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New French President Emmanuel Macron waves to supporters after a ceremony at the Arc of Triomphe following his formal inauguration ceremony as French President in Paris. (Photo: AP)

Macron the mould-breaker: France's youngest leader since Napoleon

The 39-year-old Macron is the youngest president in the country's history and the 8th president of France's 5th Republic...

14 May 2017 6:59 PM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP)

Emmanuel Macron to be sworn in as French president

Macron will then make a speech in the Elysee reception hall in front of about 300 guests, officials and family members.

14 May 2017 1:19 PM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron holds hands with his wife Brigitte during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP)

360 Degree: From ALT+Right to Halt Right

Macron's victory in the french presidential polls offers liberals hope to counter the nationalistic and protectionist...

14 May 2017 3:35 AM IST

World Leaders at G20 Summit. (Photo: AFP)

What is G20? All you need to know about leading powers' annual summit

The G20, first met for a summit in 2008 in Washington to discuss ways to achieve balanced and sustainable world economic...

5 July 2017 12:24 PM IST

New French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. (Photo: AP)

French PM Philippe vows to bring down budget deficit, not raise taxes

Philippe said by choosing Macron, French voters showed they "are attached to the European Union and the euro.

5 July 2017 12:02 PM IST

UK Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in Parliament.

UK heads for a rendezvous with reality

Brexiter rhetoric seems to have given licence to the nastiest elements in British society.

24 March 2017 1:45 AM IST

EU Council President Donald Tusk is expected to make his proposals for the guidelines before the end of the month. (Photo: AP)

EU to hold Brexit summit for 27 members on April 29

Britain - which is excluded from the summit - announced on Monday it will formally trigger negotiations to exit the EU...

21 March 2017 6:23 PM IST

The proposal by the European Commission extends some rules that now only apply to telecom operators to web companies offering calls and messages using the internet.

Eurozone inflation above target for first time in 4 years

Eurostat statistics show consumer prices were 2 per cent higher in year through February.

2 March 2017 4:22 PM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a press meet in Berlin on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

Merkel warns 'eternal' US-EU ties not guaranteed

Merkel told the European Union it must keep a united front in negotiations with Britain over its exit from the bloc.

13 Jan 2017 11:10 AM IST

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker (Photo: AFP)

EU raises 'concerns' over US sanctions vote against Russia

The legislation is aimed at punishing the Kremlin for meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, and Russia's...

26 July 2017 5:12 PM IST

Only few days before Britain is expected to begin its formal separation from the other 27 EU nations, people at the Unite for Europe march were seen with bright blue EU flags. The protest, that demanded Brexit to be reversed, took place on Saturday, March 25, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Post UK election, Brexit could be reversed'

Since the June 8 election, UK ministers have been at war, giving the media disparaging, anonymously sourced stories...

23 July 2017 5:22 PM IST

On Sunday foreign ministers from the 28 EU countries will hold talks in Brussels on the impact of a president who has previously questioned the decades-old transatlantic pact to defend the continent. (Photo: AFP/Representational Image)

From Brexit to Donald Trump, Europe reels from year of crisis

Tusk warned at the time that the 'Western political civilisation' that has kept Europe at peace since World War II was...

12 Nov 2016 10:36 AM IST