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Women's equality in Europe in five charts

Women are staying in education longer than men… The proportion of women in the EU who earn higher education qualifications, such as degrees, is higher (29 percent) among women than men…

France

Euroviews. Explaining Le Pen: Why France and Europe are flirting with the far-right

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From Iceland to Italy: how much do Europeans exercise?

Finland is the European Union country with the highest share of people exercising for at least two and a half hours per week.

United Kingdom

Two tales of Brexit

Two British companies – two very different takes on Brexit.

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Egypt

Merkel offers Egypt help in stemming migration to Europe

Angela Merkel has sought to help Egypt in tackling migration to Europe as the German Chancellor visited the country ahead of a trip to Tunisia.

World

EU, Armenia edge towards cooperation deal

The EU and Armenia have concluded negotations on a Partnership Agreement.

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Polish MEP insists 'women must earn less' in sexist tirade

Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke was lambasted in the European parliament by Iratxe Garcia-Perez after he insisted that 'women must earn less as they are weaker, smaller and less intelligent'.

France

Mystery as family-of-four disappear in France

Prosecutors in Nantes have opened an investigation into murder, abduction and illegal confinement. Intensive searches are underway for the Troadec family who have disappeared from their bloodstained h

Economy

Eurozone factory growth hits six-year high in February, France lags

Eurozone manufacturing growth accelerated to a six-year high in February, a fall in the value of the euro helped drive up exports and optimism rose.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Juncker set to unveil new EU vision

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

World News

Euroviews. Will the liberal order survive? If so, which version?

After the annus horribilis that was 2016, most political observers believe that the liberal world order is in serious trouble.

Italy

Skiers brave the slopes of Mount Etna as it erupts

Giant orange fountains of lava have spewed into the air over Sicily overnight as Mount Etna surged into life. Streams of orange lava are flowing down the sides of the mountain, which is Europe's large

France

Euroviews. Managing Europe's threats and fears

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ERASMUS at 30: what next?

The ERASMUS programme celebrates its 30th birthday this year.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Marine Le Pen's National Front quizzed over 'fake jobs'

This is State of the Union, a weekly round up of the top stories from across Europe.

Cult

The Best of Arts and Culture in Europe and the world

From Italy to Indonesia, here’s our special selection of some of the finest arts and cultural shows now.

Business Series

Norwegian targets budget-conscious travellers with cheap transatlantic flights

Low-cost airline Norwegian has announced plans to shake up transatlantic travel offering 69 euro one-way fares, but with lots of limitations.

France

Europe baffled by "recent release" of radioactive Iodine-131

Trace amounts of radioactive Iodine-131 have been detected in seven countries ranging from Norway to Spain, which has baffled European authorities

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Euroviews. Liberal democratic order is under threat - Guy Verhofstadt

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Amnesty International: 2016 was a year of hate, violence and oppression

Amnesty International has documented 2016 as a year of hate, violence and oppression, a year of palpable contempt for the suffering of fellow humans.