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Egypt hit back Wednesday (27 February) at Turkish criticism of EU leaders for meeting their Arab counterparts in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh just days after Cairo executed nine people. The foreign ministry accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

Half of all votes against climate and energy decisions in the European Parliament come from right-wing parties and that number is set to grow as they are expected to score high at the next European elections, according to a study presented in Brussels on Wednesday (27 February).

The European Parliament chose Romania's former anti-corruption chief Laura Codruţa Kövesi as its top pick for the EU’s first-ever chief prosecutor on Wednesday (27 February), setting itself on a collision course with the member states, which had opted for Kövesi's French rival.

Romania's former anti-corruption chief, Laura Codruta Kovesi on Wednesday received the backing of a key European Parliament committee, pitting the parliament against member states who backed a French candidate for the EU's new chief prosecutor position. MEPs in the civil liberties committees supported Kovesi with 26 votes, while Jean-Francois Bohnert received 22 votes. The parliament and member states will have to negotiate on whom to choose.

The European Commission will urge member states on Wednesday (27 February) to reform their economies as the risks related to the US-China trade war, a disorderly Brexit or the Italian economy could worsen the deceleration of the European economy.

Theresa May presented a three-step plan to the House of Commons on Tuesday: in mid-March the MPs are to vote once more on her deal with Brussels. If they reject it, there will be a vote on whether to accept a hard Brexit. If they oppose a no-deal Brexit there will be a vote on whether to ask Brussels to extend article 50 by three months. What do commentators make of this strategy?

The North Korean ruler and the US president are meeting for the second time this Wednesday in Hanoi. On Twitter Donald Trump spoke of his "friend" Kim Jong-un and predicted that North Korea will experience an economic upturn. Commentators see both protagonists under pressure to get results at their meeting.

The Dutch government has paid 680 million to boost its share in Air France-KLM to 12.7 percent and plans to put its stake on a par with that of the French government, at 14.3 percent. The press speculates on The Hague's motives and the consequences of this move.