"The European Union ... operates on the basis of rules, not threats," the commission said, after Italy warned it would not pay into the EU budget if other states did not take migrants.

Both the EU and Turkey are on the receiving end of Trump tariffs, which placed them in the same camp against the US.

From cigarette packaging to pensions access – Brexit will change a lot for British people, even if, as new preparatory notes show, the UK aims to stay close to the EU on many issues.

Rosengard, a migrant district in Malmo, Sweden, has a reputation for gang warfare and social deprivation, but some young people there are pushing for change.

The presence of the Russian president at the wedding of the Austrian foreign minister risks to undermine Austria's efforts to act as bridge builder between East and West.

"I think it is an enormous achievement by Europe and by ESA that we built this," said meteorologist Ad Stoffelen at the launch in French Guiana of a European climate research and weather forecasting satellite.