Emily Rauhala

The widening gap is fueling frustration and potentially extending the pandemic.

The European Union may not offer him all the help he wants at the speed he is demanding.

Russia’s gas company, Gazprom, said it unilaterally shut off the supply of gas to Poland and Bulgaria because payments were not made in rubles.

The court said Frontex is not empowered to weigh in on “return decisions.” Activists said that raises questions about who can hold the agency to account.

Over the past several months French President Emmanuel Macron has strongly backed Ukraine to join both NATO and the E.U., but allies are wary if this change is for the long term.

There is broad consensus that advancing the European Union is necessary to counter Russia.

Despite some Ukrainian progress in breaking through dense Russian defenses, fears of a frozen conflict loom.

Unlike with the Nord Stream episode, European officials are being cautious about pointing to a culprit.

The ruling Law and Justice party, accused by the E.U. of rolling back Poland’s democracy, may have tipped the election odds in its favor.

Far-right voices have played up the possibility of mass migration from the Middle East, though few Palestinians have been able to leave.