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Libya

EU funds Libyan Coast Guard but who is monitoring them?

While the military mission called Eunavfor Med - Operation Sophia (ENFM) is in charge of training and evaluating LCG, its staff is not permitted to set foot in the country due to security conditions.

3 November 2019

United Kingdom

'Not only hippy vegans': Farmers, doctors join Extinction Rebellion

What many may not know about Extinction Rebellion is that it is composed of different sub-groups — XR Doctors, XR Policemen, XR Rainbow, XR Farmers, XR Lawyers, and XR Jews.

18 October 2019

Libya

Migrants in detention centres ask: 'Why does UNHCR keep us in prison?'

The UN agency has been accused of being a “fig leaf” for the policy of externalisation of EU borders; critics argue that UNHCR action is Libya is uneffective. We asked migrants held in detention centres their opinion.

Libya

Who are the UNHCR really working to help - refugees or states?

Euronews has undertaken an investigation into the UNHCR's operation in Libya, where tens of thousands of migrants live in detainment camps, hoping to make it to Europe.

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Belgium

Is Von der Leyen’s new commission team really ‘as diverse as Europe’?

“This is the team as diverse as Europe is, as strong as Europe is, those are dedicated men and women, and I’m looking forward to working with this team for Europe.”

15 September 2019

Netherlands

This Dutch company hires people without a cover letter or resume

A Dutch company hires people without a cover letter or resume — all they have to do is put their name on a list to work at the company.

6 September 2019

Italy

Could Italy's new coalition be stymied by Salvini in parliament?

Even if Italy can form a new coalition, its power might be curbed by Matteo Salvini’s League which controls 11 powerful parliamentary committees.

World News

UNHCR official criticises 'the radicalisation of migratory dreams'

An official from the UN's refugee agency has sparked controversy by expressing concern over the alleged "radicalisation of migratory dreams".

Italy

Watch: Salvini kisses rosary after criticism over religious symbols

It wasn't just his "irresponsible", "reckless" and "alarming" behaviour as a politician that earned Matteo Salvini the ire of Giuseppe Conte in his resignation speech Tuesday.

Italy

Italy president holding talks to find new government after Conte quits

Italy's president, Sergio Mattarella, is beginning two days of consultations with political parties in the hope of finding a majority for a new government.

Romania

‘An accumulation of incompetence’: Two Romanian scandals compared

There are parallels between the scandal engulfing Romania over the handling of a teenager’s kidnapping and a deadly nightclub blaze four years ago, an expert has told Euronews.

Italy

Italian MP could lose her seat for using her birth name on the ballot

'If I had died, how could I have been resurrected?' - Euronews speaks to the Italian MP who lived a life in witness protection afraid of the Mafia finding her, and who is now being challenged by her political rival for resuming her 'dead' identity.

Estonia

Will the Latvia-Estonia booze tax war leave them with a bad hangover?

A booze tax war has broken out between Baltic neighbours Latvia and Estonia, who are among the EU’s biggest consumers of alcohol.

World News

Where do the health warning photos on cigarette boxes come from?

Some people have sued authorities after mistaking cigarette box photos for family relatives or themselves.

China

Hong Kong protesters abandoned Facebook for other platforms

Contrary to the 2014 Occupy Hong Kong movement, protesters chose to organise on forums and encrypted message services rather than rely on Facebook.

Italy

Pope bombarded with insults after tweeting to pray for migrants

Insults in Italian replying to a tweet from Pope Francis flooded Twitter on Monday after he wrote about migrants.

Italy

Back to school as Five Star Movement MPs sit special evaluation exam

Five Star Movement politicians were forced to sit down for a 40-minute high-school style exam on Tuesday.

Italy

Hate crimes in Italy quadrupled between 2017 and 2018

Reports of discriminatory acts in Italy increased fourfold between 2017 and 2018, soaring from 92 to 360.

Italy

Italy vs Switzerland: Who sends home more irregular migrants?

Far-right Lega Nord leader Matteo Salvini promised to “fill planes and send immigrants home” but the number of repatriations as actually fallen.

France

Election shocks shift battleground on Turin-Lyon rail link

Election shocks in France and Italy shift battleground on Turin-Lyon rail link

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