Around 360 million EU citizens cast their votes in 27 EU countries to elect 720 members of the European Parliament.

A suggestion by the NATO secretary general that Western allies lift the ban on Ukraine's use of weapons against targets on Russian territory has been received with reluctance in a number of EU countries, including Italy.

Dutch politician Geert Wilders, known for his anti-Islam stance, has reached a coalition agreement with three other party leaders that shifts the Netherlands towards the far right.

European Council President Charles Michel has warned that the European Union needs to ramp up its military production and shift to a war economy in response to an alleged threat posed by Russia.

France and Germany have expressed support for a new migrant action plan proposed by the European Commission, which is in line with Italy's tough approach on migration.

The Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, meets the relatives of victims and survivors of the migrant shipwreck off the country’s southern coast, in which scores of people died.

Thousands of Italians hold protests against high cost of living and energy prices, calling for the suspension of the shipment of weapons and money to Ukraine.