Martin Selmayr

"Romania and Bulgaria fulfill the criteria for joining Schengen. I am concerned about Austria's reputation in front of our European partners," Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen said in a conversation with the EU's permanent representative in Austria, Martin Selmayr.

Latvian Ilze Juhansone is a the new Secretary-General of the European Commission, Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, Nicolas Schmit announced. He specified that the decision was taken at today's meeting of the commissioners and takes effect immediately.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has accepted the resignation of Secretary-General Martin Selmayr, a spokesman for the institution said today.

Michel Barnier has warned Theresa May that the withdrawal agreement is not open for renegotiation despite hints from the EU's most senior civil servant suggesting otherwise, writes express.co.uk

Theresa May has accused European politicians of making “threats” against Britain to try to influence the general election result.

The PM launched a stinging attack on the “bureaucrats of Brussels” in a speech outside 10 Downing Street after meeting the Queen.

She said some in Brussels wanted Brexit talks to fail.

The head of the EU Commission President's cabinet has issued an ambiguous statement assessting a possible candidacy of the commission Vice President Georgieva for the UN top job.

The Serbian Ministry of Interior said Slovenia will not accept any more migrants who attempt to enter its territory without valid visas and passports.

The information, passed to Serbia by counterparts from Croatia on Tuesday, cements the
de-facto closure of the so-called Balkan refugee route.

A day before the crucial referendum in Greece, there are smoke signals from the European Commission. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s senior advisor, Martin Selmayr, has been tweeting thoughts on Greece with links to a Der Spiegel interview that is more than two weeks old.

Greece's new proposals to European leaders ahead of a crunch summit June 22 offered a ray of hope that a deal to end the country's debt crisis can be struck after five months of deadlock.

By Christos Ziotis

The European Central Bank raised emergency funding for Greek lenders for the third time in less than a week, a person familiar with the decision said.