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Euroviews. COVID-19 shows a vaccine to stop fraud of EU finances is needed ǀ View

The Cohesion Fund was the first financial instrument mobilised to redirect EU money to combat the impact of COVID-19. But as evidence shows, it is vulnerable to abuse.

Europe News

EU lays out plan to tackle foreign interference in the Single Market

The EU has drawn up proposals to tackle foreign subsidies for EU companies, which it says are having an increasingly negative impact on competition.

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Euroviews. EU values are the remedy to COVID-19 disinformation campaigns ǀ View

Russia and China have been identified as the main actors behind a widespread disinformation campaign during the COVID-19 crisis. The EU now has an opportunity to counteract fake news by promoting its freedoms and principles.

Hungary

As Hungary ends controversial emergency powers, critics are suspicious

As Hungary ends its controversial "state of danger," critics remain suspicious about the powers Viktor Orbán’s government has gained from the coronavirus crisis.

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Illegal border crossings into EU surge as coronavirus fears ease

In April, Frontex recorded just 900 illegal border crossings since 2009. In May, it was 4,300.

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EU asylum claims drop to lowest level in 12 years amid border closures

Human rights advocates say coronavirus lockdowns have worsened the plight of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty by making many of them unable to lodge asylum applications.

United Kingdom

UK will phase in border checks on EU goods after transition period

It comes amid a stalemate over a post-Brexit EU-UK trade deal.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Brexit is back, free lunches and transatlantic troubles

A look at the key issues exercising minds in Brussels this week.

Sweden

Poland and Sweden are only EU countries not over COVID-19 peak: ECDC

Sweden is the only country in Europe to have a COVID-19 14-day incidence rate higher than 100 cases per 100,000 population.

World

Coronavirus: "There will be enough financial firepower to cope," insists EU's budget chief

The Global Conversation speaks to Europe's Budget chief, Johannes Hann, about the EU's recovery plan to tackle the fallout from COVID-19 pandemic.

World News

Brexit: France revives spectre of no-deal as EU-UK trade talks stall

The clock is ticking, says France, while the EU's Michel Barnier warns the UK will have to play by some of its rules if it wants a trade deal: "It cannot have the best of both worlds."

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Black Lives Matter, Europe rises

This week saw Europeans take to the streets to honour the memory of George Floyd and call out systemic racism. At the political level, the German government has been shifting its economic focus.

Europe News

Post-Brexit deadlock: Four areas threatening to derail EU-UK talks

Both EU and UK chief negotiators report little progress at the end of the fourth round of negotiations on the future relationship.

Europe News

The Brief: Consultations begin on EU scheme of minimum wage

EU Commission working out how to propose a cohesive minimum wage plan

United Kingdom

UK records more new COVID-19 deaths than entire EU combined

UK authorities reported 359 COVID-19 deaths, while the EU27 member states together recorded 311 fatalities.

World News

'It’s time to open up': EU Home Affairs Commissioner on border checks

To all those dreaming of a holiday abroad this summer: the European Commission says it’s working hard to reopen borders in a coordinated manner.

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Euroviews. COVID-19 shows why political and economic power needs to be moved away from capital cities ǀ View

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, it is becoming clearer that the centralisation of resources is a bad solution in fighting the spread of the virus. In Europe, that means moving power away from capital cities to the regions.

Europe News

COVID-19's 'deep impact' on the space industry

Europe's space industry could lose up to one billion euros due to the economic downturn. The impact could be felt in programmes that help to monitor climate change as well as data services.

Hungary

Euroviews. Hungary’s new anti-transgender law is threatening to set hard-won LGBT rights back decades ǀ View

Despite there being laws in Hungary that protect LGBT people from discrimination, the recent bill to end legal recognition of transgender people passed by parliament would undermine such laws and leave transgender people open to prejudice.

Greece

Greece reopens to tourists, with coronavirus tests on arrival

Greek hotels are reopening and international flights will resume on June 15, with passengers from 'high-risk areas' subject to coronavirus testing and quarantine rules.