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Fighting talk for the EU from Turkey's president

Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses leaders of hypocrisy over migrants, human rights and terrorism

Europe News

EU leaders must convince Turkey over refugee deal at Brussels summit

EU leaders are holding talks with the Turkish prime minister in an attempt to reach a deal over the refugee crisis. After late night talks on

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EU leaders begin negotiations on controversial refugee deal

EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a decisive summit to stop more refugees and migrants coming into Europe. The controversial draft deal

Belgium

European leaders arrive in Brussels for EU-Turkey summit

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has told reporters outside an EU-Turkey summit in Brussels that they have to reach an agreement. As leaders arrived

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World News

Europe leads the way in the world's happiest countries

It is a crisp spring day in the Yorkshire Dales. Nature is starting to waken to a new season. The air is fresh and the sun has a hint of heat. It is

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Hungary: PM Orban blames refugees for undermining Christian Europe

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has used an annual rally marking Revolution Day to attack the European Union’s migration policy. To a mixed

Europe News

Cyprus objections could derail EU‒Turkey migrant deal

Cyprus said on Tuesday it won’t back any acceleration of negotiations for Turkey’s EU membership, jeopardising an accord between the EU and Ankara

Greece

Greece buckles under migrant pressure

Greece is buckling as migrants exert unprecedented pressure on Greek resources. Refugees continue to stream across the Aegean Sea from Turkey

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Belgian farmers protest

Belgian farmers demonstrated in Brussels demanding price regulation for milk and pork, during a meeting of European agriculture ministers in the

Germany

Merkel comes under pressure to change her migrant policy

Voters in three regional elections punished her party at the polls by flocking to Germany's new anti-immigration party.

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Spain hits out at Turkey migration 'deal'

Spain hit out on Monday at a German-brokered migration deal with Turkey that will be debated by EU leaders later this week. Chancellor Angela Merkel

Greece

Greece steps up efforts to get migrants into sheltered camps

Greece is stepping up emergency efforts to help the scores of migrants and refugees now trapped in the country. Around three-thousand people have

Greece

Protests at Idomeni as Greece plans to relocate stranded refugees

Compared to the chaotic scenes Idomeni has witnessed recently, one operation to distribute items to refugees on Saturday unfolded in a relatively

Cuba

EU and Cuba normalise relations ahead of historic Obama visit

Just days before President Obama visits Cuba, the European Union has normalised relations with the Communist-run island. Hosted by President Raul

Europe News

European rights body accuses Polish government of undermining democracy

A European rights body has accused Poland’s conservative government of undermining democracy. Legal experts at the Council of Europe, a non-EU body

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Belgium says Europeans not welcome if they don't take on work

A European working in another EU country keeps their benefits, right? And if you fall ill in your country of work, EU law says you are entitled to stay and claim benefits, right? Think again. Some EU

Cinema

EU Media Programme celebrates 25th anniversary

Designed to boost Europe’s film and audiovisual industries while protecting its cultural diversity, the European Union’s MEDIA Programme is marking

Economy

Manna from Brussels: How to get EU funding for your project

This week UTalk question comes from Viktor in Budapest: “How can I apply for EU funding grants? What conditions do I need to meet?” Providing the

World News

OHCHR expresses concern over EU-Turkey draft deal on migrants

A UN human rights agency has said it is concerned over the legality expressed apprehension over a draft deal to return migrants from certain

Europe News

EU ministers cool on Turkey 'deal'

EU interior ministers gave a cool reaction on Thursday to a tentative deal with Turkey that would see visa restrictions eased in return for stemming