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Kosovo rounds off independence celebrations with military parade

President Hashim Thaci said Kosovo should eventually become part of the EU and NATO, as the country marked a decade of independence from Serbia.

Kosovo

'It's like a dream': Kosovans celebrate 10 years of independence

Kosovans took to the streets of Pristina to celebrate a decade of independence from Serbia.

Kosovo

Kosovo takes to the streets to celebrate a decade of independence

People of all ages join a procession down Pristina's main shopping street, but Serbians remain unhappy at the anniversary

Kosovo

Kosovo celebrates ten years of independence

The tiny Balkan nation is planning a host of parties of banquets to mark its separation from Serbia

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World News

Pilot flies plane in shape of '100' to toast Lithuania’s independence

The stunt was performed on the eve of Lithuania’s independence celebrations on Friday during an internal flight to Vilnius.

France

What concessions do Corsica’s buoyed nationalists want from France?

Nationalists in Corsica have been boosted by winning regional elections in December. But what do they want from French President Emmanuel Macron?

Spain

Catalonia crisis: what next?

Political experts help us make sense of the drama.

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Cuba stilll holds torch for Marti

Cities across the island hold torchlit marches for 165th anniversary of revolutionary hero Jose Marti's birth

Spain

Spanish court says Catalan separatist Junqueras must stay in jail

Oriol Junqueras has spent two months in prison while Spanish authorities investigate his role in Catalonia's independence movement.

Belgium

Time to go home? Exiled Catalan separatists celebrate

From self-exile in Brussels, ousted Catalan leaders say the victory of pro-independence parties in Thursday's snap election gives them the right to be heard.

Spain

Voters in Catalonia express their hopes and expectations

Euronews spoke to people who queued up to vote in Thursday's election in Catalonia

Spain

Catalan parties court undecided voters

With the outcome said to be close between pro and anti-independence parties, Catalonia's 20 percent of undecided voters hold the key

Italy

Dual nationality is just the beginning, says South Tyrol independence

Some within the Italian region believe a referendum is the only way to decide its future status.

Italy

Has Austria just sparked a new independence struggle in Italy?

Vienna has controversially offered Austrian passports to German speakers in the Italian region of South Tyrol.

Europe News

Puigedemont extradition judgement date

Belgian courts have said that they will make a decision on whether to extradite the dismissed Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont on the 14th December

Economy

Spain shrugs off economic impact of Catalan crisis

But there was quite a hiccup at the height of the crisis in October, when retail sales dropped and almost 3,000 companies moved their headquarters out of Catalonia.

Spain

Could Barcelona seek independence from Catalonia?

Zimbabwe

Jubilantion as Zimbabweans celebrate the ending of Mugabe's grip on power

Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans flood the streets of Harare in an outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe.

Poland

60,000 nationalists march on Polish Independence Day

This year's Polish Independence Day celebrations have been marked by far-right cries for a "White Europe" and a "Pure Poland".

Spain

Catalan parliament speaker and MPs appear before Spain's Supreme Court

Carme Forcadell and five lawmakers have appeared before judges in Madrid.