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Spain

EU signs off on massive Franco-Spanish power link

EU signs off on massive Franco-Spanish power link

France

France braces amid orange flood warnings

An orange warning is the second-highest alert and means citizens are advised to "be very vigilant" of the risk brought on by dangerous weather.

Business Series

Macron prepares to woo Davos

Climate change and reform of the Europe expected to dominate as French President Emmanuel Macron gets ready to address delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

USA

UN: deadlock over use of chemical weapons in Syrian civil war

Russia wants a new independent investigation but the US wants to press ahead with prosecuting the Assad regime. Meanwhile chemical attacks are reportedly ongoing.

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My Europe Series

State of the Union: Blue skies in Brussels - but can they last?

This is State of the Union, euronews' weekly roundup of the big stories and the big issues facing the EU-28 over the past seven days.

United Kingdom

LIVE: Macron and May meet for joint press conference

Border security and military operations were among a vast range of subjects discussed by the pair at their 35th such summit.

United Kingdom

UK and France announce joint military operations

But leaders set to clash on changes to Calais border arrangements post Brexit

World News

Bayeux tapestry to go to England

President Macron has given the go-ahead for the 11th century Bayeux tapestry to be exhibited in England.

France

Lactalis scandal is a "tip of the iceberg"

The French company recalled 12 million boxes of powdered baby milk infected by salmonella since December. Those working for better safety in the baby food industry say such scandals are not new.

Germany

Refugee numbers in Germany dropped dramatically in 2017

186,644 asylum seekers were registered last year, a drop of more than 100,000 from 2016. The Germany Interior Ministry says is shows the height of the crisis has been "overcome."

France

French families plan to sue retailers over baby milk recall scandal

Spokesman of a victims’ group, Quentin Guillemain said that they wanted above all to find out the truth, adding that the company would not be able to “buy our silence”.

France

France’s first panda makes public debut

Yuan Meng is five months old and weighs 11 kilograms.

France

Macron wants French baguettes UNESCO listed

A daily part of French life, the country consumes six billion baguettes each year and now President Macron has backed a bid to cement their cultural status

France

Thieves break in to a jewellery shop at Paris' luxury Ritz hotel

The five men stole jewellery with an estimated value of 4.5 million euros. Three were arrested nearby.

China

Macron learns a little Mandarin

French President Tweets video of speech preparations.

World News

From snow to sunshine: Europe's chaotic winter weather

From snow in Spain, to rising French and German rivers: Europe struggles under winter weather, but in Hungary temperatures hit unusual highs.

World News

Macron appeals to China over climate change and boosting ties

French President Emmanuel Macron has begun a three-day state visit to China aimed at forging a partnership with China on climate, security and other issues.

World News

Macron in China: 'The new Silk Road cannot be one-way'

"What I came to tell you, is that Europe is back!" the French president tells his Chinese hosts.

France

What I saw while held 48 hours in a French migrant detention centre

A Chilean man spent 48 hours in a French detention centre. His account gives rare insight into how EU detention centers work—and how Europe is dealing with illegal migration.

World News

Charlie Hebdo: three years on, the magazine is struggling

It is three years since terrorists murdered the staff of France's satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Government ministers are due to attend a memorial ceremony on Sunday for the journalists who were killed. The magazine says it is struggling with an annual security bill of €1.5 million.