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The Brief: Climate Change threatens the future of crops

With the production of major crops expected to be down by 50% in the next 30 years due to climate change, lawmakers and environmental activists are searching for ways to protect the future of agriculture.

18/09/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Brexit Disconnect

Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today.

17/09/2019

Belgium

EU chief Juncker claims coastal Belgium 'less tolerant of French'

EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker has sparked demands for an apology in Belgium after claims he made to local media about observing a decrease in linguistic tolerance in towns on the country's coastline.

17/09/2019

Europe News

Dairy farmers call for a fair price for milk

This demonstration is to mark the 10 year anniversary of a protest which saw Belgian dairy farmers spray 3 million litres of milk over the very same field they're in now. Farmers want to see quotas set to boost prices.

17/09/2019

Europe News

Rule of law in Hungary deliberated in Brussels

For the first time since MEPs launched the Article 7 process against Hungary, ministers from all around the bloc discussed it in Brussels.

16/09/2019

Europe News

Cartoons give voice to women's rights

Brussels is the de facto capital of the Comic Book and each year thousands of visitors gather for a festival dedicated to all things cartoon. But its not just for laughs. Fictional characters offer the opportunity to discuss more serious subject matter. We went to find out.

16/09/2019

Belgium

Is Von der Leyen’s new commission team really ‘as diverse as Europe’?

“This is the team as diverse as Europe is, as strong as Europe is, those are dedicated men and women, and I’m looking forward to working with this team for Europe.”

15/09/2019

Belgium

'European way of life': Was von der Leyen the first to use the term?

Hint: The answer is no.

13/09/2019

Belgium

Watch: Age no barrier as elderly enjoy special Olympics in Belgium

Despite their age, the competitors demonstrated considerable stamina – the final relay race had been re-run several times before the athletes could be persuaded to sit down for tea and cake.

13/09/2019

Europe News

Vaccinations: 'Misinformation is very dangerous'

Ethan Lindenberger is only 18 years old, but he is already a hardened campaigner. He managed to get vaccinations, against his mother's wishes. Now he is fighting against the spread of anti-vax movements.

13/09/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Juncker Exclusive

Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today.

12/09/2019

World

'Brexit is failure of Britain, not the European Union,' says Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker, the outgoing President of the European Commission, has said Brexit is a "tragedy" and a "failure" but it is "the failure of Britain, not the European Union." He also said the UK had only ever been "part-time Europeans".

12/09/2019

Belgium

EU chief says 'no initiative' shown that would reopen Brexit talks

European Parliament President David Sassoli is speaking about Brexit and other issues after meeting with the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier

12/09/2019

Europe News

Exclusive: Juncker brands Britons 'part-time Europeans'

Exclusive: Juncker brands Britons ‘part-time Europeans’ who were never fully in the union.

12/09/2019

Belgium

French minister holds out possibility of new Brexit extension

The French minister for Europe, Amelie de Montchalin, says if there were a new government or the announcement of elections, the EU could examine the request.

12/09/2019

Belgium

Commissioner for 'European way of life' attracts criticism from MEPs

The nomination of a commissioner to "protect the European way of life" has been criticised for the inclusion of migration in the role's brief

11/09/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Leading Green

Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today.

11/09/2019

Belgium

NATO remembers September 11 terrorist attacks, 18 years on

NATO remembers the September 11 attacks on the 18th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

11/09/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Migration and Europe's way of life

Migration has been a politically toxic topic in the European Union in recent years. Euronews spoke with outgoing EU migration commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos who warns that "Europe should never become a fortress".

11/09/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Draft Day

Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today.

11/09/2019

Belgium

Viktor Orban courts controversy with European Commission nominee

László Trócsányi was the architect of many of Hungary's most controversial policies towards migration.

10/09/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Let's Make a Deal

Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today.

09/09/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Do-or-Die Derailed

Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today.

05/09/2019

Economy

Lagarde grilled by politicians over new ECB nomination

She warned European countries may need to loosen the purse strings to help fight a recession.

05/09/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Boris Johnson's Night of Reckoning

Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today.

04/09/2019

Europe News

Brussels marks 75th anniversary of liberation from German occupation

The liberation of Brussels took only a few hours and saw only a little combat. Freeing the city was symbolic, but its historic importance lives on in the Belgian capital.

04/09/2019