Europe News EU urged to 'stand with Israel' ahead of foreign ministers' meeting "Israel is, right now, in need of friends from Europe," said Walid Abu-Haya, deputy head of Israel's mission to the EU. 17/05/2021
world news Pro-Palestine protesters take to streets of cities across Europe Tear gas and water cannons were turned on protests in Paris, while similar demonstrations took place across France and in London, Madrid, and Berlin. 15/05/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Intellectual property waiver & clampdown on China Europe changed its position on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines and also announced a series of measures aimed at reducing China's influence in Europe. 07/05/2021
Ukraine Ukraine accuses Belarus of stoking tensions over Jewish pilgrims Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews travel every Jewish New Year to the central Ukrainian town of Uman to visit the tomb of Rabbi Nahman, the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement. 15/09/2020
Europe News Iranian-Israeli play explores human connections in wartime An Israeli and an Iranian, performing side by side a play about war in Brussels. Sahand Sahebdivani, born in Iran, and Raphael Rodan, raised in Israel play versions of themselves. The piece underlining what unites rather than divides. 10/02/2020
Europe News Hebron tours explain Israeli settlement policy The US administration announced, earlier this week, that it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories as a violation of international law. Euronews gives a glimpse about the challenges created by a settlement in the Palestinian city of Hebron. 22/11/2019
Europe News The Brief: EU's role in the Palestine's dream of statehood Ahead Israel's deadline to form a new government, Euronews traveled to the West Bank by invitation from the EU. The bloc's role in the region is in question, after the US policy shift away from the two-state solution. 19/11/2019
The Cube Netanyahu tasked with forming the next Israeli government | #TheCube If Netanyahu fails to form a government, Israel is set on a path for its third election with its government in a deep-seated deadlock. 26/09/2019
Austria Austria to grant citizenship to descendants of victims of Nazism Second and third-generation relatives with British nationality have expressed interest in applying for citizenship of the EU country as Brexit looms. 20/09/2019
Europe News The Brief: How are the elections in Israel being viewed in Brussels? Today Israel is having an election for its prime minister, and both candidates believe in a one-state solution. This conflicts with the EU's push to end Israeli expansion in the West Bank. 18/09/2019
Europe News The Brief: Companies, EU citizens still adapting to GDPR data regulati The General Data Protection Regulation has shaped the way companies handle the personal data of EU citizens since 2018. Some are still adapting to the rules though. Learn more by watching The Brief from Brussels. 13/06/2019
Europe News Controversies shadow Eurovision finals Hosted in Israel, the competition sparks concerns due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza 17/05/2019
Europe News Gaza and Iran deal top EU foreign ministers meeting Campaigners place thousands of pairs of shoes outside EU Council, to reflect lives lost in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 28/05/2018
Europe News Mideast: should the EU step in? Official says Europe could play role of 'honest mediator' between Israelis and Palestinians. 15/05/2018
Europe News Taking sides - EU lawmakers debate Middle Eastern conflict Parliament renews commitment to two-state solution 19/04/2018
Europe News 'My mother saved my life,' Holocaust survivor tells Euronews As Israel remembers the victims of the Holocaust, one Belgian survivor recalls escaping from a train bound for Auschwitz 12/04/2018
no comment No Comments of the Week It has been a dramatic seven days in Europe and beyond, involving political clashes, international incidents and moving ceremonies. Here are some of our highlights and lowlights of the week. 30/03/2018
Europe News Israel uses tourism to promote settlements - EU EU diplomats have reportedly warned that Israel is developing archaelogical and tourism sites in Palestinian neighbourhoods of Jerusalem as a way of legitimising illegal settlements. 02/02/2018
Europe News The EU's new role in the Middle East? Could the EU become an honest broker for stalled Middle East peace talks now that America has lost the trust of the Palestinians? 15/01/2018
Europe News Brief: Fake news and Mid East peace This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital. 15/01/2018
Europe News What hope for peace in the Middle East? Has the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel helped or hindered the Middle East peace process? 11/12/2017
Europe News EU officials fret over Trump Israel policy EU officials are worried about US President Donald Trump’s move to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The bloc’s foreign policy chief 06/12/2017
Europe News Accusations fly as Abbas and Rivlin hold separate talks with EU leaders in Brussels The Israeli and Palestinian presidents were both in Brussels on Thursday for talks with EU leaders. 23/06/2016
Unreported Europe Home is where the heart is: the emigration dilemma facing France's Jewish community The Paris attacks shocked France to its core, plunging the country into a sense of vulnerability felt most acutely in the Jewish community. The 23/01/2015
Unreported Europe Gaza reconstruction: mission impossible? In southern Gaza near the Israeli border, bulldozers are at work, levelling the land before the rainy season arrives. Half of Gaza’s agricultural 03/11/2014
My Europe Series Football diplomacy With ISEG In this edition of U Talk, Sarah, from Lyon, France, asks: “Why can Israel participate in European League football?” Pascal Boniface 30/03/2012