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
United Kingdom 'What's 50 Cent's number?' among oddest requests to UK Foreign Office British diplomatic staff handled some pretty unusual requests in 2019. Here are 10 of the weirdest enquiries it received. 30/12/2019
Russia Russia appeals 'unfounded' ban from major sporting competitions Russia's anti-doping agency said in a letter sent on Friday that it refutes WADA's assertion it was non-compliant. 27/12/2019
United Kingdom Europe's left takes another beating — can UK Labour party survive? The party's Corbyn faction and centre-left wing are engaged in an all-out war over what the future of the party should be. 21/12/2019
Netherlands 'Enormous victory for climate': Netherlands ordered to cut CO2 The Urgenda environmental group has come out victorious of its six-year legal battle against the Netherlands with the High Court citing the EU's Convention of Human Rights in its ruling. 20/12/2019
United Kingdom Andrew Bailey appointed first post-Brexit governor of Bank of England The incoming Bank of England chief will come in just as the UK is departing the European Union. 20/12/2019