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How satisfied are Europeans with their public services?

The UK, Ireland, Germany and Luxembourg have all seen satisfaction with public services drop markedly over the last 12 years.

Italy

Thousands of farmers protest 'Made in Italy' labelling

Thousands of yellow-clad agriculture workers demonstrated on a major highway.

Europe News

Central and Eastern Europe increasingly under-represented in EU jobs

Central and Eastern Europeans are increasingly excluded from EU leadership positions while Western Europeans are entrenching their dominance in the bloc's institutions, new research shows.

Europe News

Children use ‘instinct’ to protect themselves from online harm - study

Children often rely on their own instincts when faced with threats to their safety online, such as explicit content or online grooming, a new study reveals.

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Europe News

Euroviews. We mustn’t repeat the tragedy of asbestos when it comes to pesticides

We need to ban all synthetic pesticides and implement agroecological practices that boost health and nature as quickly as possible. What is the EU waiting for, Agnieszka Basińska, Francis Balay and Xavier Brenez write.

Europe News

Volt presents 'symbolic' transnational list for Europeans

In the EU elections, the citizens of the 27 member states will only choose candidates in their own country. Some parties would like to change this rule.

Slovakia

New Slovak president yet to define political stance - analyst

The politician, an ally of pro-Moscow Prime Minister Robert Fico, won a recent presidential election in Slovakia the vote with 54%.

Nature

Euroviews. Amid rampant deforestation, the EU must safeguard its ‘green jewel’

The EU was widely lauded for its pioneering anti-deforestation law. Now, although new data just found that global forest loss is still rampant, some EU countries are trying to sabotage it before it’s even been implemented, Julia Christian writes.

Europe News

Volt party elects Sophie IN ‘T Veld and the German Damian Boeselager

The Netherlands' Sophie IN ‘T Veld and Germany's Damian Boeselager were chosen by Volt in Brussels as lead candidates for the European Parliament election.

World News

EU and Ukraine explore special tribunal for Putin and war officials

Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian political and military officials could have a special tribunal set up by the EU and Ukraine.

Europe News

Trench-fighting and mortar firing: A day training with Ukrainians

France is training Ukrainian troops in Poland through an EU mission to sharpen the key skills they will need on the battlefield back home. Euronews followed the training for a day.

Economy

European consumers reluctant to splash cash despite slowing inflation

Consumers in Europe appear not to want to increase their spending despite the slowing inflation in Europe, the latest retail sales figures suggest.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Orbán backs Bosnian EU accession ahead of visit to separatist leader

European and American leaders are increasingly worried about rising interethnic tensions stirred up by agitators in the Western Balkans.

Europe News

Von der Leyen's SME Envoy appointment disputed

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is embroiled in a row over favouritism, after appointing German MEP Markus Pieper as Envoy for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, a five-year post with a salary of nearly 17,000 euros a month.

Europe News

Euroviews. In the fight for due diligence, multinationals are about to lose

We will continue to the bitter end of this battle, begun five years ago, to defend workers' rights and the environment in the face of multinationals' crimes, MEP Manon Aubry writes.

Economy

The best - and worst - places to buy property in Europe in 2023

The cost of homes within the eurozone fell by 1.1% during the last three month of 2023. However, within the EU overall, prices were slightly higher.

Europe News

Zelenskyy is Europe's most popular leader, exclusive poll reveals

Almost half of Europeans have a positive opinion of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but the feeling varies wildly across member states.

Space

Europe may soon launch a new space law. What should we expect?

The European Commission told Euronews Next that they expect to propose a European space law sometime in April.

Belgium

Euroviews. As NATO turns 75, this is how it can overcome complacency

The take-home message is that another 75 years of NATO really shouldn’t be taken for granted, Dylan Macchiarini Crosson writes.

Health news

What personal info may be shared by Europe's new Health Data Space?

A new European Health Data Space opens access to personal health data to non-medical third parties, raising new privacy challenges.