World News 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. 16/06/2020
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. 16/06/2020
World News 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. 15/06/2020
World News 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. 12/06/2020
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. 12/06/2020
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. 12/06/2020
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. 12/06/2020
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. 11/06/2020
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." 11/06/2020
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. 05/06/2020
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. 05/06/2020
Europe News The Brief: Consultations begin on EU scheme of minimum wage EU Commission working out how to propose a cohesive minimum wage plan 04/06/2020
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. 04/06/2020
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. 04/06/2020
World News 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. 03/06/2020
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. 02/06/2020
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. 01/06/2020
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. 01/06/2020
Hungary Euroviews. Csaba Molnár: Orbán demanding an apology over the return of emergency powers is a cruel joke ǀ View For us, who trust institutions rather than “good emperors,” Orbán’s Enabling Act remains unconstitutional, even if it was ultimately revoked. And so, instead of applauding his greatness, we remember the words of the Trojans: “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!” 29/05/2020
World News 'Frugal Four' will accept EU's €750bn rescue fund, says ex-Finland PM "So they will come aboard, I'm absolutely sure of that," former Finland PM Alexander Stubb told Euronews 28/05/2020