Europe News

The Brief from Brussels

Worries grow of another arms race as Russia removes itself from the INF treaty.

07/02/2019

World

#MeTooEP is asking MEPs to complete sexual harassment training

MEPs debate whether the #MeTooEP pledge will incite change within the European Parliament.

06/02/2019

World

Raw Politics: Tusk, renewed arms race, anti-trust and #MeToo in the EU

Don't miss Wednesday night's episode of Raw Politics.

06/02/2019

USA

Euroviews. Trump's shameless use of female pain to sell his border wall | View

The president’s apparent concern this week for the victims of sexual assault and abuse is curious considering his actions.

12/01/2019

World News

Euroviews. The week that was: how one individual can change the world | View

Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the prevailing opinions shared on View over the last seven days.

21/12/2018

World

Should the song 'Baby It's Cold Outside' be banned? | Raw Politics

The panel on Raw Politics discusses whether the lyrics are sinister or not.

18/12/2018

Earth News

These sweaters tell the ugly truth about the world

Climate change and plastic-filled oceans have been turned into an ugly Christmas sweater design.

15/12/2018

France

Woman hit by harasser tells Euronews about life since the Paris attack

Marie Laguerre, a French student who was punched in the face after confronting her harasser in July, will be marching at Saturday's protest against sexual violence in Paris. She speaks to Euronews about her life since the attack.

23/11/2018

United Kingdom

How was Philip Green named in UK #MeToo scandal?

A British politician has used Parliament's free-speech guarantee to name a prominent businessman who is accused of sexual harassment and secured a court order barring the media from revealing his identity.

25/10/2018

Morocco

#Masaktach, how the Moroccan #MeToo began

Moroccan women condemn "the culture of rape and impunity".

17/10/2018

Portugal

Protesters rally against 'machismo' court system in Porto

Protesters rallied in Porto against what they see as a dated and patriarchal court system in Portugal: a judge upheld a suspended sentence for two men who raped an unconscious woman in 2016

27/09/2018

World News

Six more women accuse CBS chief of sexual misconduct

Leslie Moonves has resigned as CEO of U.S. media giant CBS over sexual misconduct accusations from six more women

10/09/2018

USA

Leading #MeToo member denies sexual assault

Italian actress and leading #MeToo voice denies sexual assault as Harvey Weinstein accuses her of stunning hypocrisy

21/08/2018

World News

Asia Argento denies "all sexual relations" with accuser

The #MeToo activist Asia Argento denied having "any sexual relations" with actor Jimmy Bennett when he was 17. The actress allegedly paid him off last year, according to legal documents obtained by the New York Times.

20/08/2018

World News

The Oscars cause upset throughout Hollywood as they add "popular film" to award categories

The Oscars have caused upset throughout Hollywood with the addition of a new category: "Popular Film". The new addition will recognise films that perform well at the Box Office in an aim to boost at home audience viewing figures.

10/08/2018

USA

Weinstein wants charges thrown out

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's lawyers are seeking to have sexual assault charges thrown out over "warm" emails

04/08/2018

France

French student slapped for standing up to harasser

On Saturday, French student, Marie Laguerre, was struck in the face by a man who was allegedly sexually and verbally harassing on the streets of Paris. After standing up for herself by telling the man to "shut up," the man then struck her in the face before leaving the scene.

30/07/2018

France

Roman Polanski's wife rejects invite to join Oscars body

French actress Emmanuelle Seigner criticised the Academy for “its insufferable hypocrisy” over the expulsion of her husband, director Roman Polanski.

08/07/2018

World News

What is the most dangerous country to be a woman?

India is the most dangerous country to be a woman, and the USA also made the top 10 in the Thomson Reuters Foundation experts' survey this year.

26/06/2018

Spain

Posters shame 'Wolf Pack' assailants as they return home

Feminists groups in Spain are making life uncomfortable for the convicted five men in the Pamplona 'Wolf Pack' case by posting pictures of their faces around Seville.

26/06/2018