Ben Hall

2 weeks ago | ft.com | Ben Hall |Mercedes Ruehl

Austria’s new government is planning to permanently curb the right for refugees to be joined by their families, in a move intended to...

2 weeks ago | ft.com | Ben Hall |Raphael Minder |Marton Dunai |Barney Jopson

European leaders breathed a deep sigh of relief after a centrist pro-EU candidate won Romania’s presidential election on Sunday.

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Ben Hall |Marton Dunai

Romanians backing ultranationalist candidate George Simion in this weekend’s presidential election will be voting for a “culture of...

4 weeks ago | ft.com | Marton Dunai |Ben Hall

George Simion did not hold back after fellow ultranationalist Călin Georgescu was banned from standing in Romania’s presidential election...

1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Ben Hall |Henry Foy

Donald Trump’s offer for the US to recognise Russia’s annexation of Crimea has suddenly confronted European capitals with an agonising choice: stick with Kyiv or side with Washington. Some European officials fear differences over the Trump administration’s one-sided draft accord will put bilateral relations with London, Berlin and other capitals to the test, undermine transatlantic security and potentially derail a Nato summit in late June.