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Europe's week: Green deal vs coronavirus recovery

As Europe struggles to battle a second wave of coronavirus cases, the question is being raised over how far the EU can keep the Green Deal on track in light of the economic downturn.

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European researchers in shock as EU leaders cut funds for innovation

EU leaders have slashed the Horizon 2020 funding destined for research and innovation — a decision deemed short-sighted by researchers for the future productivity and creativity of Europe.

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EU COVID-19 rescue fund: what safeguards are there against corruption?

Leaders agreed a "historic" deal on the coronavirus recovery package, but how can the EU be sure that the money doesn't get into the wrong hands?

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Europe's week: a historic summit or sowing seeds of future discord?

This week we look back at the marathon talks between EU leaders and the potential impact on relations between member states.

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MEPs threaten to reject €1.8 tr EU budget & COVID-19 rescue package

As many as 465 MEPs were in favour of the resolution, 150 were against and there were 67 abstentions.

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Explainer: What is the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy?

The EU has long been criticised for the generous subsidies it gives to its farmers. How is the money doled out, and how might the scheme be about to change?

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Euroviews. Forget tying rule of law to the EU budget. It's better to add strings to EU funding later ǀ View

Angela Merkel is right to be concerned about fuelling support for populist authoritarians by tying EU budget funds to the rule of law. But that doesn't mean the EU can't punish such regimes financially further down the line.

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EU's coronavirus recovery fund is 'an investment in Europe's economy'

"For Austria their second-biggest export destination is Italy. So if Italy is not in good shape, it has an immediate impact on the Austrian economy," said the EU's budget commissioner Johannes Hahn

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The Brief: Where's the money coming from for the EU Recovery Fund?

A look into the ways Brussels can raise EU money to tackle the COVID-19 recession

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COVID-19's 'deep impact' on the space industry

Europe's space industry could lose up to one billion euros due to the economic downturn. The impact could be felt in programmes that help to monitor climate change as well as data services.

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Explainer: how would EU countries apply for coronavirus recovery funding?

While the final figure is still subject to tough negotiations, we look at what conditions the European Commission is attaching to receiving rescue funds.

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EU recovery fund's debt-pooling is massive shift for bloc

Politicians and experts are now pouring over the details of the EU's trillion-euro recovery package. While it was welcomed by France, Germany, Spain and Italy, other countries in the north of Europe still need some convincing.

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Counting coronavirus funds: a look at EU's plans for the recovery

Ahead of Commission's announcement on the recovery fund and EU budget to fight the economic fallout of the pandemic, we look at what the EU has put forward so far to help European countries rebound from the crisis.

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Analysis: Will Europe unite around the EU's coronavirus recovery plan?

Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey looks at the splits over the EU's coronavirus recovery plan.

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Irish Finance Minister warns of damage to the European project if Merkel-Macron deal obstructed

Paschal Donohue says there would be “great difficulty” for the EU if “existing divergences” among member states are “exacerbated” by the impact of COVID-19.

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Euroviews. The new EU budget poses an opportunity to mitigate the destabilising impacts of COVID-19 ǀ View

In a post-COVID-19 world, protecting the security of Europeans will depend on holistic strategies to address long-term, systemic threats.

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EU leaders task Commission with pandemic recovery plan

While EU leaders asked the Commission to come up with a plan on the long-term recovery, they've signed off on a previously agreed 540 billion euro package to deal with the short term consequences of the economic downturn and insist it’s functioning by June 1st.

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EU Commission to revise its budget proposal due to COVID-19 crisis

Debates on the EU budget were scheduled to continue after European leaders failed to reach an agreement in February, but the COVID-19 global pandemic has disrupted all plans.

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EU budget stalemate: what happens next?

After a failed summit, the EU budget battle continues, but when will they meet again and what parts of the budget face the chop?

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Watch again: Sassoli speaks amid tense EU budget summit

EU leaders are arguing in Brussels over the bloc's spending plan for the next seven years.