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EU 'back in the driver's seat' as Serbia-Kosovo talks resume

Serbia-Kosovo deal: Can Brussels succeed where the White House failed?

World News

Euroviews. Forget tying rule of law to the EU budget. It's better to add strings to EU funding later ǀ View

Angela Merkel is right to be concerned about fuelling support for populist authoritarians by tying EU budget funds to the rule of law. But that doesn't mean the EU can't punish such regimes financially further down the line.

Europe News

EU leaders meet ahead of crunch summit to agree on COVID recovery plan

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, met with Italian premier Guiseppe Conte Monday, ahead of the EU summit on Friday, but said that the positions of the member states remain apart. But she urged her counterparts to consider the bigger picture.

Iran

Euroviews. Hossein Dehghani: The collapse of the Iran Nuclear Deal 5 years on would be a failure of EU values

The Iranian ambassador to the EU and Belgium reflects on the state of play for Europe's foreign policy aspirations on the fifth anniversary of the Iran Nuclear Deal.

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Europe News

What does Duda's victory mean for EU-Poland relations?

Brussels and Warsaw have long clashed over judicial reforms in Poland. Is that set to continue?

Belgium

Serbia-Kosovo dispute: What's at stake during Washington talks?

What are the possible stumbling blocks as leaders from Serbia and Kosovo head to Washington for talks and how likely are they to get anywhere at all?

Europe News

MEPs adopt road transport reform which fuelled east-west tensions

The mobility package fuelled tensions within the European Union for three years, but its adoption by MEPs may calm a longstanding debate on working conditions for hauliers.

Money

Explainer: What is 'LBCOIN,' Lithuania's new cryptocurrency?

Lithuania will open a pre-sale for its first central state-backed cryptocurrency on July 9 as part of a trial on blockchain technology.

World News

EU warning system detects record number of dangerous products

Children's toys, including toy cars with batteries that presented a choking hazard, teddy bears that sent out electric shocks and slime toys, were most often identified by the Rapid Alert System.

World

Laura Codruta Kövesi: Corruption exists in almost all countries

The European Public Prosecutor's Office will soon be able to investigate crimes related to the European budget in Member States as Europe steps up its efforts to fight corruption.

World News

Brexit talks resume in London after deadlock in Brussels

The UK and EU are trying to agree to a new trade deal before a December 31 deadline but have clashed on issues such as regulations for businesses and the fishing industry.

United Kingdom

UK rejects chance to join EU's COVID-19 vaccine scheme

The EU is encouraging nations around the world to band together when it comes to buying a vaccine in order to stop prices inflating due to huge competition.

World News

Swearing, tailgating and horn-happy: new poll on European drivers

A majority of Greeks admitted in a poll that they're quite loose with their language when behind the wheel with 47% also revealing they deliberately tailgate drivers they find annoying.

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Analysis: Six months on, has COVID-19 changed Europe for good?

Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey looks back at how COVID-19, six months since it emerged, has affected Europe.

Europe News

'Better to have no deal' if UK continues Brexit stance says Bruton

John Bruton told Euronews that there were elements in Britain's governing Conservative Party who wanted to 'wreck' the European Union

Germany

Euroviews. Merkel’s EU presidency is a critical test for EU solidarity ǀ View

With the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and the impact of climate change, all eyes will be on Angela Merkel as she takes on her second crisis presidency of the EU.

World News

Europe suspends Pakistan airline over pilot licence concerns

An inquiry into the May 22 Airbus A320 crash that killed 97 people in Karachi resulted in the stunning revelation that 260 of 860 pilots in Pakistan had cheated on their pilots' exams, but were still given licences by the Civil Aviation Authority.

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Analysis: Germany takes on the EU's rotating six-month presidency

From post-Brexit trade deal negotiations to agreeing a coronavirus recovery fund, Germany's EU presidency inbox is already filling up.

Europe News

Merkel aware of 'high expectations' for Germany's EU presidency

Chancellor Merkel takes over the reins of the EU's rotating presidency on July 1. As Europe deals with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, Merkel's moment comes at a critical time for the bloc.

Europe News

EU should use fundraising conference to shape Syria crisis, says MEP

German MEP Hannah Neumann said Brussels should use the promise of humanitarian aid and reconstruction funds as a bargaining chip to shape the situation in Syria.

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