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'You'll be missed': Brexit deal approved by MEPs ahead of UK departure

MEPs today approved the Brexit deal by 621 votes to 49.

29/01/2020

Poland

These photos highlight the human hurt over Poland's 'LGBT-free zones'

It's a response to 80 Polish municipalities declared themselves "free of LGBT ideology" last year.

23/01/2020

Germany

Germany bans neo-Nazi group in 'clear message against anti-Semitism'

"Right-wing extremism and anti-Semitism have no place in our society," Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said as he banned the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 Germany.

23/01/2020

France

France and Netherlands dismantle major migrant smuggling ring to UK

French and Dutch police have arrested 23 people they suspect to have facilitated the illegal transport of 10,000 Kurdish migrants into the UK.

23/01/2020

Switzerland

Watch: Prince Charles champions sustainability at Davos

The British heir to the throne has been championing environmentally friendly policies for decades.

22/01/2020

France

France vows to punish strikers who cut power to thousands

Striking energy workers who deprived up to 35,000 people of power could face up to two years in jail.

22/01/2020

Switzerland

Watch: Von der Leyen vows EU will be 'more assertive' on world stage

She said the EU will lead in areas like climate change and data protection in order to become more assertive on the world stage.

22/01/2020

United Kingdom

'EU more vital than US': UK businesses call for more Brexit clarity

Sixty-one percent of UK directors describe the EU as more important to them than any other countries, including the US.

21/01/2020

China

Coronavirus: Is the EU prepared for an outbreak?

Six people are now known to have died from the coronavirus. Health authorities worldwide are scrambling to come up with a response.

21/01/2020

Spain

Storm Gloria kills at least 3 in Spain and disrupts travel

Storm Gloria has brought heavy rain and snowfall across Spain, with the eastern litoral bearing the brunt of it.

21/01/2020

France

More protests to hit France as pension talks end without breakthrough

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he would make "concrete proposals" on Saturday to end the deadlock with unions over the pension reform.

10/01/2020

World News

Irregular migration to EU 'at lowest level since 2013' — Frontex

Preliminary figures show 139,000 irregular migrants were detected at EU external borders last year — 92% lower than at the peak of the migrant crisis.

10/01/2020

France

'Uber-ising medicine': Health chiefs slam sick note website in France

A newly launched online service in France provides valid sick notes after a video consultation. Health chiefs are not happy.

09/01/2020

United Kingdom

How can Prince Harry and Meghan Markle be 'financially independent'?

What do the Duke and Duchess of Sussex receive from taxpayer funds? Who pays for their security? And where does their money come from?

09/01/2020

Lebanon

Ghosn sheds light on Japan's legal system

The former Nissan chairman escaped Japan last week. In his first appearance since, he attacked Japan's justice system.

08/01/2020

United Kingdom

Best of friends? Von der Leyen warns UK of Brexit 'trade-offs'

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc hopes to be the UK's "best friend" going forward but that "with every choice comes a consequence".

08/01/2020

United Kingdom

UK and Denmark reached clean energy milestones in 2019

The share of fossil fuels in the UK's energy mix dropped from 75% in 1990 to 43% in 2019.

02/01/2020

World News

Plane crash deaths down 50% in 2019 but number of accidents rise

2019 was the third safest year in terms of fatalities since 1946.

02/01/2020

World News

Records and boycotts: What to take away from aviation in 2019

There were many highs and lows in 2019 for the aviation sector.

31/12/2019

World News

Will 2020 be the year of 5G technology? Euronews explains

5G will enable users to download whole movies in seconds but will require many more antennas, raising health fears.

30/12/2019