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Central Europe agrees to step up fight against illegal migration

Some 13 of the EU's 27 member states have reintroduced internal border checks with their neighbours in recent months, a departure from the normal border-free travel enjoyed in the Schengen zone.

Europe Decoded

Why the EU is so worried about China's anti-espionage law

For the past half year, high-ranking officials of the European Union have raised the alarm about China's anti-espionage law.

Romania

Will Romania be the next EU country to vote for the far-right?

Romania’s far-right party AUR is growing in popularity and could enter a government coalition next year after the country’s parliamentary election.

Europe News

Loss & Damage Fund will be key test for COP success on climate finance

Finance is set to be at the heart of COP28, the UN climate summit starting on Thursday in Dubai, with economists saying that around $1 trillion per year is needed to support developing countries in their fight against climate change.

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Europe News

Gaza humanitarian pause should evolve into ceasefire - EU top diplomat

The four-day truce struck between Israel and Hamas should be extended and "evolve into a permanent ceasefire," the European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday.

World News

Protesters gather in Brussels to denounce gender violence

Around a hundred women demonstrated in Brussels on Friday to denounce gender violence on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November.

Climate

Levels of air pollution in Europe 'still too high', warns EEA

Pollution levels are still too high despite an improvement in air quality, according to a new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Health news

Autistic people have a lower life expectancy, new study reveals

Experts say the new estimates are “not surprising” but lifespans of people with autism are not as low as previously thought.

Israel

Europe's diplomatic drive continues as PM's push for earliest possible truce in Gaza

The Spanish and Belgian prime ministers and the UK foreign minister will hold separate meetings with leaders on both sides during their visits.

Tech News

Euroviews. Europe has lost the AI race. It can't ignore the quantum computing one

Quantum computing's physics-oriented behaviour allows it to be infinitely scalable, which is why Europe has to master this mysterious tech if it wants to avoid a brewing dystopia, Koen Bertels writes.

Business

Where in Europe can you earn the most for the same job?

How do net salaries compare across Europe for some of the most sought-after positions? Euronews Business takes a closer look at what to expect if you relocate.

Tech News

Euroviews. AI Act's regression to self-regulation will hurt fundamental rights

Back in April 2021, when Brussels proposed the first cross-sector AI regulation in the world, it claimed to protect fundamental rights and promote innovation. In 2023, fundamental rights may not remain fundamental to this regulation, Dr Kris Shrishak writes.

Food and Drink

France worried about precious Camembert cheese

France is worried about its precious Camembert cheese as the EU says its wooden packaging is hard to recycle sustainably.

Belgium

Euroviews. The far left (still) doesn’t understand the Middle East conflict

It’s time to wake up to the systemic oppression characterising so much of the Palestinian leadership, especially including Hamas-ruled Gaza, and to the hatred and hypocrisy rife in our own societies, fanning flames of falsehood and frenzy, MEP David Lega writes.

Taiwan

Euroviews. The EU and Taiwan must partner up in the fight against disinformation

If the two could join forces in their endeavours, it is possible that they could fuel regional development in Southeast Asia and elsewhere within the Global South where China has developed influence and a rooted footprint via its Belt and Road Initiative, Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy writes.

Nature

Euroviews. Our overfished seas have nothing left to give

As the UK and the EU are setting fishing quotas for 2024, we must end overfishing or risk marine collapse and its devastating consequences for communities and wildlife, Hugo Tagholm and Dr Callum Roberts write.

Europe News

Poland gets EU greenlight for first €5B payment of recovery funds

The European Commission on Tuesday greenlighted Poland's revised COVID-19 recovery plan, now worth almost €60 billion.

Europe News

Victory of Argentina's Milei could scupper EU-Mercosur trade deal

The political outsider has had a meteoric rise to power, only stepping onto the scene in 2021.

Europe News

EU set to launch world's first hydrogen bank

The European Commission will inaugurate this week its much anticipated Hydrogen Bank in order to support the increase of renewable hydrogen in the EU's energy mix.

Green News

Richest 10% of Europeans cause as much pollution as poorest 50%

A damning new report from Oxfam calls for a European wealth tax as the contribution of the EU’s richest to the climate crisis is laid bare.