Yemen

Euroviews. The EU must push for peace in Yemen to avoid a decade of humanitarian disaster ǀ View

As we enter 2020, if the openings for peace are to set Yemen on a path to stability, the EU must be at the forefront of efforts to make the next ten years the decade of delivery, not the decade of disaster. For Yemen, that will require peace.

12/12/2019

Europe News

Can Europe become 'world's first climate-neutral continent'?

Among the flagship measures she will outline during a special plenary of the EU parliament in Brussels is a €100bn transition fund to boost green investment.

11/12/2019

Europe News

The Brief: The EU's diplomatic dilemma over Iran's petrol protests

A violent crackdown on recent protests and internet restrictions in Iran present diplomatic challenges for the EU as it attempts a balancing act of keeping the Iran nuclear deal alive while standing firm on human rights.

10/12/2019

Europe News

North Macedonia FM prepared to go solo for EU accession bid

North Macedonia FM prepared to go solo for EU accession bid

10/12/2019

United Kingdom

EU citizens criticise Boris Johnson's 'xenophobic' migration comment

EU citizens have been able to treat the UK as though "it’s basically part of their own country" for too long, British PM Boris Johnson said on Sunday.

09/12/2019

Europe News

The Brief: EU on Libya-Turkey maritime border

All eyes were on Josep Borrell to see what ideas he had up his sleeve. He is the EU's new foreign affairs chief and will be chairing these meetings for the next five years.

09/12/2019

World News

EU still among top 3 of world CO2 emitters, new data shows

The European Union is still among the world's top three CO2 emitters after China and the United States, new data shows. The figures, which date from 2018, were released on Wednesday by the Global Carbon Project on the occasion of the UN Climate Summit in Madrid (COP25)

05/12/2019

Europe News

Women from Central Eastern Europe steal the spotlight at the 2019 Women in Europe awards

At the 4th annual Women in Europe awards, four women were recognized for their work in raising awareness for women's issues.

05/12/2019

France

Could France's strike erode the President's international leadership?

Trade unions called for a strike for an indefinite period that could bring the country to a standstill.

04/12/2019

Focus

Innovation Radar Prize 2019 - 4D Hybrid Project

The autonomous robot detects and repairs vertical metal surfaces, including those found in sites like offshore platforms or ship hulls. Designed to repair all metal surfaces, the robot can work in extreme temperatures

04/12/2019

World News

How will Brexit impact Europe's defence? Euronews answers

Uncertainty looms as the UK and the EU are yet to decide on a legal framework for their future defence cooperation after Brexit, just a few weeks before Britain is due to leave the bloc.

04/12/2019

Czech Republic

Andrej Babis: Czech PM fraud investigation to continue

The ruling reverses an earlier decision to drop the case that the PM had received European Union subsidies.

04/12/2019

World News

EU failing to meet climate change commitments, new report finds

"Many of the targets that we set for ourselves for 2020 will not be reached," said Hans Bruyninckx, the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency

04/12/2019

United Kingdom

UK election: Britons living in EU countries 'denied democracy'

Brexit directly impacts Britons living on the continent – but many are barred from voting in the UK general election, while others fear their ballots won’t be counted.

03/12/2019

World News

Portrait of Juncker unveiled as he hands over to Von der Leyen

"No one has cared for Europe as much as you have," von der Leyen told her predecessor. "Jean-Claude Juncker and Europe will always go together."

03/12/2019

Netherlands

Why did 12m people in the Netherlands receive an emergency message?

The Dutch government uses the NL-Alert system to inform citizens about disasters and give emergency instructions.

02/12/2019

Economy

The work to stabilise the eurozone isn’t over. Reforms are necessary to avoid the abyss again ǀ View

Giving the EU its own resources is the only way to overcome country divisions on EU spending from national budgets.

02/12/2019

Europe News

The Brief: 10 years of The Lisbon Treaty

A look at how The Lisbon Treaty has positively and negatively affected the European Union 10 years after its adoption.

02/12/2019

Norway

Euroviews. Depleted fish stocks can’t wait. The EU and Norway need to commit to ending overfishing now ǀ View

EU-Norway consultations consistently result in agreements to continue overfishing. This is in no small part due to a bewilderingly flawed approach: by assuming the scientific advice for maximum sustainable catches as a starting point and then negotiating upwards.

02/12/2019

Belgium

Watch back: EU leaders mark 10 years since Treaty of Lisbon

The new European Commission took power after being delayed one month.

01/12/2019