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euronews meets top business leaders for EU conference The third annual State of the European Union conference,held in Brussels on June the 6th 2013, welcomed more than 400 top business leaders. Euronews met… 07/06/2013
EU heading in wrong direction, survey finds Citizens from six European countries say the EU is going in the wrong direction, according to a survey by Gallup Europe. The study quizzed at least 750… 05/06/2013
What about my rights? The respect of our basic rights has become a top priority for many Europeans, and something that was supposed to strengthen those freedoms was the EU Charter… 27/05/2013
‘Guardians’ of EU rights also bound by charterEuropean citizens are being reminded that the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights, which came into force in 2009, is not just legally binding on … 27/05/2013
Europe Weekly: donors dig deep for Mali International donors meet in Brussels with a view to raising funds for Mali; French President François Hollande calls in on the European Commission for talks… 17/05/2013
Bonus interview: Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Development 15/05/2013
I’m European but… What does being a European citizen mean? How many closed doors do we still encounter if we want to have our rights respected in Europe? These are just some of… 13/05/2013
Vote: which EU leader has had the most impact on Europe this year?The European Executive Council is giving citizens the chance to vote for the EU leader who has had the greatest influence on the European agenda over the past… 06/05/2013
Save me from bureaucracy It is one of those things almost guaranteed to make our heads spin: getting bogged down in official bureaucracy and paperwork. Using public documents such as… 29/04/2013
EU reform against red tape avoids thorny issueA new regulation just announced by the European Commission aims to cut back on the red tape and bureaucracy that citizens and businesses face when they have… 29/04/2013
Residence rights for non-EU family members “I am an Italian citizen who has been offered a permanent job in Germany. Is my American husband entitled to live and work in Germany?” asks Federica from… 26/04/2013
EU executive backs membership talks with Serbia The European Commission on Monday recommended opening membership negotiations with Serbia following Friday’s historic deal with Kosovo. Belgrade and… 22/04/2013
Others are deciding for you There is growing concern about the steady decline in the number of people voting in EU elections. And it raises a fundamental question: just how can the… 01/04/2013
A good day to vote?Just what is the best day of the week to hold an election, to ensure that as many people as possible turn out to cast a ballot and that the concept of… 01/04/2013
Funding dissent In this edition of The Network, we look at the question of cutting funding to the EU’s far-right groups accused of failing to observe fundamental … 22/03/2013
Questions about Europe? Question from Kiki in London: “I’ve heard that 2013 is the “European Year of Citizens” but where exactely can I find out more about my rights as a European… 22/03/2013
Van Rompuy to quit politics at the end of 2014European Council President Herman Van Rompuy will no longer hold a political office in 2015, Euractiv reports. The 65-year-old broke the news in a… 18/03/2013
Cameron revels in his European ‘Thatcher’ moment David Cameron has claimed victory after succeeding in his push for the EU to spend less. The British prime minister said that European taxpayers would not… 08/02/2013
EU leaders seal historic budget cut EU leaders have agreed to cut the bloc’s spending for the first time in its history. The headline figure of 960 billion euros is down by three percent from… 08/02/2013
Syria conflict tops foreign agenda in Brussels Arriving in Brussels, the EU’s Foreign Affairs Chief, Catherine Ashton and other European foreign ministers had plenty to discuss at today’s Foreign Affairs… 31/01/2013
Davos: the big top for an economic circus As the A-listers arrived in Davos, police marksmen looked down from the snow covered roofs of the picturesque Swiss ski resort. When the World Economic Forum… 23/01/2013
euronews looks ahead to 2013 Who will be the world’s leaders in 2013? How will Europe fare? Will Italy get a new leader, what will be the futures of Syria, Egypt or the Arab regimes… 01/01/2013
Who gets what when I die When it comes to the subject of death and dying, many of us prefer not to talk about it. And that is also the case in terms of making preparations before we… 29/10/2012
Inheritance and tax: a hornet’s nestWhile the European Union now has a new law to simplify and cut the costs of cross-border inheritance procedures, the thorny issue of tax on inheritance… 29/10/2012
Acting Locally Question: “Hello. Aurélien from Villeurbanne. I would like to know what is the added value of the help given by the regions of Europe to get out of the… 12/10/2012
Behind the EADS-BAE mega-merger flop The collapse of talks to form a 35-billion euro marriage between EADS and BAE Sytems has shifted focus away from mega-mergers and onto smaller deals among… 11/10/2012
Eurozone countries face ‘double loss’ caused by corruption The head of an anti-corruption watchdog says endangered eurozone countries “will lose out double” due to a lack of public scrutiny while selling off assets… 19/09/2012
Is there a corruption crisis in Europe? Corruption is thought to cost the EU 120 billion euros a year in lost revenue and it has helped fuel the economic crisis that has spiralled some countries… 19/09/2012
Cracks in EU parliament open up single seat debate In Brussels, part of the EU Parliament has been shut because cracks have quite literally appeared in the ceiling. The structural damage, spotted in the main… 04/09/2012
Greece and Spain worries persist Back after the summer break, Europe weekly reviews important European news of the past week. The German and French leaders met in Berlin to define a common… 24/08/2012
Can I vote if I move abroad? While the right for foreigners to vote is being debated in several European countries, EU citizens already have certain rights within the continent. For… 11/05/2012
What is the European Citizens’ Initiative? In this edition of U-talk, Damien, from Lyon, France, poses this question: “I was recently approached in the street and asked to sign a European Citizens’… 06/04/2012
Serbia gets EU candidate status Belgrade and Brussels have moved a step closer together. Serbia’s long-sought status as a candidate to join the European Union has been approved. It is still… 02/03/2012
The European Parliament – it’s child’s play!Italian MEP Licia Ronzulli takes part, with her daughter, in a voting session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg February 15, 2012. REUTERS/Vincent… 16/02/2012
Should the EU become a confederation? Giacomo, in Italy, asks: Why can Europe not adopt a confederal political system, flexible and central, as in Switzerland? Pascal Delwit, political… 03/02/2012
Leaders chew the fat at EU summitHungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban talks with his British counterpart David Cameron at a European Union summit in Brussels, January 30, 2012. REUTERS/Yves… 31/01/2012
Orban in Brussels to build bridges Prime minister Viktor Orban has meet the EU’s top brass in an effort to reach a deal over Hungary’s disputed constitution. His visit to Brussels on… 24/01/2012
Sorry we are closed!A sign is displayed on the door of the European Commission offices in Dublin on January 19, 2012. Teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central… 20/01/2012
Denmark pushes plan for Iranian oil ban Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has told euronews she wants to see a full ban on Iranian oil into Europe by July. The EU has, in principle… 19/01/2012
Iran sanctions, who suffers most? For more on the Iran sanctions situation, euronews was joined by Mehrdad Emadi, External Economic Consultant with the European Union. “Mr Emadi, with Europe… 12/01/2012
MEPs want swift action on saving the euro The European Parliament has urged EU leaders to come up with concrete solutions to the euro zone debt crisis. MEPs say this weekend’s summit in Brussels… 19/10/2011
Rehn: Tackling sovereign debt ‘first priority’ Olli Rehn is the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, a key role in defining strategy against the back-drop of the debt crisis. The latest… 14/10/2011
MEPs question Greece’s on-going austerity plan The latest plan to get Greece get out of the economic mire it finds itself in has a familiar ring to it – more and quicker austerity in exchange for the next… 21/09/2011
What is the role of the European Parliament? “I’m Julia from Alicante. If each member state has its own government, what’s the role of the European Parliament, and what’s the job of an MEP?” MEP Joseph… 01/07/2011
Weekly round up We start this week’s Europe Weekly news roundup with Belgium: one year after the elections, the prime minister is still trying to form a government. We also… 17/06/2011
‘Cool’ or ‘Better’? Iceland’s surreal comedian politician Jon Gnárr was a famous Icelandic comedian, but last year ago was elected as mayor of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik. He is a co-founder of a satirical political… 01/06/2011
Europe Weekly: Osama, bailout and migrants This week’s Europe Weekly review focuses on the impact of Osama bin Laden’s death. The EU’s anti-terror chief has called for vigilance following the US led… 06/05/2011
How can we foster a common European identity in the face of resurgent nationalism? Pascal Delwit, a professor in Political Science from the Free University of Brussels responds: “There is a clear link between the increase in nationalist… 05/05/2011
Financial ‘monsters’ threaten democracy The financial crisis has hit Portugal hard and highlights the influence the financial markets have on government – and by extension on democracy. This… 22/04/2011
New platform tracks lobbyists copy-pasting their way into EU legislationA team of German journalists and developers concerned about data protection legislation have launched an online platform to expose the copy-pasting of… 14/02/2013
EU to look at evictions and repatriations of Roma in FranceEchoing a similar situation as the one two years ago, the removal of Roma from French makeshift camps has drawn criticism from the EU. Dozens have been… 11/08/2012
Cameron seeks to end spat with new French leaderAfter ruffling French feathers just after the election of François Hollande, British Prime Minister David Cameron made sure the red carpet treatment was on… 10/07/2012
German Minister calls for elected EU presidentGerman Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, this year’s Charlemagne prize winner, has called for a face for Europe. In the German city of Aachen to receive… 17/05/2012
Hollande and Merkel put growth on the agendaFrance’s new president Francois Hollande has held his first meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, hours after his inauguration on… 16/05/2012
Van Rompuy: ‘The EU will never become the United States of Europe’To celebrate Europe Day, euronews took over a room at the European Council in Brussels, which is usually reserved for heads of state and government. Here… 09/05/2012
Have your say on Europe Day: out your questions to Herman Van RompuyMay 9 is Europe Day, and to mark the occasion euronews is giving you the chance to put your questions directly to the President of the European Council… 02/05/2012
Pirate Parties debate strategyIt is a busy weekend for Pirate Parties. In Germany they have been meeting to plan for North Rhine Westphalia’s regional elections while at a two-day… 15/04/2012
Spain’s Rajoy fires back at Italian criticismPrime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called for more support from other European leaders, urging them not to talk up Spain’s financial struggles. His remarks… 12/04/2012
Schulz elected president of EU parliamentGerman social democrat leader Martin Schulz has been appointed the new president of the European parliament. He replaces Jerzy Buzek. The clear favourite… 17/01/2012
EU launches legal action against HungaryBrussels has begun legal proceedings against Hungary which aim to force it to undo changes to its controversial new constitution. Hungarian Prime Minister… 17/01/2012
EU parliament elects Schulz presidentGermany’s Martin Schulz has been elected as the new president of the European Parliament. Widely tipped to win, the leader of the centre-left socialist… 17/01/2012
Gala opening as Denmark takes over EU presidencyDenmark invited 400 guests to the official Opening Ceremony for the handover of the EU presidency from Poland. It is the seventh time Copenhagen’s hand has… 11/01/2012
EU threatens Hungary with legal actionHungary’s difficulties with the EU have taken a new twist with Brussels threatening legal action if the country does not do more to get a grip of its huge… 11/01/2012
Merkel and Sarkozy’s “Dinner” becomes cult net hitA German reworking of a 1960s British comedy sketch has become an internet hit. The original Dinner for One is already cult viewing on New Year’s Eve in… 04/01/2012
EU warns Hungary on aid study visitThe Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s new constitution, only three days old, has EU officials in Brussels scrambling for a response. Critics say the… 03/01/2012
Close up: the rise of the far-rightIs Europe taking the threat of right-wing extremism seriously enough? The killing spree in Norway in July and the recent discovery that neo-Nazis were behind… 07/12/2011
EU centre-right rallies ahead of crisis summitAhead of the crunch EU summit on Friday, the European Parliament’s bloc of centre-right parties are meeting in Marseilles to try to find common ground on… 07/12/2011
Merkel, Cameron stress friendship amid differencesGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron tried their best to hide their differences on how to solve the euro zone crisis after… 18/11/2011
Call for deeper fiscal integration within EUPrompted by the deepening Greek debt crisis, the EU Council President says the euro zone needs to implement deeper collective discipline. Speaking in… 13/09/2011
Poland takes over EU presidencyPoland has taken over the EU presidency from Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an official flag handover. It is the first time the country has been… 01/07/2011
Poland looks to growth as it assumes EU presidencyProtests in Warsaw against low wages and the cost of living on the eve of Poland taking over the EU presidency did not hinder the party atmosphere in the… 01/07/2011
Poland takes EU presidency as privations beset EUIt is a tough time to take over the rotating presidency of the EU. And, despite the protests, Poland sees its first six-month stint as a chance to market… 01/07/2011
Portugal bailout repels True Finn party from powerFinland’s True Finn party has refused to join the country’s next government as it opposes any bailout deal for Portugal. Party leader Timo Soini said: “We… 12/05/2011
