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Defence experts cool on Juncker's EU army scheme

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s call for an EU army has been widely dismissed by defence experts. At a time, when several

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European Parliament's Martin Schulz says cuts not enough for Greece

German Social Democrat Martin Schulz has found himself at the head of the European Parliament for this crucial stage of the Greek crisis – a hot seat

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EU officials set sights on new drone directive

EU officials want to set up a legal framework to govern the use of drones, amid safety and security concerns. The European Commission is collecting

Real Economy

EU's 315 billion investment plan scrutinised

Critics say a pledge to pay for new infrastructure projects and to help small businesses won't work.

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Economy

How much does Greek debt cost you?

This week on U-talk, Sarah from Dublin asks: “How much has Greek debt crisis cost European taxpayers?”

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU 'hopes' Ukraine peace deal can stick

In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande travel to Belarus to broker a peace

World News

Migrant deaths in Mediterranean show Triton inadequate

Each disaster involving desperate immigrants fuels the debate over measures to prevent people from dying at sea, and each time the measures come up

Europe News

MEPs want tougher labelling rules

MEPs said on Wednesday that all processed meat products should carry labels stating their country of origin. The labels have been championed by

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Greek election aftermath

A week after the elections in Greece, the new government is trying to wriggle out of the clasp of austerity measures imposed on it by the Troika

My Europe Series

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) - a user's guide

EU citizens are able to get public health insurance cover in all member states. We explain what you have to.

Europe News

EU interior ministers back airline data sharing

EU interior ministers have backed plans for airlines to share passenger data. They say it is essential in the fight against terrorism. However, it

Europe News

EU edges closer to airline data sharing after Charlie Hebdo attacks

The EU wants to collect and store air passenger data in a move that officials say will help fight against terrorism. The bloc’s interior ministers

Real Economy

EU macro regions - a way to resolve issues with your neighbours?

Real Economy travels to Croatia,at the heart of one of the EU's macro regions, to see how a shared economy policy could boost prosperity.

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Europeans still reeling from Paris terror attacks

In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: Belgian police storm a suspected jihadist hideout in eastern Belgium; EU officials unveil new planned

My Europe Series

The devil in the detail: know your rights in service contracts

Automatic extension of fixed duration contracts may be unfair if the deadline for cancelling the contract is unreasonably early, such as having to give notice 6 months before the expiry of a one-year

World News

Belgium says suspects detained in Greece not linked to its terror probe

Authorities in Belgium say four people detained in Greece are not linked to their investigations into terror attacks. Police in Athens had earlier

My Europe Series

Words as weapons: what's Europe doing to tackle hate on the net?

This week Utalk answers a question from Caroline in Avignon, France on the issue of hate content on the internet: “Lots of hate comments are being

My Europe Series

Trading blows: thrashing out the pros and cons of EU-US trade talks

Europe News

EU publishes free trade papers amid transparency row

EU officials have released confidential papers being used to negotiate a free trade deal with the US. The European Commission took the step after

Europe News

euronews discusses Russia with Latvian PM after EU summit ends

Just after this years final EU summit wrapped up, euronews spoke with Laimdota Straujuma, Prime Minister of Latvia, the country that will hold the