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Ylva Johansson "It's not really a migration crisis. It's a geopolitical crisis."

Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs and migration, talks to Euronews about the ongoing humanitarian situation on the EU's border with Belarus

Nature

Ukraine is going to plant one billion trees to fight climate change

Trees naturally absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels, like oil and coal. Forests act as huge carbon sinks, draining heat-trapping CO2.

Green News

Irish farmers drive tractors through Dublin to protest climate plans

Irish dairy farmers are asking for more support from the government to implement changes in Climate Action Plan and EU’s Common Agricultural Policy.

Poland

Poland 'will not yield to blackmail' over Belarus migrant crisis

He went on to warn that "today the target is Poland, but tomorrow it will be Germany, Belgium, France or Spain".

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Tech News

WhatsApp updates privacy policy after record €225 million fine

Users of the messaging app will be notified of the changes but won't have to take any action, the company said.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Rumen Radev wins presidential re-election: Exit polls

Bulgarians were voting today for the fourth time in seven months.

Venezuela

Euroviews. EU election monitors can play a crucial role in Venezuela | View

Venezuelans will go to the polls for regional and local elections on Sunday amid a crackdown on dissent by the Maduro regime. European observers must document any rights violations as they happen, say Human Rights Watch's Jose Miguel Vivanco and Tamara Taraciuk Broner

Belarus

Poland confirms Belarus border camp cleared as migrants given shelter

The latest moves are being seen as a sign that Lukashenko is now keen to defuse the crisis the EU and the West accuse him of orchestrating.

My Europe Series

Will EU end Brexit trade deal if UK ditches Northern Ireland treaty?

Brussels has been planning its response should Boris Johnson's government act on its threats to suspend the international treaty on post-Brexit trading arrangements.

Europe News

EU proposes tougher regulations on exporting trash

The EU is ready to increase restrictions for waste shipments to stop polluting third countries.

Travel News

Wave goodbye to passport stamps in EU border overhaul

Visitors will need to swipe in and out of the EU next year as it looks to tighten up on security and people outstaying their visas.

Belarus

Lukashenko and Merkel agree to EU talks over Belarus migrant crisis

The announcement for Belarus-EU negotiations comes a day after the bloc announced it would issue a fifth raft of sanctions over the border crisis.

Poland

Water cannon and grenades as tensions rise on Belarus-Poland border

Warsaw says people were armed with gas grenades supplied by Belarus, which they threw over the fence towards Polish guards.

Belarus

Families mourn young migrants who died at Belarus-Poland border

A Syrian teenager who died trying to cross the frontier was buried in Poland on Monday, while the bodies of two Iraqi men were flown home.

Europe Decoded

Word of the Week: Strategic Compass

Much as been said about EU's newest tool, but what does it mean and where is this compass leading the bloc?

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Belarus, Facebook whistleblower and Google loses appeal

These are the stories occupying minds in Brussels this week.

Belarus

Belarus state airline Belavia and Turkey move to stop migrant flights

Belarus' Belavia airline and Turkey say Iraqis, Syrians and Yemenis are to be banned from flying to Belarus from Turkey as of Friday.

Belarus

Belarus: Lukashenko threatens to cut gas supplies over EU sanctions

Belarus' autocratic leader has suggested he may halt gas supplies from Russia to Europe via its territory.

World News

EU-UK Brexit dispute: Lord Frost not yet ready to trigger Article 16

The dispute is over checks on goods coming into Northern Ireland from the UK mainland.

Croatia

Former Croatian minister arrested on suspicion of EU fraud

The alleged offences were committed within the Croatian Ministry for Regional Development and EU funds.