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Brexit deal: what changed on key issues to get the agreement?

He's a breakdown of the ground the EU and UK gave on some of the sticking points in the Brexit deal.

World News

'It's happening': EU preparing first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines

The EU27 member states will each receive around 10,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNtech coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, the Commission has said.

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EU and UK unveil 1,246-page post-Brexit trade deal

The EU and the UK published on Saturday the full text of their post-Brexit deal as the clock was ticking on its approval by January 1.

Europe News

Brexit deal: what steps do both sides need to take to ratify the pact?

The EU and the UK have come to an agreement on their future trading relationship, but what are the official next steps in the process to finally completing the long-running Brexit saga?

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Now that Britain and the EU have a deal, what happens next?

Euronews examines the future of the Brexit process and revisits the turbulent years that took us to a free trade agreement

Turkey

EU to spend hundreds of millions more on refugees in Turkey

The EU's programmes will be extended until early 2022 at a total cost of €485 million.

Moldova

Moldova’s pro-Russian prime minister Ion Chicu resigns

Chicu's resignation comes a day before the country’s newly elected pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, is due to take office.

Europe News

How 2020 was the year European solidarity was tested

As the European Union's most testing of years draws to a close, Euronews breaks it down.

Europe News

Growers in Belgium all hoping Brexit talks will bear fruit

Belgium's fruit sector is worried about Brexit deal or no deal. Fruit exports make up over 5 per cent of the country's agricultural output. They say the main problem is uncertainty.

World News

Brexit negotiations continue as MEPs’ deadline to approve deal passes

The deadline set by the European Parliament for the UK and EU to agree a Brexit deal was passed on Sunday, but talks are set to continue on Monday.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Vaccine approval close while Brexit talks ongoing

The European Medicines Agency is close to approving Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, but Brexit negotiations are still on a knife-edge. Here's a look at the past week in Europe.

World News

Euroviews. Why COVID-19 shows that migrants’ integration in Europe is as important as ever ǀ View

Europe needs and depends on migration to sustain its own development and the well-being of its citizens. Yet, when it comes to acknowledging their contributions, migrants are left at the mercy of socio-economic hardships on the fringes of society.

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Barnier: 'Moment of truth' in Brexit talks as only a 'few hours left'

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator was addressing MEPs on Friday morning, as negotiators prepared to make a "last attempt", in his words, to break the deadlock.

My Europe Series

What will change for business in 2021 even with the UK-EU trade deal?

In the second of our two-part series, Euronews examines what the end of the Brexit transition period will mean for businesses and traders operating between the EU and the UK.

Europe News

EU vaccine wait nearly over, but what took so long?

The EU finally gave a date - 27th December - for when vaccines will be rolled out, pending approval from the European Medicine Agency, but why the wait when other countries are already rolling out jabs?

United Kingdom

Brexit trade deal talks will not bleed into next year, says Gove

Negotiations between the UK and the EU are coming to a head, with the transition period set to end on December 31 - less than two weeks' time.

Economy

European Parliament overwhelmingly passes €1.8 trillion EU budget

The budget had been in jeopardy after both Poland and Hungary threatened to veto it over attempts to tie the release of EU funds to adherence to core EU values.

Montenegro

Euroviews. Zdravko Krivokapić: Montenegro’s membership of the EU can inspire the European dream ǀ View

Montenegro is intent on becoming the next member of the European Union, and its ascension to the bloc could act as a spur for reform and change in the rest of the Balkans, writes the country's new prime minister.

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Brexit talks: 'Narrow path' exists to a deal, von der Leyen tells MEPs

The European Commission president says some progress has been made in trade talks but she cannot say whether a deal with the UK will be struck or not.

Europe News

EU fisheries ministers awaiting Brexit deal to conclude own talks

Europe's agriculture and fisheries ministers are meeting in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday for an annual meeting, with the aim of reaching an agreement on the fishing opportunities for next year.