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Republic of North Macedonia

North Macedonia PM resigns over stalled EU talks

France, supported by Denmark and the Netherlands, strongly opposed membership talks with North Macedonia and Albania.

World News

Cities Galway and Rijeka prepare for a year of EU cultural events

Galway, Ireland and Rijeka, Croatia will each host a year-long programme of cultural events.

Russia

Russia warns EU over crumbling Iran nuclear deal

The U.S. withdrew from the accord last year and imposed crippling economic sanctions that block Iran from selling crude oil abroad.

United Kingdom

Britain is always 'welcome to come back', writes EU official

EU official soothes fears of anti-Brexit voters saying Britain is always "welcome to come back".

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World News

Euroviews. Von der Leyen’s new Commission should strengthen scrutiny over rule of law abuses ǀ View

Protecting Europe from its autocratic side will be one of the new Commission’s main challenges. During the last decade, we’ve seen multiple examples of EU leaders undermining the checks and balances to preserve human rights and the rule of law against executive overreach.

Real Economy

European fiscal stimulus: more spending for more growth

In partnership with The European Commission

The European Central Bank has been leading efforts to stimulate growth for years, but some now say its financial toolkit is almost empty.

Europe News

2019 Year in Review - Changing of the guards

We take a look back at the changeover of the EU top jobs at the end of 2019, and how one issue took its toll on those who headed up those institutions.

Europe News

2019 Year in Review: Elections, elections, elections

From Spain's double take, to Britain's last minute entry - 2019 was a year of elections. We take a look back at the political upheaval of the past 365 days in Europe.

Croatia

Croatia presidential race to go to runoff on January 5

Conservative incumbent Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who is running for a second term, will face a run-off on January 5.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

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.