Georg von Harrach

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is in Brussels as part of his “drive to improve the UK’s relationship with the European Union”. But beyond the handshakes and smiles, it is far from clear that the ‘reset’ he has promised will deliver any tangible benefits.

The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) has won national elections in Austria, but whether it can form a government depends on convincing its conservative rivals to join with it.

France finally has a government more than two months after a snap election triggered by President Macron. With calls for a vote of no confidence from day one, how long can it survive?

The West must not risk being blackmailed by China, as it was by Russia – that’s the lesson from the Ukraine war, warned Jens Stoltenberg in his final speech as Nato secretary general.

Lithuania is currently dismantling an entire power plant, which will be sent, piece by piece, to Ukraine, to boost its supply.

Georgia’s national parliament has passed a new law clamping down on gay rights. The law on “family values and the protection of minors” gives authorities the power to ban pride events, censor books, as well as doubling down on limiting marriage and the adoption of children to hetrosexual couples.

Gaming has become its own world. No longer just about buying the game itself, it has its own virtual places where you can change the look, feel and sound. Everything for a price, of course.

The move is symbolic, but a morale boost to González who was forced to flee to Madrid after being denied the keys to Venezuela’s highest office.

The EU’s highest court has ordered Apple to pay back €13 billion to Ireland in one of the world’s biggest ever corporate tax rulings. It’s an expensive knock in the teeth for the technology giant, at a time when competitors are nipping at its heels. And it raises questions once again about Ireland’s low-tax business economy.

Michel Barnier has been appointed as the new French Prime Minister, almost two months after France’s snap elections ended in political deadlock.

50 UK-led research projects have won funding through the EU’s Horizon programme, for the first time since Brexit.

Alternative for Germany (AfD), comes first in the state of Thuringia as mainstream parties pledge to keep the populist far-right party out of office.

Britain and Germany will start work on a “bilateral cooperation treaty” to deepen relations across a range of topics from migration to defence and trade. Unlikely to radically change existing British-German positions, both leaders hope it might at least provide an economic boost. 

It’s nearly two months since elections were held in France, yet President Emmanuel Macron has rejected all candidates suggested so far for a replacement prime minister.