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Nature Restoration Law survives crucial vote but uncertainty remains

The Nature Restoration Law, a key piece of the European Green Deal, sets legally binding targets to rehabilitate degraded habitats and lost species.

Europe News

EU to still 'criticise' Tunisia despite migration deal, Brussels says

A sharp democratic backsliding has been observed in Tunisia since a 2019 power grab by President Kais Saied.

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Euroviews. Lack of Syria funds means it's time to rethink how donors provide aid

At last year’s Brussels Conference, donors recognised that the protracted nature of the conflict in Syria requires a collective stepping up. Yet, one year on, this is yet to materialise, Harlem Désir and Tanya Evans write.

United Kingdom

Ex-Bank of England governor describes handling of Brexit as a shambles

King criticised handling of negotiations and said there was no need for the atmosphere around them to be so bad

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MEPs endorse blanket ban on live facial recognition in public spaces

Members of the European Parliament endorsed on Wednesday a blanket ban on AI-powered facial recognition in public spaces.

Poland

EU blocks Ukraine grain imports to five countries including Poland

The European Union has blocked grain imports to Poland and four other countries following concerns low-cost products will damage farmers' businesses

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State of emergency declared in northwestern Bulgaria due to flo

Residents from the village of Kilsuritsa have been evacuated over fears the nearby dam might overflow,.

Europe Decoded

For the EU, moving from unanimity to qualified majority is a Catch-22

The winds of change are blowing through the European Union's foreign policy – but they may not be enough to cause a storm.

World

The EU puts in place new measures to stop undue political influence

The EU is making fresh efforts to increase transparency and its own credibility following the recent 'Qatargate' corruption scandal. On the Global Conversation, Euronews spoke with Vera Jourova, vice president of the European Commission, to talk about the institution's new anti-corruption measures.

Europe News

UK bill to revoke EU laws could have 'negative' trade impact: Brussels

Relations between Brussels and London have improved since the two sides struck a deal in February over the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol.

World News

Euroviews. Europe should avoid past pitfalls when dealing with China

Beijing has deployed a variety of tactics in the past to undermine EU unity on China. These red flags should compel EU leaders to approach it with a healthy dose of realism while minding past lessons from dealing with the East, especially Russia, Soňa Muzikárová writes.

Montenegro

Montenegro's pro-EU party wins election, initial results show

Elections in Montenegro are the first in more than 30 years that do not feature Milo Djukanovic, Europe's longest-ruling contemporary politician.

Europe News

EU chiefs hail new migration deal while Orbán calls it 'unacceptable'

Official reactions are pouring in after home affairs ministers struck a major deal to revamp the European Union's migration and asylum policy.

Health news

Is this the loneliest country in Europe?

The European Union's new pilot project on loneliness aims to monitor and tackle increasing lack of "meaningful social interactions".

Europe News

Breakthrough: EU countries strike major deal on migration rules

European Union countries have reached a major deal to revamp the bloc's migration and asylum policy.

Ukraine

Euroviews. In less than a year, Ukraine has made major strides on its EU path

Recent events suggest that Kyiv is serious about its EU aspirations and will continue to do what it takes, especially in the middle of a war, to become fully integrated into the EU, Mark Temnycky writes.

Europe News

'We are so close': EU countries on the cusp of major deal on migration

After years of divisive and bitter debates, the European Union is nearing a major deal to establish a unified migration policy.

Europe News

Latin America wants 'political relationship' with EU

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement has been on hold for a number of years now.

World News

Euroviews. Can Central Asia be the link bringing together the East and the West?

After years of economic and diplomatic neglect, the former Soviet countries in the region are emerging as the new geopolitical hotspot in a multipolar and multilateral world, Dr Michael Rossi writes.

World

Ukraine is fighting for all our freedom, Polish Foreign Minister says

Poland and Slovakia's Foreign Affairs Ministers Zbigniew Rau and Miroslav Wlachovsky, alongside former Estonian president Kersti Kaljulaid, joined Euronews for a special conversation on global security from a Central and Eastern Europe perspective, at GLOBSEC in Bratislava.