World News

Euroviews. Biodiversity must be a key plank of the European Green Deal ǀ View

What is the EU commitment to fight wildlife trafficking and protect biodiversity in its new strategy for a sustainable Europe? After a thorough read-through of the European Green Deal, one would have to conclude that this is still unclear.

20/12/2019

United Kingdom

What has changed with Boris Johnson’s new Brexit bill?

The UK Prime Minister’s new-look legislation to take the UK out of the EU strips away parliament’s oversight of future trade talks.

20/12/2019

World News

Euroviews. The EU’s Green Deal is ambitious. But its success rides on its most controversial part ǀ View

Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the European Green Deal is a reference to the imposition of a border carbon adjustment mechanism (“BCA”) by 2021.

19/12/2019

United Kingdom

EU warns Brexit deadline leaves 'very little time' for trade deal

Meanwhile Guy Verhofstadt warned that issues of citizens' rights in the EU and UK must be solved before the European Parliament approves the divorce deal. "Citizens can never become the victims of Brexit," he said.

18/12/2019

Europe News

EU fish quota quarrel - ministers hail deal, NGOs slam overfishing

After all night talks, EU agricultural ministers said they had reached a balanced agreement that respected the environment and socio-economic sustainability. NGOs like Our Fish believe EU countries put short-term economic interests ahead of the health of their waters.

18/12/2019

Poland

Poland could be forced out of EU by judicial reforms, court warns

Poland might have to leave the EU if it wants to apply judicial reforms, the country's supreme court has warned.

18/12/2019

Belgium

Failure to digitise medical records could be putting lives at risk

European healthcare professionals say their field is lagging behind when it comes to digitising and sharing patients’ health information. This could be putting lives at risk.

17/12/2019

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson moves to close door on extended Brexit transition

The UK prime minister plans to rule out prolonging the post-Brexit standstill arrangements, cranking up pressure to secure an EU trade deal in 2020.

17/12/2019

Germany

European police arrest 11 in counterfeit euro banknotes investigation

The criminal group had sold more than 26,000 counterfeit banknotes worth €1.3 million

16/12/2019

Next Series

Astronauts conduct health experiment and spacewalk

Euronews space correspondent and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano has sent the latest instalment of Space Chronicles, a series in which he documents his experiences on the International Space Station (ISS) over a six-month period.

16/12/2019

World News

Euroviews. We need to stop pretending that we do enough to curtail terrorists’ online influence ǀ View

We are living in times of global terrorism, unlike any we have known before. This is a terror that thrives through its enduring online presence. The time has come and gone for relying on the goodwill of the tech industry and their unfulfilled promises of self-regulation.

13/12/2019

Bulgaria

Euroviews. The EU’s first Public Prosecutor has her work cut out for her tackling corruption in Bulgaria ǀ View

Laura Kövesi, who was appointed as the EU’s first chief public prosecutor, has a long track record of fighting corruption in her native Romania. Yet, is a solid résumé enough to tackle the immense challenge before this new EU institution?

13/12/2019

United Kingdom

Election done. What's the next stage in the Brexit negotiations?

The UK general election has given a large majority to the British Conservatives, allowing PM Boris Johnson a comfortable margin to pass his Brexit deal in parliament. So what's next in the Brexit saga?

13/12/2019

Focus

The young Europeans and the future of health policy

The European Health Parliament meets in Brussels to come up with innovative policies for future healthcare

13/12/2019

United Kingdom

Time frame for post-Brexit trade deal 'is challenging', says EU chief

Boris Johnson's resounding victory means the Withdrawal Agreement should be passed by the House of Commons quickly.

13/12/2019

Europe News

EU leaders agree on climate neutrality by 2050, Poland to go 'at own pace'

Discussions focused on funds for eastern European states to transition away from fossil fuels, while keeping nuclear power in the mix, but the deadline is a bit more flexible for one country.

13/12/2019

Europe News

EU summit climate showdown

Europe's new Green Deal faces its first test as EU leaders meet in Brussels with the aim of agreeing to carbon neutrality by 2050, but not every country is on board ahead of talks.

12/12/2019

World News

Eastern European countries threaten to wreck EU 'Green Deal'

Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic were threatening on Thursday to wreck the bloc's new push for climate neutrality by 2050 as the 27 EU leaders are meeting for a decisive summit in Brussels.

12/12/2019

World News

EU member states agree on climate neutrality by 2050 without Poland

EU leaders will on Thursday "advance altogether on a very important topic, that of our climate ambition", French President Emmanuel Macron said upon arrival in Brussels.

12/12/2019

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Greenpeace hang Climate Emergency banner at new EU headquarters

Greenpeace activists scaled the new EU headquarters on Thursday, displaying a large banner warning of a "weather emergency" hours before the leaders of the bloc are scheduled to meet for a summit on how to combat global warming.

12/12/2019