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Euroviews. Turkey's decision to remove Hagia Sophia's universal status is a new provocation of Europe ǀ View

The controversial decision to strip the Hagia Sophia of its status as a symbol of interfaith and intercultural co-operation is yet another hammer blow to EU-Turkish relations.

Italy

Relief in Italy and Greece after EU coronavirus recovery deal

There was a lot of wrangling at the EU summit over the size and terms of the coronavirus recovery fund. For once, the hard-hit southern states don’t feel like they’re losing out.

Hungary

Hungary claims victory in EU recovery fund talks

"The Eastern European countries have learned the EU negotiating game – and Orban has become quite good at this," one political analyst told Euronews.

World News

'Historic day': EU leaders react to COVID-19 recovery package deal

Historic, groundbreaking and imperfect. They are just some of the words being used to describe the EU's newly agreed coronavirus recovery package.

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Europe News

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?

World News

EU marathon summit turning into a ‘fight over sovereignty’

"You have to intrude into national politics when you have joint money, and that's what's really at stake," says German economist Guntram Wolff.

Europe News

EU Summit: Talks are 'deadlocked' says Italy's Conte

Positions still far apart on financing the coronavirus economic recovery, despite a new proposal being tabled.

Economy

EU leaders 'far apart' on trillion-euro COVID-19 recovery package deal

The good news is leaders agree a common response is needed. The bad news is that they disagree on how the money should be handed out.

Green News

Research shows that eating steak in Europe comes at a high price

"The jungles of Brazil are at a breaking point," said Professor Britaldo Soares-Filho, co-author of the study.

Serbia

EU 'back in the driver's seat' as Serbia-Kosovo talks resume

Serbia-Kosovo deal: Can Brussels succeed where the White House failed?

World News

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.

Europe News

EU leaders meet ahead of crunch summit to agree on COVID recovery plan

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, met with Italian premier Guiseppe Conte Monday, ahead of the EU summit on Friday, but said that the positions of the member states remain apart. But she urged her counterparts to consider the bigger picture.

Iran

Euroviews. Hossein Dehghani: The collapse of the Iran Nuclear Deal 5 years on would be a failure of EU values

The Iranian ambassador to the EU and Belgium reflects on the state of play for Europe's foreign policy aspirations on the fifth anniversary of the Iran Nuclear Deal.

Europe News

What does Duda's victory mean for EU-Poland relations?

Brussels and Warsaw have long clashed over judicial reforms in Poland. Is that set to continue?

Belgium

Serbia-Kosovo dispute: What's at stake during Washington talks?

What are the possible stumbling blocks as leaders from Serbia and Kosovo head to Washington for talks and how likely are they to get anywhere at all?

Europe News

MEPs adopt road transport reform which fuelled east-west tensions

The mobility package fuelled tensions within the European Union for three years, but its adoption by MEPs may calm a longstanding debate on working conditions for hauliers.

Money

Explainer: What is 'LBCOIN,' Lithuania's new cryptocurrency?

Lithuania will open a pre-sale for its first central state-backed cryptocurrency on July 9 as part of a trial on blockchain technology.

World News

EU warning system detects record number of dangerous products

Children's toys, including toy cars with batteries that presented a choking hazard, teddy bears that sent out electric shocks and slime toys, were most often identified by the Rapid Alert System.

World

Laura Codruta Kövesi: Corruption exists in almost all countries

The European Public Prosecutor's Office will soon be able to investigate crimes related to the European budget in Member States as Europe steps up its efforts to fight corruption.

World News

Brexit talks resume in London after deadlock in Brussels

The UK and EU are trying to agree to a new trade deal before a December 31 deadline but have clashed on issues such as regulations for businesses and the fishing industry.