Ian Traynor

In a surprise victory for the opposition, the tables have been turned on the president’s plans.

Resentment is growing over German chancellor Angela Merkel’s leadership and fiscal austerity measures.

Angela Merkel’s triumph in winning a third term with such an improbably high margin sets her and Germany apart in Europe.

The Greek government has been ordered to implement draconian measures to reform the labour market by introducing a six-day working week.

Europe is braced for an election bonanza this that will determine the politics of the increasingly contested campaign to save the single currency.

The frontrunner in the French presidential election François Hollande wants to push the European Union to spend big money on growth and jobs.

Brussels has condemned Spain for planning to go against European Commission rules and not focus on its targets.

As a clear damp dawn rose over Brussels on December 9, the tired and tetchy leaders of Europe emerged bleary-eyed.

Europe is sliding into a war with international credit-rating agencies it may struggle to win, following a tumultuous week.

An Anglo-American attempt to hand over the Libyan operation to Nato was rejected by several key member countries.

The EU executive launched a campaign this week for a new Europe-wide system of penalties, fines and possible jail terms in financial services.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s obituary for multiculturalism in Germany is at one with the temper of the times in Europe.

When Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Berlin for a fraught summit with Angela Merkel, an aide to the French president gave him a good tip: "No kissing.

Despite overwhelming evidence of genocide, the ‘butcher of Bosnia’ denies all. Ian Traynor reports.

Mali is the world’s fifth-poorest country and an estimated four million of its 12-million population are abroad.