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Isabel Marques da Silva

Europe News

Defence and competitiveness set to steer EU work over next five years

leaders from the 27 member states will gather in Brussels next week to finalise and adopt the Strategic Agenda.

Europe News

EU socialists to reject von der Leyen if far right shapes priorities

Giacomo Filibeck tells Euronews that von der Leyen's 'ambiguity' on the far right is 'not acceptable.'

Belgium

Business and labour representatives expect a reformist coalition

Business and labour representatives expect a reformist coalition in the EP, in order to make a revision of the Green Deal that will cut red tape and be fairer to workers.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Low interest rates and food challenges

The European Central Bank's "historic" interest rate cut and the European Union's food challenges - both in agricultural production and food waste - are this week's top topics.

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Europe News

EU elections: Where do parties stand on anti-discrimination policies?

Surveys on racism in the EU show the problem is becoming more acute.

World

Nicolas Schmit: S&D won't do deals with far right after elections

The S&D's lead candidate in the European elections outlined his views on revising the Migration Pact and opposing the far right to Global Conversation's Isabel da Silva Marques.

Europe News

EU migration deals with Egypt and Tunisia have to be 'revised': Schmit

The multi-million deals that Brussels has signed with neighbouring countries to decrease irregular migration have to be "revised," says Nicolas Schmit, the lead candidate of the European socialists for the June elections.

Europe News

State of the Union: End of the mandate, enlargement and revolution

The 9th legislature of the European Parliament has come to an end. We recap the scandals that marred the mandate, but also preview the debate around the 20th anniversary of the EU's biggest enlargement.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Protecting nature and controlling big tech

Farmers' protest and the postponement of the vote on the Nature Restoration Law showed, this week, how the European Green Deal can be a target of misunderstanding and contestation.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: War economy and humanitarian aid

The economic impact of war and new sources of investment for defence were at the heart of the EU summit this week in Brussels.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Defence of democracy and aid for Gaza

Press freedom, artificial intelligence and the situation in the Gaza Strip are some of the key topics that dominated the agenda in Brussels this week.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Defence strategy as EU election campaigning begins

Defence policy is gaining increasing prominence in the European Union, with Brussels putting forward concrete proposals.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: von der Leyen's bid for re-election

Ursula von der Leyen's bid for re-election, sanctions against Russia and the Rafah crisis are the topics in our weekly round-up of European politics.

Europe News

Holocaust survivor Irene Shashar calls for 'united Middle East'

Holocaust survivor and author Irene Shashar told Euronews during a visit to Brussels to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day that she "dreams of a peaceful Middle East" modelled on the European Union.

Europe Decoded

Why the Global South is against the EU's anti-deforestation law

Seventeen countries from the so-called Global South have expressed their exasperation at the European Union's anti-deforestation legislation and the impact it could have on their exports of commodities such as soy, palm oil, cocoa, beef, coffee or timber.

Europe News

MEPs call for measures to protect people in prostitution

The report's authors celebrated it as a breakthrough in the fight against human trafficking and exploitation but critics call the approach "biased".

Europe News

At least 895,000 people are homeless in Europe, new report says

At least 895,000 people in Europe were homeless last year, a new report has found, shedding light on a trend made worse by Russia's war on Ukraine.

Europe News

Lula berates the EU for making 'threats' in talks for Mercosur deal

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticised the European Union for making environmental demands during negotiations of a free trade deal.

Europe News

NGOs collect over 260,000 signatures to protect Spain's Doñana park

A group of NGOs has handed the European Commission a petition with more than 260,000 signatures to protect Spain's Doñana National Park.

Europe News

European farmers challenge current nature restoration proposal

The European Commission proposed a new nature restoration law last year.

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