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Now playing Next Belarus Belarus cuts cooperation on migration with EU over sanctions The EU on Thursday slapped new bruising economic sanctions on Belarus over last month's diversion of a passenger jet to arrest a dissident journalist. 28/06/2021
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Now playing Next Europe News EU leaders expected to confirm financial aid for Turkey migrant help The bloc's 27 heads of state and government will meet in Brussels on Thursday to also discuss migration, COVID-19 and relations with Russia. 23/06/2021
Now playing Next world news UN warns world in 'severe cascade of human rights setbacks' The United Nations' Human Rights chief called for "concerted action" to recover from "the most wide-reaching and severe cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes." 22/06/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU, US slap new sanctions on Belarus in response to Ryanair diversion Foreign affairs ministers from all EU countries met in Luxembourg and agreed to blacklist 78 individuals and 8 entities believed to be closely involved with President Lukashenko's regime. 21/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus 'There's no going back': EU promises new sanctions will hurt Belarus As well as travel bans and asset freezes, Europe plans to ban exports of fertiliser, tobacco and petroleum. 21/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Ryanair CEO says pilot given no 'alternatives' but to land in Belarus The pilot of the Ryanair flight that was diverted to Belarus wasn't given "any great alternatives" but to land in Minsk, CEO Michael O'Leary said. 15/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian journalist arrested off flight was 'hostage' at briefing The Belarusian dissident journalist who was arrested after authorities diverted a Ryanair flight to Minsk was present at a foreign ministry press briefing on Monday. 14/06/2021
Now playing Next Europe News NATO must confront China, but Russia remains top threat - US official US Chargé d’Affaires Douglas Jones tells Euronews that strengthening NATO is "all the more important" in a world of "increasing autocratic regimes". 13/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Poland hits back as Belarus makes WW2 invasion date a public holiday Belarus declared a national holiday on September 17, the same day Soviet Forces invaded Poland in World War II in 1939. 09/06/2021
Now playing Next world news Online campaign to 'discredit' jailed journalist Roman Protasevich Social media posts claim Protasevich has ties with neo-Nazi groups. They have been dismissed as an attempt to discredit him. 09/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarus toughens laws against protesters and 'extremism' Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed into effect a law tightening sanctions against protesters taking part in unauthorised rallies and increasing penalties for "extremism". 08/06/2021
Now playing Next Poland Polish PM vows support for Belarus' opposition after ally's remarks "We are with the Belarusians who are fighting for freedom, fighting for the rule of law, fighting for democracy," 07/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Exiled Belarusians protest at closure of Polish land border Officially the reason for the closure since December is COVID-19 - but many suspect Lukashenko of using the pandemic as a pretext for clamping down on the protest movement against his rule. 05/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Belarusian airlines banned from flying over EU or using its airports It follows Minsk's move to divert a Ryanair passenger plane and arrest dissident journalist Roman Protasevich last month. 04/06/2021
Now playing Next Belarus 'Spoken after torture': Opposition slams journalist's video confession In the video aired on Belarus state TV, regime critic Roman Protasevich claimed opposition protests were pointless and that he had been set up. 03/06/2021