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Candidates seeking to succeed Juncker as EC President outline EU vision

The four candidates seeking to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission president spoke about their vision for the European Union

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Is Europe working?

In this edition we speak to the European Left's co-candidate for the EU top job Violeta Tomic on what she wants to see happen in Europe, the week also saw major trade union demos and allegations of the misuse of EU funds in Hungary.

World

Breakfast with Belle in Makkinga: Dutch MEP says CAP must change

In the run-up to the European elections, Good Morning Europe host Belle Donati is travelling across the continent to meet Members of the European Parliament in their own constituencies.

World News

More than 500 EU candidates pledge to protect animals

More than 500 EU candidates pledged to protect wildlife by signing onto the Vote for Animals 2019 campaign

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Belgium

European elections 2019: What happened this week?

This week we look at the smaller parties that could tip the scales in the new parliament and examine the role of the Eurosceptics' favourite target, the EU Commission.

Bulgaria

Road Trip Europe Day 35 Vidin: Inside Bulgaria's ghost towns

Young Bulgarians are leaving the country's rural areas in droves, leading to a phenomenon known as ghost villages.

Hungary

Hungary PM seeks immigration cooperation with Italy's Salvini

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, who leads the far-right League party in his home country, met Hungary's leader Viktor Orban on Thursday for talks dominated by immigration and political alliances ahead of EU elections later this month.

World

Raw Politics in full: British leaks and populism elections

Catch the full episode of Thursday's Raw Politics

Europe News

EU polls: Waiting game as popular parties yet to align with groups

All eyes are on Nigel Farage's Brexit Party, Macron's LREM and Italy's 5-Star Movement.

World News

EC presidency candidates cross swords during Maastricht Debate 2019

Frans Timmermans won initial impressions at the Maastricht Debate 2019, where five candidates for the European Commission presidency crossed swords

World

Road Trip Europe Day 32 Plovdiv: Young Bulgarians upbeat about future

Despite living in the poorest country in the EU, the Road Trip team found that young Bulgarians in Plovdiv showed remarkable optimism about their future.

Spain

Puigdemont banned from running in European elections: Electoral board

Spain's electoral board has banned former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and two of his former advisers from running in the European elections.

World News

Environment is top priority for EU voters, survey suggests

Far fewer respondents saw immigration as a priority than the environment and a fair tax system.

Germany

German parties CDU and CSU unite for European elections

German conservative parties, the CDU and CSU, have launched a joint campaign for the European Parliamentary elections next month with Manfred Weber as their candidate.

Belgium

European elections 2019: A round-up of the week's best stories

With one month to go until voters across Europe head to the polls, this week we're explaining exactly what the European Parliament does, examining the role of data electioneering in a post-Cambridge Analytica age and meeting three very different candidates

United Kingdom

How do European Parliament elections work in the UK?

The UK is almost certain to take part in the vote to elect MEPs in May, after the Brexit process was extended to October.

Europe News

'Pro-EU fragmentation in UK could boost Farage's Brexit Party'

Pro-Remain camps in the UK have all but confirmed they will not align — meaning big gains for the Brexit Party.

World

Breakfast with Belle in Barcelona: Spanish MEP says he doesn't negotiate with the far-right

In the run-up to the European elections, Good Morning Europe host Belle Donati is travelling across the continent to meet Members of the European Parliament in their own constituencies.

World News

How can the EU stop China stealing its secrets?

China is a key investment partner for Europe, but is it a fair one? Euronews asks two senior EU figures how the relationship should be managed.

World News

Migrants drowning in Mediterranean 'unacceptable,' says Ska Keller

"We know where they are drowning and we are not helping at all. We're even stopping people who want to help and this is something I don't want to see in the European Union," the Green candidate for the EU's top job told Euronews.