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It comes after the German government and flagship carrier Lufthansa reportedly reached an agreement on state aid worth €9 billion.

Amid coronavirus economic concerns, the European Commission is moving forward with its plans to make Europe's farms greener.

Europe's fishing industry has been badly hit by the coronavirus. In this episode of Ocean Euronews' Denis Loctier meets French fisherman trying to survive the crisis and explores how Europe is supporting the battered sector.

Ocean speaks to Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, about how Europe's fishing sector will look post-COVID-19.

Margaritis Schinas' comments come after Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania opened their internal borders to each other last week in a bid to give their economies a timely boost.

"Of course the airlines have a cash flow crisis, but it’s probably nothing compared to the cash flow crisis being faced by many households," one of the authors of the EU’s air passenger rights law tells Euronews.

With lockdowns being lifted and summer months approaching, the EU is looking at how citizens can safely travel - an issue critical for saving the tourism industry.

It came as a dozen EU countries called on Brussels to suspend a European law guaranteeing passengers a refund for cancelled flights.

A dozen EU states will today call on Brussels to temporarily suspend a European law granting refunds for cancelled flights, Euronews understands.

EU law clearly states that in the event of a flight cancellation, passengers have the right to a refund. But that's not happening - some airlines are offering vouchers, instead.

Airline passengers whose flight was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic will lose their right to a refund if lobbyists get their way, the EU’s Transport Commissioner has told Euronews

Business Planet explores a brand new European funding model called ESCALER to help entrepreneurs invest, innovate, expand, and respond to new needs.

12m full-time jobs could be lost in Europe because of this crisis - so what's the next move?

As concerns mount about data privacy and coronavirus pandemic monitoring, the EU says privacy must be respected when countries consider mobile phone tracing apps.

It comes after EU countries agreed a €500 billion coronavirus rescue package.

The EU faces unprecedented challenges created by the coronavirus including emergency measures giving states sweeping powers. The Global Conversation discussed Europe's response to these issues with Věra Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission.

Euronews speaks to the European Union's Coronavirus Crisis Team, Cypriot Commissioner Stella Kyriakides about the COVID-19 pandemic and about when life will return to normal.

EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton says "not one single country was fully prepared for this kind of crisis, but the EU is now getting a battle plan in place.

NGOs and MEPs are calling on the EU to act to prevent an outbreak of novel coronavirus in overcrowded camps in Greece.

The EU Commission welcomes measures by the likes of Netflix, YouTube and Disney to manage the surge in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.

European Commissioner Ylva Johansson says there are problems to be solved in how the EU deals with with the crisis as a unit, but that member states are willing to work together, despite several countries taking unilateral decisions in previous days.

Europe is reeling from the news of the US president's flight ban. Ursula's planned trip to Greece is put on hold due to coronavirus and at 100 days in office, we look at Team Ursula's foreign policy performance.

Leaders have pledged to accelerate research into the disease and to support the sectors the hardest hit, such as aviation.

The bloc has also launched a public consultation on salary transparency to get companies to open up on what they pay their employees.