MEPs in the European Parliament in Strasbourg will vote today on the new team of EU Commissioners.

There was just one piece missing from the jigsaw of the new college of European Commissioners following the resignation of the Slovenian candidate yesterday evening.

Slovenia’s government has survived a confidence vote, boosting its efforts to avoid seeking an international bailout.

Slovenian politicians have approved a new, left-leaning government after a previous centre-right administration was ousted over corruption allegations.

Slovenia’s parliament ousted prime minister Janez Jansa and his conservative government and named an opposition financial expert as his replacement.