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Europe's health workers slam 'empty' post-pandemic promises

Euronews interviewed public health professionals across Europe and they all agree: working conditions have only worsened since the pandemic and they are demanding action.

12/12/2022

Participants stand with tape over their mouths during a demonstration of teachers, students and parents in Budapest

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Strikes, sackings and surging prices: Teacher anger rages in Hungary

"I feel as if our government does not want people to think critically," one teacher told Euronews. "They don't want people to have an academic education ... just go to work, do your job and vote like you are told."

09/12/2022

Police remove one of several protesters who had blocked the entrance of the country's constitutional court in an act of civil disobedience in Warsaw, Poland, on Aug. 30, 2022.

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Is Poland becoming more authoritarian?

"We took it for granted that after Communism Poland would become a democracy ... that everything would go smoothly," said Filip Pazderski of the Insitute of Public Affairs.

08/12/2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022.

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How Germany's role in Europe has changed after one year of Scholz

"(Scholz) doesn’t like taking risks. He’s not really taking the lead on Ukraine; neither in domestic politics nor on the European level," one expert said.

08/12/2022

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How a year of Olaf Scholz has changed and shaped Germany

Scholz was sworn in as Germany's new chancellor on 8 December 2021.

07/12/2022

One Ukrainian family said they were separated in Italy.

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Ukrainian family separated in EU due to documentation problems

A grandmother was allowed to stay with her granddaughter but could not make major decisions for her, because she lacked the paperwork to prove her guardianship.

06/12/2022

Passengers at a bus stop in Copenhagen, Denmark, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.

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Denmark's long COVID patients feel abandoned by pandemic response

Denmark declared victory over COVID -- twice. So why are Danes still sick?

30/11/2022

Macron whispers to U.S. President Joe Biden following their dinner at the G7 Summit in Elmau, Germany, June 26, 2022.

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Five burning issues on the agenda as Biden welcomes Macron to the US

The talks come at a fraught time in world politics.

30/11/2022

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Could a new euro coin help Serbia and Croatia value a shared history?

Both Balkan countries claim that the world-famous inventor is ethnically one of their own. But can Serbia and Croatia find common ground regarding Tesla's heritage after all?

29/11/2022

Natalia Pototska, 43, cries as her grandson Matviy looks on in a car at a center for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 2, 2022.

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'Flee or freeze': Europe 'must brace for 100,000s' of Ukraine refugees

"Europe has to prepare for hundreds of thousands of new refugees this winter from Norway in the north to the southern European countries."

28/11/2022

A view of Ter river running dry toward a reservoir near Vilanova de Sau, Catalonia, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022.

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'Who knows for how long': Spain prepares for winter water restrictions

As Spain faces its longest-running drought, the regional government in Catalonia has imposed restrictions on water use.

25/11/2022

A poster bringing attention to the boarded-up property's potential is pictured in Dublin. Ireland's accommodation crisis has been worsened by the war in Ukraine

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How has the Ukraine war changed life in Ireland?

Despite being thousands of kilometres away, the Ukraine war has impacted life in Ireland. Here's how.

25/11/2022

Scottish independence supporters stand at Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, 23 November 2022

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Europeans show support for Scottish independence after UK court ruling

Independence supporters took to the streets of Scotland and European cities in solidarity, after UK Supreme Court ruled that Scotland's government can't hold a new independence referendum.

24/11/2022

SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon

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What's next after Scotland lost its case for a new independence vote?

Nicola Sturgeon's Scottish National Party faces three options after being prevented from legally holding a new independence referendum.

23/11/2022

A protest against sexist sexual violence, in Pamplona, northern Spain.

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Is Spain's new rape law reducing jail sentences of sex offenders?

A number of sex offenders have seen their jail sentences reduced after a new, stricter rape law came into effect last month.

18/11/2022

Two officers from Ukraine's security services quiz a man accused of colloborating with the Russians in the Kharkiv region

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Life after liberation: Paranoia as scars of occupation run deep

The work does not stop with liberation, as Euronews found out when it went on patrol with Ukraine's security services in newly recaptured parts of the Kharkiv region.

14/11/2022

Montage of Sámi women protesting against lack of action on Finland's Sámi Parliament Act, November 2022

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Could a stalled Sámi rights law bring down Finland's government?

One of the five Finnish government parties is digging its heels in over new legislation for indigenous people that would enshrine their rights in Finnish law.

14/11/2022

The China Railway flag flies on the site of the reconstruction of a railway line between Budapest and Belgrade, in Belgrade, Serbia, Nov. 28, 2017.

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Europe is fretting over China owning key EU infrastructure. Here's why

Chinese companies have over the past decade invested in EU ports and airports, but also electrical companies and telecommunications.

10/11/2022

Clockwise from top left: Evdochia, Victor, Galina and Constantin give their views on Moldova's energy crisis.

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'I dread turning the heating on': Energy crisis grips Moldova

Moldova has seen all its electricity supplies -- from Ukraine and Transnistria -- stop in recent weeks.

09/11/2022

Voters pass a sign outside a polling site in Warwick, R.I., Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, after casting their ballots on the last day of early voting before the midterm election.

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America votes: What might a Republican victory mean for Europe?

There's concern that success for Trump supporters in Tuesday's vote may jeopardise aid for Ukraine, damage transatlantic ties, and galvanise Europe's far-right.

08/11/2022

As criticism of foie gras grows, Spanish vegan version sees success

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Europe's health workers slam 'empty' post-pandemic promises

Strikes, sackings and surging prices: Teacher anger rages in Hungary

Is Poland becoming more authoritarian?

How Germany's role in Europe has changed after one year of Scholz

How a year of Olaf Scholz has changed and shaped Germany

Ukrainian family separated in EU due to documentation problems

Denmark's long COVID patients feel abandoned by pandemic response

Five burning issues on the agenda as Biden welcomes Macron to the US

Could a new euro coin help Serbia and Croatia value a shared history?

'Flee or freeze': Europe 'must brace for 100,000s' of Ukraine refugees

'Who knows for how long': Spain prepares for winter water restrictions

How has the Ukraine war changed life in Ireland?

Europeans show support for Scottish independence after UK court ruling

What's next after Scotland lost its case for a new independence vote?

Is Spain's new rape law reducing jail sentences of sex offenders?

Life after liberation: Paranoia as scars of occupation run deep

Could a stalled Sámi rights law bring down Finland's government?

Europe is fretting over China owning key EU infrastructure. Here's why

'I dread turning the heating on': Energy crisis grips Moldova

America votes: What might a Republican victory mean for Europe?