Oba of Benin receives EU delegation on human rights

The EU's Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a €1 billion economic aid package for Lebanon in exchange for the country slowing migration to the EU. The move comes amid a sharp rise in Syrian refugees headed to Cyprus.

China's minister of commerce is in Europe for a week-long trip, with a focus on pushing back against accusations of unfair state subsidies in the Chinese electric vehicle sector.

Campaigning for June's European Parliament elections has begun. According to the latest survey, German voters are showing little interest.