EU leaders on Friday agreed to employ Blanchet as the subsequent secretary-fashionable of the Council of the EU. Blanchet, who's French-Swiss, presently leads the Council`s prison service. Thérèse Blanchet will take over as the Council of the EU’s secreta...

EU countries should use their “collective bargaining power” to secure affordable gas supplies ahead of next winter, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today. Commission chief says ‘there is broad support’ for such a step.

EU leaders left myriad questions unanswered Friday as they concluded a summit in Prague, delaying final decisions on combating sky-high energy prices to future meetings. Attention now turns to a formal EU leaders’ summit on October 20 and 21.