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A top EU diplomat described the pithy analogy as “no longer helpful.”

The first formal meeting of coalition partners ends in success as the parties agree on a wide range of measures for the government.

Brussels says it wants to save Europe’s waters. Here’s what it’s up against.

The EU is increasingly bending its own rules, giving Germany space to negotiate despite fears that Berlin is disadvantaging others.

Organizers of the festival, which closes on Saturday night with the award the Palme d’Or, said the closing ceremony should take place as planned.

A leaked memo reveals unease in Germany’s economy ministry.

Three achievements are likely: a security pact, a declaration on global issues, and a “common understanding” of future topics to be negotiated.

Cross-border power links need to be beefed up, Lisbon says after huge blackout, calling it a Single Market issue.

British negotiators are sitting down for a week of intensive talks with their EU counterparts ahead of a looming summit.

People rarely think about Europe’s criss-crossing energy system. We tell you how it works, what went wrong (and right) on Monday and what happens next.

There has not been any type of intrusion in the electrical network control systems,” authorities say.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is set to meet the National Security Council as Spain seeks to figure out what happened.

“This has never happened before,” said Sánchez, warning it may take longer than expected to restore power.

And what does it mean for Europe, its power grids and its electricity?

With most of the country without power, both leaders agreed to postpone their televised clash.

Portugal also remains in the dark following mass power outage south of the Pyrenees.

The U.K. energy secretary has U-turned on government rules for buying solar supplies — but politicians and human rights campaigners want him to go further.

Plans are being drawn up and, as one EU diplomat said, “We’ll take decisions to protect ourselves.”

Commission president’s visit comes as the U.K. and EU explore closer ties.

The withdrawal of aid by the U.S. and Europe could feed extremism and lead to a surge in emigration, experts warn.

The two sides are preparing to sign a defense pact in London next month — but wider Brexit negotiations will take longer to wrap up.

Friedrich Merz’s new administration promises tax cuts, energy price reductions and a blitz of public-private investment funds.

There is “a real fragility” in energy infrastructure security, one expert warned.