2020-09-25

Belgium

'Stop using so much English', French journalists tell EU Commission

French journalists in Brussels complain Commission uses too much English

25/09/2020

Ukraine

'Tragedy': Ukraine confirms 22 dead after military plane crash

The crash occurred near the eastern city of Chuhuyiv, some two kilometres away from a military airport.

25/09/2020

World News

Europe has 'a lot of work to do' to prevent COVID-19, WHO expert warns

Amid rapidly rising cases in Europe, the World Health Organization's Dr Mike Ryan said that Europe has a lot of work to do and said a national lockdown was only a "last resort".

25/09/2020

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Alan Kurdi migrant rescue ship docks in Sardinia

The Alan Kurdi ship of the German aid group Sea-Eye docked Friday in the Sardinia port of Olbia to disembark 125 migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean Sea.

25/09/2020

Europe News

Trans people still face discrimination in Belgium, claims activist

"I still hear a lot of people are losing their jobs, or can't rent a home, or can't buy a home if the landlord or the boss gets to know they're trans," said Aiden de Prins.

25/09/2020

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Failed sanctions and a rebooted migration policy

Sanctions against Belarusian strongman, Alexander Lukashenko, failed to materialise this week, as the EU launched its much anticipated and revamped migration pact.

25/09/2020

Europe News

EU countries have gone too far with COVID restrictions, claims report

A new report by Civil Liberties Union for Europe says some EU countries have gone too far with the measures they have taken to fight COVID-19, eroding basic rights and civil liberties.

25/09/2020

My Europe Series

The emotional and financial price of surrogacy

What are the ethical arguments for and against surrogacy in Europe? And is it just about how healthy your finances are, as some believe? Euronews' Senior Foreign Correspondent Valerie Gauriat delves deep in a continent-wide investigation.

25/09/2020

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Giant model bids to raise money for Spanish healthcare workers

A giant figure depicting a frontline healthcare worker was unveiled in central Madrid on Friday as part of efforts to celebrate and raising money for health care workers in Spain.

25/09/2020

Poland

Nobel laureate refuses local honour over Poland's LGBT 'rift'

Nobel Prize-winning writer Olga Tokarczuk said that receiving it at the same time as Bishop Ignacy Dec, who has made hostile comments about the LGBT community, would highlight the "painful rift" in Poland over LGBT rights.

25/09/2020

My Europe Series

Belarus should be 'warning for Moldova' ahead of presidential election

"The events in Belarus become extremely relevant for Moldova," Maia Sandu told Euronews. "The message coming from Belarus is that today there is 'zero tolerance' for the fraud of the popular will."

25/09/2020

USA

Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes first woman to lie in state at US Capitol

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the first woman to lie in state at the US Capitol. Rosa Parks was the first woman to lie in honour at the Capitol, a tribute for non governmental figures.

25/09/2020

World News

Brussels appeals court ruling on Apple €13 billion back tax case

The Commission's legal battle against the tech giant and Ireland dates back to 2016. It argues the low tax rate Apple pays Dublin amounts to state aid.

25/09/2020

Norway

Norway funds massive project to trap and store carbon dioxide at sea

"We are doing this because we want this technology to be developed so that more people, more countries, more companies can participate in it in the future," Norway's PM Erna Solberg told Euronews

25/09/2020

Vatican

Vatican cardinal denies wrongdoing after resigning over money scandal

Cardinal Angelo Becciu told reporters his conscience was clear and that he was ready to speak to prosecutors, a day after being asked by Pope Francis to step down

25/09/2020

World

UAE's market leading property developer Aldar, upbeat about real estate market recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent ripples through global real estate markets.

25/09/2020

World

Local NGOs rally to rebuild Beirut in wake of port explosion

Lebanon’s political instability, failing economy, and the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the Lebanese pound to lose 80% of its value, since August, according to the Associated Press.

25/09/2020

Business Planet

Rethinking tourism after COVID-19

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet takes a look at Europe's tourism sector, one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus restrictions, to find out what the EU is doing to help and ask how the sector moves forward.

25/09/2020

World News

Respect for international law 'not optional', says EU chief

In a thinly-veiled reference to the UK, EU chief Charles Michel said "respect for treaties, a basic principle of international law, comes to be considered optional even by those who, until recently, were its historical guarantors".

25/09/2020

Germany

Navalny poisoning leaves Nord Stream 2 pipeline's fate in the balance

Construction is very nearly complete, but pressure is rising on Germany to declare that gas will never flow along the pipeline under the Baltic Sea

25/09/2020

Turkey

Kurdish politicians arrested in Turkey over 'links' to 2014 unrest

Turkey's biggest Kurdish party says the government has committed a 'brazen revenge operation' after 19 people are detained in simultaneous police raids on Friday

25/09/2020

World News

The most striking images from this week's top stories

The world's biggest ever whale stranding, the aftermath of a storm in Greece and Kremlin critic Navalny discharged from hospital - these and other stories in this week's best pictures.

25/09/2020

Switzerland

Will the Swiss vote to drop the guillotine on EU freedom of movement?

Swiss voters will decide whether EU citizens can live and work in the country, a decision that could derail the country's relationship with the bloc.

25/09/2020

Sci-Tech

Smarter than the average home - technology and assisted living

In partnership with Huawei

In Europe, we’re living longer than ever before, adding to the strain on health and care services. But smart homes, packed with technology to help assisted living, could lighten the load and keep people in their own homes for longer.

25/09/2020

United Kingdom

How the UK's borrowing has ballooned since its coronavirus lockdown

New figures released by the UK's statistics agency on Friday show the country has been borrowing record levels of money over the summer

25/09/2020

World News

First Kosovar Albanian arrested on war crimes charges

A special international court said Thursday that a former commander of the separatist fighters in Kosovo's 1998-1999 war has been arrested on charges including torture of detainees and the murder of one prisoner held at a compound in Kosovo during the conflict.

25/09/2020

Eco-Innovation

World’s first electric boat race series takes to the seas in Monaco

The design of the boats was inspired by Star Wars.

25/09/2020

Green News

18-year-old launches climate strike from Arctic ice cap

"We're past the point of a wake-up call, we're past the point of ignorance," says climate youth activist Mya-Rose Craig.

25/09/2020

Destinations

Discover one of Europe's last uninhabited islands

Dzharylhach island is being popularised as the “Maldives of Ukraine” for its preserved nature and beauty.

25/09/2020

France

Terror probe launched after two wounded in Paris knife attack

The national anti-terrorist prosecutor has been tasked with investigating the incident.

25/09/2020