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Moldova

Moldova’s pro-Russian prime minister Ion Chicu resigns

Chicu's resignation comes a day before the country’s newly elected pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, is due to take office.

Europe News

How 2020 was the year European solidarity was tested

As the European Union's most testing of years draws to a close, Euronews breaks it down.

Europe News

Growers in Belgium all hoping Brexit talks will bear fruit

Belgium's fruit sector is worried about Brexit deal or no deal. Fruit exports make up over 5 per cent of the country's agricultural output. They say the main problem is uncertainty.

World News

Brexit negotiations continue as MEPs’ deadline to approve deal passes

The deadline set by the European Parliament for the UK and EU to agree a Brexit deal was passed on Sunday, but talks are set to continue on Monday.

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My Europe Series

Europe's week: Vaccine approval close while Brexit talks ongoing

The European Medicines Agency is close to approving Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, but Brexit negotiations are still on a knife-edge. Here's a look at the past week in Europe.

World News

Euroviews. Why COVID-19 shows that migrants’ integration in Europe is as important as ever ǀ View

Europe needs and depends on migration to sustain its own development and the well-being of its citizens. Yet, when it comes to acknowledging their contributions, migrants are left at the mercy of socio-economic hardships on the fringes of society.

World News

Barnier: 'Moment of truth' in Brexit talks as only a 'few hours left'

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator was addressing MEPs on Friday morning, as negotiators prepared to make a "last attempt", in his words, to break the deadlock.

My Europe Series

What will change for business in 2021 even with the UK-EU trade deal?

In the second of our two-part series, Euronews examines what the end of the Brexit transition period will mean for businesses and traders operating between the EU and the UK.

Europe News

EU vaccine wait nearly over, but what took so long?

The EU finally gave a date - 27th December - for when vaccines will be rolled out, pending approval from the European Medicine Agency, but why the wait when other countries are already rolling out jabs?

United Kingdom

Brexit trade deal talks will not bleed into next year, says Gove

Negotiations between the UK and the EU are coming to a head, with the transition period set to end on December 31 - less than two weeks' time.

Economy

European Parliament overwhelmingly passes €1.8 trillion EU budget

The budget had been in jeopardy after both Poland and Hungary threatened to veto it over attempts to tie the release of EU funds to adherence to core EU values.

Montenegro

Euroviews. Zdravko Krivokapić: Montenegro’s membership of the EU can inspire the European dream ǀ View

Montenegro is intent on becoming the next member of the European Union, and its ascension to the bloc could act as a spur for reform and change in the rest of the Balkans, writes the country's new prime minister.

World News

Brexit talks: 'Narrow path' exists to a deal, von der Leyen tells MEPs

The European Commission president says some progress has been made in trade talks but she cannot say whether a deal with the UK will be struck or not.

Europe News

EU fisheries ministers awaiting Brexit deal to conclude own talks

Europe's agriculture and fisheries ministers are meeting in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday for an annual meeting, with the aim of reaching an agreement on the fishing opportunities for next year.

Europe News

Turkish-EU relations: Why won't the bloc take a hard line on Turkey?

Another EU summit has passed without tough sanctions being imposed on Ankara. When it comes to foreign policy, the national interests of individual EU member states triumph.

World News

Euroviews. EU lawmakers should be careful what they wish for when it comes to Internet regulation ǀ View

The publication of the Digital Services Act by the EU will be a first step in providing a legal environment for tech companies. But Internet regulation must not create any unintended consequences for the way we communicate online.

Europe News

Belgium may use 17th-century charter to keep British fishing rights

The charter was issued by Charles II following his exile to Europe after his father, Charles I, was executed in 1649.

Europe News

Barnier hints at Brexit progress as French minister slams UK 'madness'

The EU's chief negotiator implies key sticking points have been reduced to fishing rights and competition rules as talks resume in Brussels.

United Kingdom

UK plans to use Royal Navy ships to stop EU fishing boats slammed

Politicians in the UK and the EU have widely criticised the plans, deeming them "irresponsible" and reminiscent of "19th-century gunboat diplomacy".

United Kingdom

Truck queues at UK ports as Sunday Brexit deal deadline looms

Ahead of the year-end deadline there are already extra long queues of trucks on both sides of the English Channel as UK companies try to lay in extra stock in case of disruption in January.