Benjamin Fox

Belgian fiscal hawk and former journalist Johan van Overtveldt is in charge of checking the EU pursestrings. Despite coming from the European Conservatives & Reformists group, he calls himself a ‘bridge-builder and compromise-seeker’.

One of the European Parliament’s most experienced MEPs will be handling the political hot potato of a potential trade war with China.

New French prime minister François Bayrou unveiled a new government filled with familiar faces — but there are widespread doubts that his team will survive more than a few weeks.

The EU’s continued military training presence in Mozambique has been questioned again after a major prison riot led to the escape of thousands of inmates, as post-election violence continues to divide the south-east African state.

With a raft of green transport measures already adopted, this new term for the transport committee promises scrutiny on implementation and efficiency — and a renewed focus on eco-tourism.

The EU has threatened to impose new sanctions against a Rwandan-backed militia group — in a move which could have implications for the bloc’s access to critical minerals.

The unlikely campaign to make Belgium's late King Baudouin a saint is particularly controversial in central Africa, where Burundi, Rwanda and DR Congo have bitter memories of Belgian colonialism.

While the EU machine slowly grinds into gear following the Christmas holidays, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi is midway through a four-country tour of Africa — as Beijing seeks to shore up its hoped-for position as Africa’s main partner.

China has accused the EU of “selective implementation” of the bloc's rules on foreign subsidies — hinting that this could lead to further “retaliatory measures” in the multi-faceted ongoing trade dispute between Beijing and...

Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has described his country as being on the ‘front-line’ of the migration crisis in North Africa and the Maghreb region on Thursday (9 January), following a flurry of meetings with top EU officials.