Brussels would be "open‑minded" about discussing closer trade ties with the UK, including the possibility of working together ...

As the rift with the United States widens, a long-dormant debate has returned in the halls of European power: Does the continent need its own nuclear umbrella? The question has moved into the ...

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, growing instability in the Middle East and Donald Trump's return to the White House have thrust European defence policy into the spotlight and brought about a ...

As a new poll shows even Reform UK supporters back a youth mobility scheme with the EU, Independent readers have reignited a debate over the scheme and the wider ramifications of Brexit. Many readers ...

HEILBRONN — When the ancient Chinese wanted to curse someone, says Joschka Fischer onstage in Heilbronn, they’d say: “May you live in interesting times.” The former German foreign minister offers the ...

The European Commission will on Wednesday consider how to craft a plan to ease the bloc out of a virus lockdown that has dealt a body blow to the economies of EU members. European Commission President ...

After clinching what was called the “Mother of All Deals” with the European Union, India has now unveiled a landmark trade agreement with the United States, being hailed by supporters as the “Daddy of ...

Europe is reassessing security, trade, and capital as US guarantees look conditional. Why the reset is already underway and how it reshapes defense, markets, and policy.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament began debating on Tuesday whether to make the EU-U.S. tariff deal conditional on concessions from Washington and limited in time, which could reignite trade ...

Since the end of the Cold War many European countries ditched conscription, but with a major shift in geopolitics and increasing instability, could young Europeans soon expect to face a call up to the ...

Ukraine’s struggles to maintain troop levels have highlighted Europe’s own recruitment shortfalls. The continent must work to resolve its lack of manpower. The speed with which the Trump ...