis.

The Database contains all the bilateral and multilateral international treaties or agreements concluded by the European Union (EU), the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) and the former European Communities (EC, EEC, ECSC).

Despite promises that the UK would be next in line for trade talks, Trump officials could end up entering fresh talks with the EU instead.

Boris Johnson is about to feel the pinch of Brexit Britain’s new global status: squeezed on one side by Europeans in no mood to yield, and on the other by a United States driving a hard bargain for its economic support.

The government has been criticised for downgrading the diplomatic status of the EU's ambassador in London.

Former senior officials also worry Britain may be sidelined if Joe Biden becomes president.

The government does not understand how the EU works and so embarks on negotiating strategies that are doomed to fail, Britain’s former ambassador to Brussels has said.

Dominic Raab says he wants to turn page on Brexit saga and treat EU with respect it deserves.

Foreign Office says EU should not be treated as nation state, despite 142 countries granting bloc this status.

Levy could raise €140bn, and energy ministers also set targets to cut electricity use.

Report by the European Council on Foreign Relations says that more people see bloc as a key partner than the US.

UK will be accommodated but never prioritised above collective interest of EU.

The UK is urging the European Union not to harm British companies as European leaders debate whether to match measures in the US Inflation Reduction Act with massive green subsidies of their own.

The European Union and NATO have gone through the most acute strategic challenges of the Euro-Atlantic space together. Their history of cooperation is long and has seen both ups and downs. Already in 1949, the two defence players in western Europe, NATO and the Western Union (later the Western European Union), had begun to interact.

Rising star in Democratic Party worries that any damage to the EU is a ‘gift’ to Russia.

The State Department announced Monday that "effective immediately," the department will resume its recognition of the European Union's diplomatic representation in Washington...

How does Europe affect our everyday lives? How does it impact our jobs, our families, our health care, our hobbies, our journeys, our security, our consumer choices and our social rights? And how is Europe present in our towns, cities and regions?

Understanding why, when, and how the European Union (EU) and business interact will be crucial for UK policymakers and organised interests in the new post-Brexit world.

English will remain an official language of the European Union in 2021 after Brexit, the European Commission has confirmed.

Ursula von der Leyen to head European commission and Christine Lagarde to lead ECB

'Hang on we were told the UK was first in line for a trade deal,' wrote one Twitter user.

Five years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the bloc is still tied up in post-Brexit wrangling, reports policy correspondent Jon Stone.

Move opens door to EU membership amid outrage over the brutality of the unprovoked Russian attack.

'And then of course, there’s Brexit. In July 2020, the long-delayed Russia report published by the parliament’s intelligence and security committee presented a damning conclusion.'