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Alice Tidey

Europe Decoded

How COVID is still hitting Europe hard and what the EU can do next

EU countries rushed to get their population vaccinated. Now, nearly three-quarters of the bloc's population is inoculated, yet the region remains at the epicentre of the pandemic.

Europe Decoded

What is the 'strategic compass' and what does it mean for EU defence?

It has its weaknesses but shows the EU is carving itself a greater geopolitical role.

Europe News

Brussels mulls Russian oil embargo in new sanctions round

Russian provides more than a third of EU imports of petroleum products and 40% of all EU imports of natural gas.

This will impact your life

Record high food prices to rise further as Ukraine war weighs in

Food inflation will be pushed even higher worldwide which can have devastating consequences in the poorest parts of the world.

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Europe News

NATO vows more forces, exercises to face 'new reality'

Jens Stoltenberg said that hundreds of thousands of NATO troops have been put on high alert since Russia launched its attack against Ukraine.

United Kingdom

UK delivers 'disgraceful' 760 visas to Ukrainian refugees

Opposition MPs and the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK have criticised "bureaucratic hassles" impending Ukrainians from travelling to Britain.

Ukraine

NATO's refusal on no-fly zone over Ukraine 'a sign of weakness'

Here's what you need to know from day ten of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine

Zelenskyy vows to stay in Kyiv after a night of heavy fighting

The Ukrainian president said civilians and military alike would protect the country's independence, while Kyiv's mayor said the city was entering a "defensive phase"

Europe News

'Nazi salute' in EU parliament was 'an innocent wave', says MEP

Angel Dzhambazki raised his right hand after speaking in a debate on the rule of law in Poland and Hungary.

Europe News

EU gas supplies on 'safe side' for winter even if Russia cuts tap

Russia supplies about 40% of the EU's gas.

Europe News

Watch: EU not 'missing in action' over Ukraine, Borrell tells MEPs

He hailed the diplomatic efforts of France and Germany, whose leaders both travelled to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Poland

Women 'scared to be pregnant' a year on from near-total abortion ban

Poland will on 27 January mark the first anniversary of the introduction of a near-total ban on abortion.

Europe News

Watch: Macron calls for bolder EU action on climate and security

On climate, the French leader urged the EU "to move from words to deeds" and proposed adding the protection of the environment into the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rghts.

My Europe Series

Is it counterproductive to make vaccines mandatory?

Vaccines will be mandatory in Austria from February 1. But will the move have the desired effect?

World News

Omicron in Europe is 'a west-to-east tidal wave', says WHO

Omicron is "quickly becoming the dominant virus in western Europe and is now spreading in the Balkans", said Dr Hans Kluge, regional director for WHO Europe.

Kazakhstan

Protest violence 'was a bid to overthrow Kazakhstan's president'

That's the view of exiled opposition leader Akezhan Kazhegeldin, who spoke to Euronews on Sunday.

France

France approves vaccines for young children amid 'critical' situation

With Omicron taking hold in France, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said Wednesday "the situation is critical."

Belarus

Police uncover 455 social accounts encouraging Belarus-to-EU migrants

The social media accounts promoted illegal immigration by advertising the sale of counterfeit ID documents and visas or illegal transportation services.

United Kingdom

UK pleas for out-of-work teachers to return amid 'Omicron tidal wave'

Education workers are 26% more likely to contract COVID-19 than the general population, according to a union.

France

French presidential candidates say Macron flouting campaign rules

Macron's party is the only one not to have officially nominated a candidate for the April 2022 election.

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