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World

EU unity on Ukraine is the fruit of "listening" says Belgian PM

Belgian PM Alexander De Croo says he is "convinced" that European Union members will remain united in their approach to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, because their strategy was the fruit of careful coordination.

Europe News

EU sanctions should not hurt the middle class, warns Belgian PM

De Croo told Euronews it's still 'too early' to talk about raising EU common debt to finance Ukraine's reconstruction.

Europe News

Brussels braces itself for COVID passes to boost vaccinations

Lagging vaccination rates in the Belgian capital mean authorities are considering imposing COVID passes for restaurants, bars and other public establishments.

Europe News

'EU must intervene before Afghan refugees arrive at external borders'

Ylva Johansson said the European Union must support countries neighbouring Afghanistan to help them host displaced people fleeing the Taliban rule.

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Europe News

Belarus migration is 'act of aggression towards EU', says Johansson

"Member states are in a position to decide how they protect their external borders and they are the best ones to assess how to do that," Johansson added.

Europe News

Flood cleanup continues in Belgium in difficult conditions

Thousands of people remain without essential provisions after the floods in Belgium which killed at least 41 people 2 weeks ago.

Europe News

Belgium reassesses river flows after deadly floods

Experts in hydrology and river flows are now warning that major research must be conducted in order to know exactly how to rebuild the towns destroyed by the floods.

Europe News

Legal battles with EU won't hinder climate change work, says Apple

Apple's vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Lisa Jackson, was speaking to Euronews at the Austrian World Summit in Vienna.

Europe News

More than 450 "sans papiers" say they have not eaten since May 23rd

A hunger strike taking place at a church in central Brussels and at two universities in the city is pressuring the government to grant them residency without going through the asylum process.

Europe News

IP rights just one part of vaccine production, says EU's trade chief

Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU's trade chief, told Euronews that other measures, besides patent waivers, need to be considered to ramp up global production of COVID-19 vaccines.

Economy

Brussels wants to cut down EU's dependence on key imports

The European Commission has identified 137 products in strategic sectors, like healthcare and high tech, where the EU is highly dependent on imports.

Europe News

Changing borders in the Balkans 'would lead to a bloodbath'

He was reacting to an explosive non-paper advocating the redrawing of borders of countries formed after Yugoslavia’s breakup.

Europe News

EU could partially halt new privacy rules to fight online child abuse

There are an estimated 16 million images of child abuse on the internet - at least 800,000 of them from within the EU.

USA

Trump refuses to concede but provides no evidence of electoral fraud

Across the country, supporters of President Trump aren't only disappointed, many are refusing to accept the results of the election.

World

Unsubstantiated claims of fraud from Trump might not make it to court

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed electoral fraud and lack of transparency, without offering evidence.

USA

Trump 'will reach' 270 electoral college votes, Farage predicts

UK politician who led Brexit campaign tells Euronews the US president is 'in a little bit of trouble' in Ohio, but will secure enough votes to be re-elected.

Netherlands

US election: taxation for overseas nationals on agenda

Republicans and Democrats living abroad may be opposed in many ways in this most polarised of presidential elections, but agree on one thing: the tax situation for American expatriates needs to change. Jack Parrock reports from the Netherlands.

Europe News

Red-listing of Ibiza and Mallorca a disaster for local businesses

Some of Spain’s world famous holiday destinations have become COVID-19 hotspots. Ibiza may be considered the clubbing capital of the world, but despite its dancefloors being silenced by the pandemic, infection rates in the Balearic islands are still climbing.

World News

Analysis: Can Europeans be trusted to follow the post-lockdown rules?

The question comes after a makeshift rave in Brussels raised eyebrows in Belgium.

Europe News

Be my guest: Belgian town among first to allow weddings with invitees

Yolanda Nauwelaers and Timothy Dekeyser are thought to be one of the first couples in Europe to wed in the presence of invitees since lockdown was imposed in March.

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