Alasdair Sandford

World News

MEPs warn of ‘grave concerns’ over post-Brexit citizens’ rights

A European Parliament resolution accuses the British government of failing to safeguard the future of EU nationals living in the UK.

14/01/2020

World

Is Christmas destroying the planet?

A UK researcher gives Euronews top tips on how to make your Christmas dinner - and the holiday period generally - more sustainable.

27/12/2019

United Kingdom

What has changed with Boris Johnson’s new Brexit bill?

The UK Prime Minister’s new-look legislation to take the UK out of the EU strips away parliament’s oversight of future trade talks.

20/12/2019

Austria

Vienna ballet students ‘told to smoke’ to stay slim

Student dancers at Vienna State Opera’s top ballet school were subjected to physical and mental abuse, an investigation has found.

18/12/2019

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson moves to close door on extended Brexit transition

The UK prime minister plans to rule out prolonging the post-Brexit standstill arrangements, cranking up pressure to secure an EU trade deal in 2020.

17/12/2019

United Kingdom

Is Boris Johnson telling the truth on Northern Ireland border checks?

The UK prime minister has been called out as wrong for saying there will be no checks on goods between Britain and Northern Ireland after Brexit.

09/12/2019

United Kingdom

UK election: What’s the state of play with a week to go?

The election campaign has been peppered with wild promises and accusations of deceit, lies and abuse. Can opposition parties overhaul Boris Johnson’s opinion poll lead?

05/12/2019

United Kingdom

UK election: Britons living in EU countries 'denied democracy'

Brexit directly impacts Britons living on the continent – but many are barred from voting in the UK general election, while others fear their ballots won’t be counted.

03/12/2019

World

Manchester City 'most expensive sports team in Europe' after deal

The deal is said to break a new record in sports valuations, with club owners CFG now worth nearly $5bn.

27/11/2019

United Kingdom

Are Boris Johnson’s Tories being fair to future EU migrants?

People moving to the UK from EU countries after Brexit face tighter rules and will have to "wait like everybody else" for benefits, under Conservative Party plans.

20/11/2019

United Kingdom

Can Boris Johnson really strike a free trade deal with the EU in 2020?

The prime minister has ruled out extending a post-Brexit transition period beyond December 2020.

13/11/2019

France

French student unions demand poverty relief after attempted suicide

There are calls for more financial aid for students in difficulty after a young man set himself alight in Lyon in a protest over precarity.

13/11/2019

France

Macron attacks ‘hypocrisy’ of backlash to his NATO criticism

The French president hit out at ‘priggishness and hypocrisy’ in the backlash to his criticism of international institutions including NATO.

12/11/2019

France

North Macedonia president meets Macron after French EU accession veto

Stevo Pendarovski and Emmanuel Macron meet in Paris, weeks after France blocked a start date for EU membership talks for North Macedonia and Albania.

12/11/2019

France

French firm Lafarge cleared of Syria war crimes complicity charge

The industrial giant is still accused of financing terror groups including IS as it tried to keep its Syrian plant open amid the conflict.

07/11/2019

United Kingdom

UK government denies ‘sitting on’ report into Russian meddling

An intelligence report which security experts and politicians say should be published, will not be released until after the December general election.

05/11/2019

United Kingdom

From deal to delay: what happened with Brexit in October?

Key events in another rollercoaster month: a deal was struck, but Brexit was delayed once again as the Halloween deadline was missed.

31/10/2019

United Kingdom

Johnson and Corbyn trade barbs after MPs vote for December 12 election

Johnson and Corbyn trade barbs after MPs vote for December 12 election

30/10/2019

United Kingdom

Donald Tusk bids goodbye to "my British friends"

The outgoing European Council President's message came laced with an appeal to "please make the best use" of the Brexit delay.

29/10/2019

Europe News

Brexit delay: Will the UK be obliged to name a new EU Commissioner?

Brussels expects a British nominee for the Commission under a Brexit extension. Boris Johnson has previously vowed to do so ‘under no circumstances’.

28/10/2019