EU leaders back together but divided over revival plan The leaders of the European Union hold their first face-to-face summit in five months on Friday, but the reunion seems unlikely to bridge their divide over a post-virus economic rescue plan.

Populists looking to cause upsets as EU elections begin Populists are hoping to cause upsets across the EU as the European Parliament elections get under way today in polls that could challenge the Brussels consensus.

EU hits Iran with sanctions after murder plots

The EU hit Iran's intelligence services with sanctions Tuesday after accusing Tehran of being behind plots to assassinate regime opponents on Dutch, Danish and French soil.

Dutch FM resigns triggering vote of no-confidence

Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra resigned on Tuesday after admitting lying, triggering a political bombshell and a vote of no-confidence in the country's prime minister.

UN approves deal for Italy, Netherlands to share Council seat

The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Italy to the Security Council under a deal that will see the Netherlands take over the seat in a year.

Italy, Netherlands offer to share UN council seat

Italy and the Netherlands agreed yesterday to split their term on the UN Security Council after a tie in voting forced them to reach a compromise.

Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 tribunal Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution yesterday that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine.

Prosecuting those responsible for MH17 crash key priority: Dutch minister Prosecuting those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew – 193 of them Dutch – is a key priority for the Netherlands, the justice minister has said.

Prime Minister attends nuclear security summit Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the second Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday and met with international politicians on the sideline of the event.

Prime Minister Dung meets Holland's Queen Beatrix1 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands that he was pleased with the strong development of bilateral co-operation in all domains, especially in trade and investment.