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Belgium

Puddle shape of Irish island spotted in Brussels street

While the wet weather in Brussels can dampen the spirits of some, Ireland's Permanent Representation to the EU has found a small silver lining.

Romania

Romania's ruling coalition loses parliamentary majority: what it means

Four MPs defected from the ruling party on Tuesday to join a small opposition movement.

World News

Euroviews. Don’t let big business rob EU consumers of their rights | View

A new proposal to grant group compensation rights to consumers across the EU is at risk of being dilluted down. We can't let this happen.

Hungary

Euroviews. The CEU's eviction crosses the EPP's "red lines" | View

The EPP has lost their credibility overnight after the eviction of the Central European University from Budapest crossed many of their "red lines".

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World News

HIV is on the rise in Europe, WHO report finds

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the WHO Regional Office for Europe have released the latest data to mark the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day.

World News

Euroviews. The week that was: Jumping into the unknown on Mars, Brexit and AI

A weekly round-up of the discussions on View that have been driving debate across Europe and further afield.

United Kingdom

Theresa May grilled by an MP about Brexit immigration reciprocity

A Scottish MP faced the British Prime Minister about ending freedom of movement in the UK after Brexit

France

Should the EU take France's seat on the UN Security Council?

Germany wants the EU to have a bigger say in the biggest decisions in international politics.

World News

EU gives 12,000 more free Interrail tickets to 18-year-olds

The European Commission is giving away 12,000 free Interrail tickets to 18-year-olds living in the bloc, after thousands benefited from the scheme during the summer.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The Commonwealth is key to Britain’s post-Brexit success | View

It is [...] no coincidence that H.R.H. Prince Harry visited Zambia this week. A vibrant, democratically-stable, environmentally-aware nation, and one of the main success stories of post-colonialism.

United Kingdom

May warns MPs that UK's future rests in their hands

The Commons Liason Committee grilled Prime Minister Theresa May about her Brexit strategy on Thursday morning.

World News

EU recycles only 42% of its plastic waste, says Eurostat

Lithuania topped the ranking, recycling 74.4% of its plastic waste. Estonia came in last, recycling less than a quarter of plastic packaging.

Hungary

Euroviews. Much more than a university leaves Budapest when the CEU goes | View

The Central European University may have been an American institution, but for many Hungarians, it represented a bright future for young Hungarians. Now it has been lost to Budapest forever.

World News

Euroviews. Guy Verhofstadt: Europe à la carte is not on the menu | View

Sooner rather than later [...] the EU must be able to prevent and correct breaches of Union values. We should create the powers to apply sanctions – if necessary including financial sanctions - that can act as effective deterrence.

World News

Here's how much your country spends on your healthcare

Luxembourg spent €5,600 per inhabitant on healthcare in 2016 — the highest of any EU member state.

United Kingdom

Brexit deal to be debated for five days ahead of parliament vote

The final days leading up to the UK parliament's vote on the draft Brexit deal have been established

World News

Iran 'ready to discuss human rights' if EU fixes nuclear accord

Head of country's atomic authority says a positive outcome on the economic side could open more doors for relations with the EU

Morocco

Euroviews. Can the EU turn migration into an opportunity? | View

With effective management mechanisms at a global and regional level, migration could be rendered a source of prosperity instead of a source of conflict.

World News

Discrimination against black people 'commonplace' in EU: Report

Nearly a third of black people in the EU have been the victim of racial harassment in the past five years, a new survey has found.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Queue jumpers of Europe, unite! | View

Theresa May called EU citizens who have made their home in the UK "queue jumpers". Being vilified in their adopted country by the Prime Minister has left many feeling angered - and more like strangers in their own home.

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