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Europe Briefing: five top stories to know about today

Our round-up of key stories from across Europe today.

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How International Women’s Day is being marked across Europe

This year's official theme is #BalanceforBetter - but there are many unofficial events taking place too.

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Raw Politics in full: Women's week and Orban vs. 'useful idiots'

Kickstart the week with Monday's episode of Raw Politics.

Iran

Iranian women 'refuse to stay home' on International Women's Day

Video posted on social media showed demonstrators taking to the streets of Tehran on International Women's Day.

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Spain

Spain marches for gender equality

Roads and squares across Spain close as over 6 million people take part in the country's first ever protest against gender inequality.

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Euroviews. Gender equality in Europe is improving, but slowly | View

The biggest challenge for women today is that they do the biggest burden of unpaid work, such as caring for children, caring for the elderly, and household work, says Virginija Langbakk of the European Institute for Gender Equality.

Ireland

Euroviews. Ireland is preparing for a historic vote

After becoming the first country to approve marriage equality by referendum, the eyes of Europe and the world will again be on Ireland in the run up to this referendum on the Eighth Amendment, writes Orla O’Connor.

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Rapper in Belgium World Cup song row

Pro-women critics say Damso - known for misogynistic lyrics - should not produce Belgium's official football song

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Women role models of Living it

On the occasion of the International Women's day, we made a selection of creative and unique women who we met in the last months.

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Harry and Meghan fascinate young and old in Birmingham

Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle were greeted by those young and old during a Birmingham walkabout on Thursday March 8th on a visit to mark International Women's Day.

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South Koreans hold rally on International Women's Day

South Korean civic group members held rallies in Seoul on March 8 to mark the International Women's Day as the #MeToo campaign sweeps the country

United Kingdom

Working for free! Britain's gender pay gap

International Women's Day is also 'Women's Pay Day' according to the UK's Trades Union Congress. It says March 8 is the day when average women effectively start earning, compared to better paid average men.

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Contrasting International Womens' days in Russia & Spain

While Russia stuck to the script with dutiful men bringing flowers to their loved ones, in Spain women kicked off a week of protests against discrimination.

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EU sets sights on boosting parental rights

"It's clear that if I didn't have children or if I was a man, I would have gone for other jobs with more responsibility."

France

Eiffel Tower lights up for women's rights

The message "Maintenant On Agit" ("Now We Act") was displayed on the iconic monument ahead of International Women's Day.

USA

McDonald's flips its arches for Women's Day

It's the first year McDonald's celebrates International Women's Day this way, and some customers are lovin' it.

Turkey

'Conscience Convoy' sees 10,000 female activists travel to Syria-Turke

Women from 55 countries travelled to Syria's border with Turkey to raise awareness of the suffering faced by Syrian women because of the country's civil war.

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International Women's Day 2018 around the world

Look back at Euronews' live blog on International Women's Day events from across the world.

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Asia Argento: Breaking the Silence

Hollywood actress Asia Argento who broke the silence on Harvey Weinstein met Euronews in Brussels ahead of her speech at the European Parliament.

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Step by step: the progress of women's rights in 2017

Highlights from a remarkable twelve months for women across the world from #MeToo to women drivers in Jeddah. Here are some highlights.