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My Europe Series

Moldova elections: Everything you need to know

In 2016, just 70,000 votes separated Igor Dodon and Maia Sandu. In 2020, it could be even closer.

My Europe Series

Can Europe planting three billion trees help save the planet?

NGOs fear that tree planting often leads to "greenwashing" by corporations and governments and distracts from the real effort to stop the burning of fossil fuels.

France

COVID-19: Paris to shut all bars as city's alert is raised to maximum

The French capital will close all bars completely from Tuesday as the French government raises the city's coronavirus alert to the maximum level.

World News

Brexit: Von der Leyen, Johnson say gaps between EU and Britain remain

The EU and the UK are still no closer to breaking the deadlock with three months to go until the end of the Brexit transition period.

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World News

Jews in Europe face new restrictions on religious freedom, says rabbi

From Poland to Belgium, laws that restrict practices such as ritual slaughter and circumcision target Jewish communities, Rabbi Menachem Margolin said.

My Europe Series

Kosovo war crimes probe: What you need to know

It has been a busy - and at times bizarre - couple of weeks for international justice in Kosovo. We've just had the first arrests in the special probe, so here's the background.

Romania

Inside the rise and fall of Romania's £2.5m book heist gang

They abseiled through skylights to steal some of the world's rarest books. They left DNA at the scene.

Poland

Poland coalition collapse: Anger over new law on halal and kosher meat

Poland's religious slaughter trade is worth billions of euros a year to Polish farmers. So why has its government moved to ban it?

World News

Europe must act to counter 'COVID-19 fatigue': WHO

"We move from do not do, to do differently."

United Kingdom

COVID Christmas? How the 'rule of six' could scupper festive trade

Pubs and clubs and those who work in them were hit hard by the coronavirus lockdown. With the 'rule of six' it could be about to get worse.

Ukraine

Ukraine: Music's most extreme genre uses history to fight Russia

'You can't be an apolitical musician in Ukraine,' says Konstantin 'Khaoth' Zmievsky, the drummer of Ukrainian black metal band Khors.

Montenegro

Montenegro’s future is in the EU, says its prime minister-in-waiting

Russia's influence in Montenegro has been 'over-emphasised', according to the university professor who will likely be the Balkan country's next leader.

Romania

Romania's Ludovic Orban avoids censure motion over COVID-19 response

Romania's Ludovic Orban has avoided censure over his government's response to COVID-19, after only 226 MPs turned up to parliament to vote

Montenegro

Montenegro's ruling party could lose power for first time in 30 years

Montenegro's pro-Western president could struggle to put together a government after close, bitterly-contested election.

Montenegro

Montenegro election: A divided nation chooses between east and west

A look at the key issues on the minds of Montenegrins as the country heads to vote in a national election on Sunday.

Belarus

For Belarus, a new chapter has begun - but how will it end?

Nadzeya and many of her countrymen have been on an emotional rollercoaster since the disputed election result of August 9, 2020. Hers is the story of thousands, but it's a story without an ending. From elation to detainment, here is the story of the Belarus protests.

World News

Republicans due to kick off Donald Trump re-election bid

The Republican Party convention kick-off will look a lot different this year.

France

Life after lockdown: how COVID-19 nearly destroyed French Rosé

"We lost two months of sales. Up to 50% of our usual turnover," wine producer Jean Simonet told Euronews. His domain, Château Grand Boise, relies mostly on restaurants to buy up its stock.

Poland

Who is Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the puppet master of Poland's far-right?

Since the death of his twin brother in a 2010 plane crash, Kaczynski has been the main force behind the Polish nationalist right. But is his influence beginning to wane?

World News

Britain must abide by European data rules after Brexit, EC says

Boris Johnson has said that the UK will forge its own path on data protection after Brexit. The European Commission doesn't agree.

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