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Europeans 'radically' reassessing view on world order due to COVID-19

A majority of Europeans is in favour of more EU cooperation to tackle the pandemic and other issues of global significance but "this is a Europe of necessity rather than of choice," new research has found.

Real Economy

Europe's Accessibility Act: a step in the right direction

In partnership with The European Commission

Real Economy visits Warsaw, Brussels and Hannover to see what's being done to improve accessibility across Europe for people with living with a disability.

World News

Britain must abide by European data rules after Brexit, EC says

Boris Johnson has said that the UK will forge its own path on data protection after Brexit. The European Commission doesn't agree.

World News

More than 1,000 European MPs issue warning over Israel annexation

They expressed "serious concerns" about the US plan to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

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Euroviews. The EU must be prepared to be critical of China. It can start with Hong Kong’s security law ǀ View

China’s action toward's Hong Kong is part of a pattern of increasingly confrontational behaviour that Europe needs to be much more forthright in calling out and responding to.

World News

COVID-19: EU considers plan to bar US travellers when borders reopen

European Union officials are drawing up lists detailing which countries whose travellers the bloc could allow in -- and those who will still be refused entry -- when the EU's external borders are reopened on July 1.

Europe News

COVID-19: Airlines under fire over cheap tickets for cancelled flights

A consumer group says that airlines are selling tickets to flights that are cancelled just days later in an effort to make cash.

Europe News

Analysis: EU and China trade blows over trade, what's the latest?

The EU is stepping up its efforts to guard against expansionist Chinese commercial policies. So how do both parties go forward?

World News

Father's Day: Gay couple's 'Kafkaesque' fight for EU parental leave

A gay couple working for the EU institutions wanted to claim parental leave for the birth of their twins. It led them to sue the European Parliament in the General Court of the European Union for discrimination against same-sex couples.

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Euroviews. The COVID-19 pandemic has a lesson for the EU: it can no longer be business as usual ǀ View

The COVID-19 pandemic has destroyed all vestiges of the old neoliberal system. To ensure democracy survives in Europe in tact, the EU must not fall back to business as usual.

World News

All-white EU Commission debate on racism 'would be ridiculous’

The European Commission will hold a debate on racism next week - but it is yet to clarify whether any non-white voices will be included.

Economy

Analysis: The divisions plaguing Europe over COVID-19 recovery fund

Europe needs a recovery plan. Failing to achieve one would not just damage solidarity but also the Eurozone (and maybe even the EU) irrevocably, writes Darren McCaffrey.

Economy

No breakthrough as EU splits remain over €750bn COVID-19 recovery plan

Europe remains divided on the issue. On one side Germany, France, Italy and Spain, who back the plan, and four nations who don’t, the so-called "frugal four": Austria, The Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark.

Serbia

Russia hits back as US takes lead in Kosovo-Serbia peace talks

The United States, the EU and Russia are battling for influence over peace negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia.

Economy

Eurogroup chief Centeno says no political reason behind quit decision

He told Euronews it was simply the "end of a cycle". His tenure was due to end and he decided not to apply for a second term, he claimed.

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Euroviews. COVID-19 shows a vaccine to stop fraud of EU finances is needed ǀ View

The Cohesion Fund was the first financial instrument mobilised to redirect EU money to combat the impact of COVID-19. But as evidence shows, it is vulnerable to abuse.

Europe News

EU lays out plan to tackle foreign interference in the Single Market

The EU has drawn up proposals to tackle foreign subsidies for EU companies, which it says are having an increasingly negative impact on competition.

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.

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.

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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.