Europe News

UK-EU talks: Donald Tusk to lay out new reform proposals

President of the European Council Donald Tusk says he will present a proposal for a “new settlement” between the UK and the European Union on

1 February 2016

Europe News

Pushing back refugee boats would be illegal, says Greek minister

euronews’ Efi Koutsokosta spoke to Greece’s EU affairs minister, Nikos Xydakis, about an EU report that accuses Athens of failing to register

28 January 2016

Europe News

Europe running out of time to solve refugee crisis, warns EU's Timmermans

Europe does not have “endless amounts of time” to come up with a solution to the influx of refugees and migrants to the continent, a top EU official

28 January 2016

Economy

New EU rules to stop businesses using legal loopholes to pay less tax

The EU is proposing new rules aimed at reducing annual tax losses of up to 70 billion euros from companies like Google, Amazon, Starbucks and Apple using aggressive tax avoidance.

28 January 2016

Europe News

EU seeks greater powers to police car industry after VW row

EU regulators want more powers to fine carmakers for faulty vehicles after the Volkswagen scandal. They want to be able to fine companies 30,000

27 January 2016

Europe News

EU warns Greece over border controls

The European Commission has said that Greece has “seriously neglected” its frontier duties to Europe’s free-travel Schengen zone. It said that Greece

27 January 2016

Europe

EU's Vestager pushes on with corporate tax probes

Margrethe Vestager, the European competition commissioner, is set to go after corporate giants found to be not paying their fair share of tax.

27 January 2016

World

Is talk of a 'Grexit' a thing of the past or an ever present danger?

Greece dominated headlines around the world last year. Now the Athens government has a third rescue package in its hands worth up to 86 billion euros

26 January 2016

Europe News

EU auditors slam 'weak' Commission over bailouts

The European Commission’s handling of some bailouts for crisis-hit countries was “generally weak” and inconsistent, according to a new report

26 January 2016

Turkey

EU reassures Turkey that promised aid will be delivered to help with refugees

The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has reassured Turkey that it will get the financial aid promised from the EU to help

26 January 2016

Economy

VW says no compensation in Europe for those affected by emissions deception

Volkswagen says there will be no compensation plan for Europe for those affected by its diesel emissions scandal.

22 January 2016

Greece

Greece free to operate its own TV licensing regime if compatible with EU rules

20 January 2016

Europe News

Polish PM rebuffs EU criticism of media laws

Poland’s prime minister has rebuffed EU criticism of her government’s media and judicial reforms. Beata Szyldo told MEPs that changes to the

19 January 2016

Europe News

Polish PM to face MEPs

Poland’s prime minister Beata Szydło is to face MEP’s later amid concerns over the state of the rule of law there. It looks set to be quite a

19 January 2016

European Union

Europe Weekly: Poland under fire over media laws

In this edition of Europe Weekly: Poland is under fire for new media laws that have been described as an attack on the freedom of the press; the

15 January 2016

Europe News

Don't blame us for refugee policy failure, says EU's Juncker

EU governments have failed to deliver on the promises they made to tackle Europe’s refugee crisis, the head of the European Commission said on

15 January 2016

Europe News

WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola

The World Health Organisation has declared that Liberia is free of Ebola. It means the latest outbreak of the deadly disease is effectively over. The

14 January 2016

Europe News

EU to discuss Polish media laws

Poland’s new conservative government faces further scrutiny on Wednesday as the European Commission debates new laws seen as reining in the country’s

13 January 2016

Poland

Demonstrations follow introduction of Poland's new state media law

Demonstrations have taken place around Poland to protest against a new public media law. Media managers will now be selected by the Treasury Minister

9 January 2016

Poland

EU accuses Poland's Law and Justice of media grab

The European Commission has sent letters to the Polish Justice and Foreign ministers asking for explanations about a new media law. The new Law and

31 December 2015