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NGOs, left-wing MEPs seek tougher rules on 'conflict minerals'

Campaigners are calling on MEPs to toughen up European rules on ‘conflict minerals’. The European Parliament is set to vote on European Commission

World

EU membership remains Serbia's priority, says PM Aleksandar Vucic

Though the past is difficult to forget at times, Serbia has its sights on the future. In this edition of The Global Conversation Isabelle Kumar meets Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to talk Kosovo, EU membership and press freedom.

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EU agrees to people smuggling crackdown in Libya

The EU has agreed a mission to fight against people smugglers operating in Libya. A naval operation will start next month with its headquarters based

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EU set to OK plan to destroy smugglers' boats

EU foreign and defence ministers met in Brussels on Monday to approve a mission aimed at destroying boats used by people smugglers in Libya. It forms

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Afghanistan

Briton among at least 3 dead in Taliban attack on EU vehicle in Afghanistan

One Briton is among at least three killed in a Taliban suicide bomb attack on a EUPOL vehicle in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

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Germany helps rescue 300 migrants, as row grows over EU plan

A newborn baby is among nearly 300 migrants taken ashore at the Sicilian port of Pozzallo

World

African migrants suffer even if they manage to reach Europe

Border police in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, at the northern tip of Morocco, discovered an Ivorian boy hidden in a suitcase. By just a few euros

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU officials unveil migration plan

In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly, EU officials unveil their plan to curb the influx of illegal migrants from the Mediterranean Sea; the Greek

My Europe Series

Impact of 'geoblocking' on e-commerce

What can Europe do about ‘geoblocking’, which is limiting cross-border online commerce within the EU? Responding to the question, Ursula Pachl

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Germany says root causes must be tackled in migrants' home nations

Hundreds more migrants attempting to reach Europe have been taken ashore in the Sicilian port city of Catania. The British Navy was involved in the

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Spies like us: why did German intelligence help America's NSA access their citizens data?

Germany

Martin Schulz wins EU's prestigous Charlemagne Prize for integration

European Parliament President Martin Schulz is the latest International Charlemagne Prize laureate. He received the medallion in recognition of his

World News

Data raises questions over EU's attitude towards asylum seekers

New data has shed fresh doubt over the EU’s attitude to asylum seekers after a weekend in which more than 700 migrants drowned trying to reach the

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UK rejects EU quota plan to solve migrant crisis

Britain’s new Conservative government has already expressed a firm “No” to EU plans for a quota system to deal with the migration crisis which has

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EU launches its plan to tackle the Mediterranean migrant crisis

The EU has laid outs its ambitious new plans to tackle the migrant crisis unfolding in the Mediterranean. The proposals include tripling funding for

Europe News

Judges reject 'unfair dismissal' claims by ex-EU commissioner

EU judges have dismissed a case brought a former European Commissioner for unfair dismissal. The court in Luxembourg ruled that Malta’s John Dalli

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Mogherini asks UN Security Council to back EU migrants plan

The European Union's foreign policy chief has pleaded for UN help to save migrants lives and attack people traffickers, in a bid to secure international legal backing for potential military action.

Europe News

Cameron's re-election paves the way for a Brexit

UK Prime Minister David Cameron promised a referendum on EU membership if he won a second term in office. Eurosceptism remains high in Britain with

My Europe Series

Brussels watches results of UK election for talk of referendum

This week on Europe Weekly, we recap the UK general election results and a promised referendum on its EU membership. Ahead of the eurozone finance

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How strong are EU-China ties?

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