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Chris Patten, the European Union's External Affairs Commissioner, was accused Tuesday of allegedly trying to sabotage an inquiry into claims that EU aid to the Palestinian National Authority has been diverted.

By the time the Iraqi crisis is over, it may already be too late for the British Government to stop a political disaster in Europe.

For all its posturing and muscle flexing, Kremlin may not be in a position to dictate terms to the rest of the world

It is a tussle over which of the two superpowers will dominate technology and run the world in the 21st century

The Catalonia crisis has taken on an unstoppable momentum and revealed just how fragile the European institutional order really is

Macron will emerge by default as the de facto leader of the EU for a while as Merkel grapples with coalition woes, though this is unlikely to do the French president any good

French president offers brutal indictment of neighbour’s Eurozone policies ahead of joint session with Merkel

The lessons of history show that the world has always been in a mess forever climbing the proverbial wall of political worry

Blow to European power as Kremlin sanctions trump historic trade deal

Prospective Italian finance minister feels as the dominant EU economy, Germany could lead the least traumatic break-up

The International Monetary Fund has had to nurse down its global growth forecasts again

Brussels has been slow to roll out anti-dumping sanctions, partly due to pressure from Britain and other states courting China for political reasons