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Last train to Hungary: border closure with Croatia comes into effect

Hungary closes its southern frontier with Croatia - the latest in a series of border clampdowns to stem the flow of migrants into the country.

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU seeks migrant deal with Turkey

In this edition of Europe Weekly: EU leaders seek to agree a deal with Turkey on managing the refugee crisis; Dutch investigators publish their

My Europe Series

What can I do as a consumer to prevent food waste?

This week on Utalk, a question from Olivier in Brussels: “90 million tonnes of food are thrown away in the European Union every year. What can we do

World News

Migrant crisis confusion: how many are entering the EU?

Europe’s border agency is facing criticism, after admitting that it has doubled-counted migrants entering the EU this year. It released data claiming

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Real Economy

Jobs and skills: making the match

Europe’s population is ageing and fewer young people means a shrinking workforce in the future to support it. People will have to work longer, hard

Europe News

Pro-Europeans launch 'in' campaign ahead of UK referendum on EU membership

Leaving the EU would hurt Britain’s jobs and torpedo its global financial clout. That is the message from pro-Europeans, who have launched their “in”

World News

EU to seize smugglers' boats near Libya

The United Nations security council has authorised European Union naval operations off the coast of Libya to discourage groups of people traffickers

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: historic Merkel-Hollande address and first refugees relocated under EU plan

In this edition of Europe Weekly, all eyes were on French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as they jointly addressed

Hungary

Rebuilding a pluralist Syria key to encouraging returns

Refugees leave terror behind them. How many would ever go back? The Syrian-German project Adopt a Revolution says that more than half of the refugees

Europe News

First group of refugees relocated under EU scheme

The first group of refugees to be moved under an EU relocation scheme has flown out of Italy, bound for Sweden. The 19 Eritrean nationals boarded a

Belarus

EU 'could lift sanctions' on Belarus depending on how weekend election unfolds

The strongman of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, looks set to win more than a fifth term in office in elections this weekend. Diplomatic sources

World

Refugees: ordeal to reach Europe, then struggle for acceptance

Merkel and Hollande in the European Parliament, showing a united front in dealing with the refugee crisis. Germany’s chancellor spoke out for

World News

EU Balkan refugee conference attempts to end divisions, offer more aid, and work with Syria's neighbours

Today Italy relocates its first batch of refugees, Eritreans, to Sweden, and hopes the trickle will become a flood out of its overstretched refugee

Albania

Albanian migrants return home after asylum applications are rejected by Germany

Tirana International airport is the first sight of home for many Albanians. But it is not a happy reunion for all. Thousands of individuals and

Kosovo

Kosovo opposition MP detonates 'smoke bomb' in parliament

An opposition lawmaker in Kosovo appears to set off a smoke bomb in parliament. Albin Kurti is against an EU-brokered deal to improve relations

Europe News

Migrant crisis: EU ministers agree to step up deportations and beef up borders

EU governments have agreed to step up deportations of migrants deemed to be illegal. Creating a border guard force has also been on the agenda at a

Europe News

Britain's anti-EU leader Farage slams Merkel-Hollande parliament address

Britain’s anti-EU leader Nigel Farage has lashed out a joint European Parliament address by the German Chancellor and French President. Angela Merkel

Europe News

Migrant crisis dominates Merkel and Hollande's historic EU parliament address

Europe’s migrant crisis has dominated historic speeches by French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They have

United Kingdom

Cameron vows to fight for better deal in EU negotiations

United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron has drawn battle lines for negotiations with Brussels ahead of the crucial referendum on Britain’s

Europe News

Spain's King focuses on unity during first European Parliament address

Spain’s King Felipe VI has spoken of the importance of unity and solidarity in the EU. He has addressed the European Parliament for the first time

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