The European Union cannot allow the continued free flow of goods across the Irish border if Britain is outside the single market and the customs union, Tony Blair has warned.

The upsurge of migrants heading to Europe from Africa is threatening to undermine living standards and social structures in the EU, British foreign secretary Philip Hammond has warned.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today warned Europe against backing proposed UN measures against its nuclear programme, saying Iran would respond by downgrading relations with the EU.

Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen today welcomed a joint declaration by the Europe Union on the Prophet Mohammed cartoons, saying it was in line with his government’s view.

Germany has become the ninth country to approve Europe Union’s new constitution, but Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder did not stick around to celebrate after the vote: He hopped on a jet to rally voters in France.