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European Elections 2019: What happened this week?

This week we take a look at some of those running for election, including a former tennis world No.1 and a great-grandson with a formidable political lineage, and examine a poll that shows an upward trend for both the parliament's largest groups.

14/04/2019

Europe News

What does the European Council do?

Ahead of the European Parliament elections in June, we outline the functions of the different branches of the European Union. What does the European Council do?

14/04/2019

Europe News

The EC say they protect whistleblowers - but what about Assange?

A new whistleblower directive was approved by EU negotiators on Tuesday in Strasbourg. But at a press conference, when asked whether Julian Assange was a whistleblower, the reply was "no comment".

12/04/2019

Belgium

What was on the tablet that had May and Merkel laughing?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been breaking the EU summit ice with under-fire UK PM Theresa May.

10/04/2019

Belgium

What does the EU trade with China? In charts

As officials from the EU and China meet in search of creating stronger trade ties, we take a look at why and how this summit is critical for Europe.

09/04/2019

Belgium

EU target to half road fatalities by 2020 won't be reached

The safest European roads are in the UK and the least safe in Romania, the report found.

06/04/2019

Belgium

Belgium apologises for abducting mixed-race children in colonial-era

Belgium has for the first time officially acknowledged responsibility for kidnapping thousands of mixed-race children from Congo between 1959 and 1962

05/04/2019

Belgium

Fancy a veggie disc? MEPs back burger ban for plant-based foods

The EU's Agricultural Committee has voted in favour of removing plant references from names associated with meat

04/04/2019

Belgium

Juncker: 'No more short Brexit delays unless deal passed by April 12'

Back to you, London.

03/04/2019

Belgium

EU chief negotiator Barnier says no deal Brexit increasingly likely

The EU says no deal Brexit is now more likely than ever before but hopes to avoid it

02/04/2019

Belgium

Protest over 'social dumping' in transport sector held in Brussels

On Wednesday, transit workers from across the EU marched from downtown Brussels to the European Commission in protest.

27/03/2019

Belgium

Operation Sophia: EU to scale back Mediterranean rescue mission

The European Union is set to end the navy patrols aimed at preventing migrants from making the perilous Mediterranean Sea crossing from North Africa to Europe.

27/03/2019

World

'Bored to death': Brexit has exasperated this MEP | Raw Politics

Tired of hearing about Brexit? Well, this German MEP echoed what many of us may be feeling.

27/03/2019

Europe News

Reaction as MEPs back controversial online copyright reforms

26/03/2019

Belgium

Watch: Joking Juncker looks for comic relief from Brexit tension

The EU Commission President sparked a moment of light relief ahead of Brexit crunch talks.

21/03/2019

Europe News

Ireland may need referendum if UK stays in EU beyond June: Irish PM

Ireland may have to hold referendum to decide on UK participation in Euro elections

21/03/2019

Europe News

UK Brexit delay request dominates EU summit as May goes to Brussels

The European Council is to consider the UK's request for a Brexit delay. British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is also in Brussels to push his alternative plan.

21/03/2019

Belgium

Watch again: Brexit extension possible if MPs pass deal, says Tusk

A short Brexit extension is "possible" but "conditional", EU Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, in a short press conference in reaction to UK PM Theresa May's decision to ask Brussels for a Brexit extension until June 30.

20/03/2019

Europe News

EU hits Google with €1.49bn fine for 'blocking rival search engines'

It is the third fine the EU has given to Google in two years.

20/03/2019

Europe News

Police say Brussels 'bomb threat' was false alarm

Dozens of people were evacuated from a building near the European Union's headquarters on Tuesday morning. But after combing nearby streets, police confirmed it was a false alarm.

19/03/2019

Europe News

Exclusive: 'Negotiations are over,' says Barnier on Brexit deal

It is one of the clearest indications yet that any bid by the UK to prolong Article 50 will not be straightforward.

13/03/2019

Business

EU adds UAE, Bermuda to expanded tax haven blacklist

EU adds UAE, Bermuda to expanded tax haven blacklist

13/03/2019

Belgium

Ex-ISIL women 'losing hope' of returning home to Belgium

Two Belgian women said they were losing hope of ever going back home after a Belgian court overturned the ruling to repatriate them and their six children.

11/03/2019

Belgium

Frenchman found guilty of killing four people at Jewish museum in 2014

A Belgian court has convicted French citizen Mehdi Nemmouche of “terrorist murder” for the shooting deaths of four people at a Jewish museum in Brussels in 2014.

07/03/2019

Belgium

Studies on whether weedkiller causes cancer 'must be released'

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has to disclose details of studies on the toxicity of weedkiller, EU judges ruled on Thursday,

07/03/2019

Belgium

Belgian carnival float depicting Jewish stereotypes criticised

A carnival float at a parade in Belgium has caused outrage for displaying giant caricatures of Jews sitting on bags of money.

06/03/2019