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Martin Schulz wins EU's prestigous Charlemagne Prize for integration

European Parliament President Martin Schulz is the latest International Charlemagne Prize laureate. He received the medallion in recognition of his

World News

Data raises questions over EU's attitude towards asylum seekers

New data has shed fresh doubt over the EU’s attitude to asylum seekers after a weekend in which more than 700 migrants drowned trying to reach the

World News

UK rejects EU quota plan to solve migrant crisis

Britain’s new Conservative government has already expressed a firm “No” to EU plans for a quota system to deal with the migration crisis which has

World News

EU launches its plan to tackle the Mediterranean migrant crisis

The EU has laid outs its ambitious new plans to tackle the migrant crisis unfolding in the Mediterranean. The proposals include tripling funding for

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Europe News

Judges reject 'unfair dismissal' claims by ex-EU commissioner

EU judges have dismissed a case brought a former European Commissioner for unfair dismissal. The court in Luxembourg ruled that Malta’s John Dalli

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.

Europe News

Cameron's re-election paves the way for a Brexit

UK Prime Minister David Cameron promised a referendum on EU membership if he won a second term in office. Eurosceptism remains high in Britain with

My Europe Series

Brussels watches results of UK election for talk of referendum

This week on Europe Weekly, we recap the UK general election results and a promised referendum on its EU membership. Ahead of the eurozone finance

My Europe Series

How strong are EU-China ties?

United Arab Emirates

UAE, the first Arab country without visa in the Schengen area

Europe News

The single digital market: a 400 billion economic boost

Geo-blocking is a bane for millions of Europeans, who are prevented from watching digital content like tv, movies and sport because they’re in the

Europe News

EU boosts Nepal aid to nearly 23 million euros

The European Commission agreed on Monday to boost its aid to Nepal by 16.6 million euros. That’s nearly quadruple the original commitment of 6

My Europe Series

Labour shortage amid high unemployment - Europe's jobs paradox

For one of our viewers Europe’s need for extra labour in a time of high unemployment is something of a conundrum. Carmen in Madrid asks: “In the

My Europe Series

Go after the money say Europe's top crime fighters

At least 110 billion euros a year and growing – organised crime costs Europe the equivalent of the first Greek bailout every year. With evidence of

My Europe Series

The eurosceptic dream: a vision of Britain the day after Brexit

What would the British and EU citizens wake up to if the UK voted to exit the EU? How would that impact trade, prices, politics, jobs and daily life

Hungary

Jean-Claude Juncker slaps down Hungary's plans for death penalty

Europe News

MEPs want EU-wide asylum quotas

Human rights groups took their call for what they call a ‘fairer’ migration policy this week to the European Parliament. They were there to lobby

Europe News

EU unveils new security strategy

Four months after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, EU officials have unveiled a proposed security strategy for the 28-member bloc. The European Commission

Europe News

EU-Ukraine discuss reforms as violence escalates

EU heads Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk have been meeting with the Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv. They were there for the first

Nepal

Nepal quake: emergency workers begin delivering aid to remote areas

More than 48 hours after Nepal’s deadly earthquake, aid workers are starting to reach remote areas outside Kathmandu. An Indian team has flown in by