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Farmers' suicides: the rising human cost of the EU's agriculture crisis

French farmers are committing suicide on an almost daily basis, largely due to financial pressures arising from a crisis in agriculture. The problem

Europe News

Discrimination on the rise in Europe

More Europeans believe racism is a problem in society, according to an EU report. The views of twenty eight thousand people formed the basis of the

Economy

Eurozone manufacturing growth slows up in September

Manufacturing growth in the eurozone weakened slightly in September as new orders and output slowed up, according to a survey. This happened even

Economy

EU unveils plans for a 'capital markets union'

The EU has unveiled a new plan to encourage companies to tap difference sources of investment. The European Commission says firms rely too heavily on

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Europe News

Disabled people protest for more rights

Hundreds of people with disabilities have protested outside the EU institutions in Brussels. The protest was organised by the European Network on

World

Timmermans: refugee crisis has only just begun

At the UN headquarters in New York global leaders have been discussing the urgent issues including the Syrian refugee crisis, human rights and new

Europe News

Europe's carmakers 'tricking' drivers on fuel efficiency, new report claims

Europe’s carmakers are taking their customers for ride by tricking them into believing their vehicles are more fuel-efficient than they actually are

Economy

Hungary: Refugee controls hit cross-border trade

Border restrictions due to the refugee crisis are having a damaging impact on European companies who rely on international trade. Near Hungary’s

Real Economy

Future of SMEs: Europe’s economic powerhouses

SMEs are the lifeblood of Europe's economy, accounting for 85% of its workforce. But they need to innovate and invest to prosper.

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU leaders try to patch up differences on migration

In this edition of Europe Weekly: EU leaders hold talks on how to tackle the continent’s migration crisis as thousands of refugees continue to flee

My Europe Series

Simplifying cross-border inheritance

The law on cross-border inheritance has long been a complicated issue in the EU. Clara from Toulouse had this question for Utalk on this issue

World News

Is Europe a place where dreams can come true for refugees?

The Croatian village of Opatovac has become the re-entry point into the European Union for thousands of people seeking a better life further north in

Greece

Thousands of migrants make camp in central Athens

At Victoria Square in central Athens thousands of stranded asylum seekers from Afghanistan have made a makeshift camp. Migrants camp in central

World News

Austria returns migrants to point of entry into Europe to register

Migrants attempting to move through the EU to the country of their choice face disappointment, as Austria and Germany have reestablished rules

World News

EU leaders pledge 1 billion euros to help stem the tide of refugees

European leaders ended their emergency summit in Brussels claiming to have put feuding over migrant quotas behind them. The talk was more of ‘pulling

Belgium

Tense showdown predicted at EU refugee summit

EU leaders prepare for what is predicted to be a tense showdown in Brussels to discuss the refugee crisis.

Europe News

EU migrant redistribution plan approved by interior ministers

EU interior ministers have voted by a majority to adopt a resolution migrant redistribution among EU member states, according to a tweet by the Czech

Europe News

EU ministers debate controversial migrant quota plan

As migrants continue to flow into Europe, interior ministers are debating a controversial plan to redistribute 120-thousand refugees across the

World News

Migration crisis: EU Interior Ministers meet to seek solutions

Can Europe finally come up with a response to its refugee crisis? Ahead of an EU leaders’ migration summit on Wednesday, Interior Ministers from the

Europe News

EU countries try to patch up differences over migration plan

The European Union has looked like European disunion in recent weeks. Member states have traded blow over how to manage the flow of migrants into