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United Kingdom

Explained Cameron and the EU: what does a Brexit mean?

22/05/2015

Europe News

Expectations low for EU summit amid fears of provoking Russia

EU leaders are set to meet in Riga, Latvia, to discuss how the bloc can forge closer ties – or not – with six of its eastern neighbours. They include

20/05/2015

Europe News

EU unwraps plan to cut back on red tape

EU officials have unveiled a plan to slim down what critics say is bloated bureaucracy made in Brussels. The European Commission says a new leaner

19/05/2015

Europe News

NGOs, left-wing MEPs seek tougher rules on 'conflict minerals'

Campaigners are calling on MEPs to toughen up European rules on ‘conflict minerals’. The European Parliament is set to vote on European Commission

19/05/2015

World

African migrants suffer even if they manage to reach Europe

Border police in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, at the northern tip of Morocco, discovered an Ivorian boy hidden in a suitcase. By just a few euros

15/05/2015

My Europe Series

Impact of 'geoblocking' on e-commerce

What can Europe do about ‘geoblocking’, which is limiting cross-border online commerce within the EU? Responding to the question, Ursula Pachl

15/05/2015

World News

Germany says root causes must be tackled in migrants' home nations

Hundreds more migrants attempting to reach Europe have been taken ashore in the Sicilian port city of Catania. The British Navy was involved in the

14/05/2015

World News

Mogherini asks UN Security Council to back EU migrants plan

The European Union's foreign policy chief has pleaded for UN help to save migrants lives and attack people traffickers, in a bid to secure international legal backing for potential military action.

11/05/2015

My Europe Series

How strong are EU-China ties?

08/05/2015

World News

Reform calls over 'fundamental flaws' of European Arrest Warrants

27/04/2015

Economy

The Importance of the CE Mark for Toys

We have all seen them, but what exactly is a CE mark for toys and how does a business obtain it?

24/04/2015

Italy

Hundreds of migrants dock in Sicily; a further 115 rescued off Libyan coast

Is there a correlation between a decrease in funding and an increase in migrant deaths in the Mediterranean? Italy calls on Europe for action.

22/04/2015

Italy

Fleeing migrants need long-term solution from EU: Renzi

The European Union must take a collective stand to tackle migrant trafficking at its source in African countries, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi

22/04/2015

Italy

Captain of migrant boat arrested on suspicion of multiple homicide

Italian authorities say the captain of a migrant boat and his deputy have been arrested. Mohammed Ali Malek, 27, was arrested under suspicion of

21/04/2015

Italy

Death in the Mediterranean: how papers reported the tragedy

A look at the papers across Europe shows that many are leading with the human disaster story of the capsized migrant boat in the Mediterranean, with

20/04/2015

Italy

Hundreds feared drowned in Mediterranean; Italy calls for help

Italy renews calls for help as over 700 migrants are feared drowned in the Mediterannean. Prime Minister Renzi urges greater international cooperation.

19/04/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Google back in spotlight over 'abuse' of market dominance

In this edition of Europe Weekly, Google is under pressure as EU anti-trust officials look to charge the US firm with abuse of market dominance; NGOs

17/04/2015

My Europe Series

Cyberterrorism: is there a European response?

“Since the recent attack on the TV5Monde television channel we have heard a lot about cyberterrorism. Are the risks serious, and is there a European

17/04/2015

My Europe Series

Cuba thaw: is trade taking precedence over human rights?

The EU and Cuba have accelerated talks to normalise relations. The US is also ending decades of estrangement as Cuba’s Communist regime allows

16/04/2015

World News

Lobbying a 'key corruption risk facing Europe', claims report

15/04/2015