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Italy's Salvini urges French voters not to back Macron

Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini called France's Emmanuel Macron a "bad president" and urged the French people not to support his party in the upcoming European parliament elections.

World News

EU throws away more rubbish for the fourth year in a row: report

The amount of rubbish generated per person in the EU has been gradually increasing in recent years despite the Commission's war on waste, according to a Eurostat study.

Switzerland

Populism, another financial crisis and tax justice | Davos After Hours

In Euronews' special Davos After Hours discussion, correspondents Darren McCaffrey, Shona Murray and Sasha Vakulina break down the key events from day two at the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Ireland

McDonald's loses 'Big Mac' trademark in EU after legal battle

Calling it a battle of David and Goliath, Irish fast food chain Supermac’s won a battle against American giant McDonald's to have the use of the iconic Big Mac trademark cancelled.

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Revellers across the world rang in the New Year this week. Fireworks lit up the skies over Auckland as New Zealand became one of the first countries to enter 2019.

Ireland

Ireland criminalises emotional and psychological abuse

On Tuesday, the Domestic Violence Act 2018 came into effect and included new protections for victims suffering from various forms of 'coercive control' in intimate relationships. The Act allows victims of abuse to apply for emergency barring orders lasting eight days.

Hungary

Student's police assault charge from Hungary's 'slave law' protest

The 32-year-old, a PhD student at the George Soros-backed Central European University (CEU), said he was present at the "slave law" protests in support of trade unions.

Poland

COP24: Was any progress made in the fight against rising temperatures?

COP24 is billed to be one of the biggest climate conferences since the Paris Agreement. What happened? Euronews explains

Poland

'Real crisis is climate, not Brexit,' campaigners tell EU leaders

Activists are taking to the streets of Brussels today, calling for more action from world leaders before COP24 climate conference ends on Friday.

France

'Russian agent' Maria Butina pleads guilty to conspiracy charge

Maria Butina, who is accused of trying to influence US policy towards Russia, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy on Thursday.

World News

Strasbourg shooter Cherif Chekatt is dead, police confirm

Strasbourg shooter Cherif Chekatt is dead, police confirm

World News

Time magazine honours persecuted journalists as 'Person of the Year' in 2018

TIME honours journalists as their People of the Year. Maria Ressa from Rappler, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo of Reuters, the late Jamal Khashoggi of the Washington Post and the staff at the Capital Gazette. The journalists have faced imprisonment, harassment and death in their mission to tell the truth.

Poland

Watch: Protest breaks out at COP24 speech

Protesters disrupted a COP24 press conference after a US representative said there will be no change to the American climate policy, adding fossil fuels and nuclear energy will not be going away any day soon.

France

'Gilets jaunes' try to find love on Facebook

The protests have rocked France in recent weeks, but thousands are now hoping that they might rock their love lives.

Italy

Italian churches offer shelter to migrants

Italian priests say migrants will have shelter at the church after the country announced a new bill that abolishes humanitarian protection.

Italy

Italian authorities seized more than €1.5 billion of assets linked to fugitive mafia boss

Italian authorities made a landmark bust on assets linked to the notorious Cosa Nostra mafia valued at more than €1.5 billion.

France

French fuel protester wearing explosives demands meeting with Macron

Around 5,000 marched down the Champs Elysees to fight against French president Emmanuel Macron's fuel hikes. Chaos erupted after police used water cannons and tear gas on demonstrators.

France

Woman hit by harasser tells Euronews about life since the Paris attack

Marie Laguerre, a French student who was punched in the face after confronting her harasser in July, will be marching at Saturday's protest against sexual violence in Paris. She speaks to Euronews about her life since the attack.

Italy

Chinese retailers boycott Dolce & Gabbana after 'racist' ads

Chinese retailers from Land Crawford to JD.com have dropped the Italian luxury brand Dolce and Gabbana after it ran ads deemed 'racist.'

United Kingdom

Spain threatens to veto Brexit agreement over Gibraltar

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez says the country will veto the withdrawal agreement if no changes are made over Gibraltar — a British overseas territory that Spain has asserted claims to.

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