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'We have a deal': EU to cut emissions by 'at least 55%' by 2030

The announcement comes on the eve of an international climate summit hosted by US President Joe Biden.

Georgia

Opposition parties in Georgia sign deal to end political crisis

Several opposition parties have agreed to enter parliament, which they had been boycotting since elections last year.

Europe News

EU launches digital platform to let citizens debate the bloc's future

The multilingual platform is the starting point of a year-long exercise to reshape and reform the European Union.

Europe News

EU foreign affairs chief: 100,000 Russian troops at Ukraine border

Josep Borrell said Russia's 100,000 troops massed at the border with Ukraine is its highest ever military deployment at that border, and warned: "When you deploy a lot of troops, a spark can jump here or there."

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Vaccine doubts could delay EU's inoculation target by several months

Projections show issues with the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccine rollouts could seriously dent the EU’s goal of vaccinating 70% of adults against COVID-19 by the end of summer.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Vaccine ups and downs, 'Sofagate' and Ukraine conflict

What are the key stories from the Brussels bubble this week?

My Europe Series

As Europe gives billions to airlines, is rail being left behind?

While the European Commission has given the green light to billions in state aid to Air France, the rail sector says companies such as Eurostar are not seeing the same level of government support.

Europe News

Low-tax EU states 'may be pressured' over minimum global corporate tax

US President Joe Biden's proposal for a minimum global corporate tax could cause division among EU member states.

Europe News

Europe must tackle organised crime head-on, says EU commissioner

The European Commission unveiled a new strategy this week to tackle organised crime and combat human trafficking.

Europe News

Europe must do more to stop pandemic-related corruption, says report

The Council of Europe says countries must apply "transparency, oversight and accountability" to the large cash injections being received due to the pandemic, including from the EU's own recovery fund.

Denmark

EU countries express interest in Denmark's AstraZeneca vaccines

The World Health Organization said that Denmark was considering sharing unused vaccine doses with poorer countries.

Europe News

Arctic should remain an area of cooperation, not conflict, says MEP

Global players, including the EU, are turning their attention to the Arctic, as climate change has made the region more accessible.

Europe News

Michel and von der Leyen to face MEPs after 'Sofagate' gaffe in Turkey

The 'Sofagate' incident has landed European Council president Charles Michel in hot water and raised questions about the unity between EU leaders.

Europe News

Europe at 'breaking point' over organised crime, says Europol

The EU's law enforcement agency released a report on organised crime Monday highlighting the extent of the problem on the continent.

Destinations

The 6 EU special territories to have on your travel radar

You might not have heard of these outermost regions and overseas countries technically in the EU.

World News

EU received only half of AstraZeneca doses it was meant to this week

AstraZeneca's deliveries to the European Union have been beset by delays.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: AstraZeneca jab troubles and Turkey's diplomacy mistake

The European Medicines Agency said the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine could potentially cause rare blood clots and Commission President von der Leyen got sidelined in Ankara. Here's a look at two key stories making the news in Brussels this week.

Europe News

Omit Mediterranean products from EU-wide food labelling plan, says MEP

Spanish MEP Adrián Vázquez Lázara has told Euronews that Mediterranean products like olive oil should be left out of plans to introduce a mandatory food labelling system, designed to inform consumers of healthier choices.

Russia

'Putin can't afford to let Alexei Navalny live,' says Bill Browder

Russia is carrying out a “slow-motion assassination” of the Kremlin critic, says Bill Browder, whose lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian jail.

Real Economy

The Gig Economy: flexible freedom or wage slavery?

In partnership with The European Commission

As Spain passes a law classing food delivery riders as employees with full social benefits - we ask should there be EU-wide legislation? And we meet the Barcelona riders - who aren’t all happy.

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