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EU pledges 100 million vaccine doses for low-income countries

The European Union has committed to donate at least 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to middle- and low-income countries before the end of the year.

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EU launches digital platform to let citizens debate the bloc's future

The multilingual platform is the starting point of a year-long exercise to reshape and reform the European Union.

Europe News

What's at stake as EU kicks off talks on post-Brexit fishing quotas?

The European Commission is now preparing to lead negotiations with the UK on behalf of all members states in order to decide how much fish EU fishermen will be allowed to catch.

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How successful was Germany's presidency of the European Union?

The presidency is now handed over to Portugal for the next six months.

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EU leaders struggle to break budget deadlock amid Poland, Hungary veto

As EU leaders met for a virtual summit, sources said that the videoconference was not the place to discuss such a complicated issue.

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MEPs set to win extra €16 billion for EU budget in compromise deal

The compromise on the EU budget settles an internal spending row which threatened to hold up funding to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

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EU budget: Long-term funding row in COVID-19 spotlight as talks resume

The dispute between countries and MEPs over the 2021-27 budget has threatened to hold up funding allocated for the fight against the pandemic.

Belgium

Deal reached to link EU funding to respect for rule of law

It means the EU could withhold funding if member countries breached the bloc's core values. Hungary called it political blackmail.

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COVID-19, rule of law, EU programmes: The wrangling over the EU budget

What started out as a seemingly normal Commission proposal back in May 2018, turned into a battle between two of the EU's three institutions, after the pandemic rewrote the rules of nearly everything it touched.

Belgium

Belarus: EU agrees sanctions on 40 officials but not Lukashenko

"There will be no immunity for those who are responsible for the crackdown on demonstrators and opposition politicians," Ursula von der Leyen said.

Europe News

EU Summit: What to expect from the special foreign affairs meeting

Here's a look at the big foreign policy issues EU leaders are set to tackle as they sit down for talks in Brussels.

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'We'll find a solution': EU's Michel confident over COVID fund dispute

"This won't be easy, as there are different interpretations on the table, but I'm totally convinced that we'll find a solution," European Council President Charles Michel told Euronews.

Germany

Germany's EU Presidency rejects private sponsors to show 'integrity'

The practice of obtaining sponsorship from private companies to organise the rotating presidency of the EU was brought to light by a complaint to the European Ombudsman who called the member countries of the European Council to order.

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Europe's week: Germany's EU presidency, COVID-19 and Eurovision

What are the key talking points across Europe this week?

Denmark

'He's very patient': Denmark PM postpones her wedding for a third time

"I have to do my job and protect Denmark's interest," Mette Frederiksen wrote on Facebook, praising her "amazing man" for being patient.

Germany

Merkel warns of 'permanent deep rift' in Europe over COVID-19 response

Merkel called on EU member states to compromise in a speech given to the German Bundestag.

Europe News

EU summit: coronavirus rescue plans test Union's solidarity

As EU leaders meet to thrash out the details of the financial recovery, we look at the debates raging across European capitals.

Europe News

EU budget stalemate: what happens next?

After a failed summit, the EU budget battle continues, but when will they meet again and what parts of the budget face the chop?

Economy

EU budget: Why you should care about the negotiations

The Multiannual Financial Framework being discussed by European leaders might seem a very far political fight but it has very concrete impacts in the European Citizen's lives. Here are the basics.

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Croatia urged to push EU enlargement during presidential term

Western Balkan countries want the EU's newest member, Croatia, to push enlargement of the bloc during its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union