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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.

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.

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.

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!”

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'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

Hungary

Euroviews. Don’t be fooled by its sudden compliance. Hungary is helping to unravel the EU’s legal order ǀ View

The Hungarian government’s decision to comply with the Luxembourg court’s judgement makes perfect sense in the illiberal calculus of strategically resetting the terms of EU membership.

Belgium

Angela Merkel says pandemic will be 'stress test' for EU

Angela Merkel sets of the role of EU in the aftermath of coronavirus as she prepares to lead the presidency of EU council

Europe News

EU pledges aid to Venezuelan refugees impacted by coronavirus pandemic

As Latin America becomes the new epicenter for the pandemic, the EU and Spain sought to raise awareness and aid to help Venezuelan refugees struggling from the migration and health crisis.

Belgium

EU bailout package 'would be a game-changer' for Europe, analyst says

Guntram Wolff has told Euronews that if EU leaders can agree on a one-trillion bailout package for member states it would strengthen the bloc.

World News

COVID-19 has 'weakened' the case for the EU, finds Euronews poll

Seventy per cent of Italian respondents also said the EU has not done enough to help their country during the crisis — higher than the 60% and 57% observed in Germany and France respectively.

Poland

MEPs call for 'decisive action' over rule of law in Poland

Brussels has long voiced concerns over the threats to judicial independence in Poland but the European Council has not taken any formal action to suspend the country's voting rights.

World News

Euroviews. The EU COVID-19 response must foster sustainability to support fishing incomes and ecosystems ǀ View

While the EU’s Covid-19 response measures may offer one year’s support to the fishing sector, fostering a sustainable marine environment will support livelihoods and ecosystems for years to come.

Europe News

Coronavirus economic recovery: 'Now is the time to compromise'

As the shutters slowly rise on Europe’s economies, and the immediate health emergency eases, the focus turns to the continent's recovery.

United Kingdom

Brexit: UK backtracks on pledge to avoid N. Ireland customs checks

Before he became prime minister, Boris Johnson had promised businesses in Northern Ireland they would face "no forms, no checks, no barriers."

Earth News

3 billion trees to be planted across Europe by 2030

The ambitious strategy is a part of the European Green Deal.

World News

Analysis: Why the COVID-19 pandemic shows how civilised we are

I think many have been surprised by how compliant and trusting most of us have been around COVID-19 and the lockdowns, writes Euronews' political editor, Darren McCaffrey.

Europe News

Analysis: Is the €500bn recovery fund plan Europe's 'Hamilton Moment'?

Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey on France and Germany's plan for financing the EU's recovery from COVID-19.

World News

Macron and Merkel back EU bond to raise €500bn for Europe's recovery

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has already indicated that his position and that of several member states collectively known as the Frugal Four "remains unchanged", signalling that the proposal will face strong resistance.

Romania

Euroviews. The EU cannot afford to keep Romania in quarantine when it reopens the Schengen zone ǀ View

Any postponement of Romania's full entry into the Schengen Area is no longer technical, but a political decision about what Europe means and what Europe is.

World News

Is more working from home going to be a lockdown legacy?

Nearly four-in-10 people in the EU began working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Will they stay away from the office, permanently?

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