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'A pathetic revenge policy': Is Belarus enabling illegal migration?

The number of people who illegally crossed into Lithuania from Belarus shot up in June following condemnation over the forced landing of a Ryanair flight to arrest a journalist.

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Deadline for residency claims for Britons in France, Latvia and Malta

UK citizens living in some EU countries must apply by Wednesday for post-Brexit residency status, as do EU nationals in the UK.

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EU reforms to common agricultural policy branded 'greenwashing'

Even European Commission Vice-President Timmermans admitted that the reforms - which took three and a half years to put into place - did not go far enough.

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Uncertainty for many EU citizens on UK Brexit residency deadline day

Wednesday is the deadline for applications for the UK government's post-Brexit "settled status" scheme for EU nationals living in the country.

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MWC 2021: Spain looking to become leader in AI, says digital minister

Spain is "lagging behind" when it comes to addressing a skills shortage but its progress with digitalisation is turning this around.

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António Costa: Europe needs "reform and investment"

"Only those who want to be part of the Union are in the Union and those who are in the Union are there because they share those values and those values are not conditional" - Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, gives his insight into the pandemic and EU relations with Hungary and Russia.

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N Ireland: Who's right in the EU-UK dispute over the Brexit protocol?

The Brexit treaty Boris Johnson signed with Brussels keeps Northern Ireland aligned to EU rules to keep an open Irish land border, but has brought trade friction with the rest of the UK.

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Europe saw record low numbers of refugees seeking asylum last year

The report released by the European Asylum Support Office noted that the pandemic played a major role in less people seeking refuge.

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More than 450 "sans papiers" say they have not eaten since May 23rd

A hunger strike taking place at a church in central Brussels and at two universities in the city is pressuring the government to grant them residency without going through the asylum process.

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European airlines warn EU Digital COVID Certificate will cause chaos

The airline industry has warned of long queues at airports if EU countries don't have a coordinated approach.

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The EU is planning new safety rules for the workplace - wherever it is

Nearly 40 per cent of employees worked at home during the pandemic. The EU is now looking to protect worker health and safety - wherever the office is.

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Belarus cuts cooperation on migration with EU over sanctions

The EU on Thursday slapped new bruising economic sanctions on Belarus over last month's diversion of a passenger jet to arrest a dissident journalist.

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Europe's week: Hungary's LGBT law dominates agenda

Last week, the Hungarian parliament passed a new law that bans the portrayal of homosexuality and sex reassignment in school education material and TV programmes addressed to people under 18 years of age.

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MEPs give final approval to EU's 2050 climate neutrality target

The new EU Climate Law increases the EU’s 2030 emissions reductions target from 40% to at least 55%.

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Does the EU need a green prosecutor to solve environmental crime?

This MEP is calling for a dedicated EU body tasked with identifying, investigating, and prosecuting environmental crime across Europe.

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17 EU leaders defend LGBT rights amid row over new Hungarian law

"We must continue fighting against discrimination towards the LGBT community, reaffirming our defence of their fundamental rights," the leaders say.

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Fishing flotilla sails to Irish parliament in protest of quotas

A flotilla of around 70 fishing boats moor on Dublin’s river Liffey, outside the city’s convention centre where parliament is currently sitting.

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Brexit 5 years on: UK exit 'shifted EU power balance to big nations'

Brexit forced the EU to reconsider how it is made up and the balance of power. Five years on, Brussels watchers spoke to Euronews about their views on the UK's exit.

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Five years on, how has Brexit changed Europe?

"There was worry that this was the beginning of the end, or that the UK departure would sow division in Europe. In fact, the EU has been very united, very consistent in how it's handled Brexit," says Brigid Laffan, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre at the European University Institute.

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Europe should 'get its act together' on Russia: Russian ambassador

Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's Ambassador to the EU, thinks the bloc should not be guided "by certain slogans or terms carved in stone" because relations with Russia are evolving.