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Hungary

Euroviews. Hungary can ban gender studies but it can't silence us | View

Hungary's ban on gender studies reveals a widespread fear of marginalised voices, says a feminist from Afghanistan who moved to Budapest expecting to study the subject.

World News

Euroviews. Tying ourselves to trees won’t solve climate change | View

The root cause of climate change is a broken economic model that undervalues non-renewable resources in favour of consumer products, writes Todd Lemons.

World News

Euroviews. Here's why Turkey cared about Jamal Khashoggi | View

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan knows what he potentially stands to gain (and lose) by positioning himself as a truth-teller in the volatile region.

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Euroviews. Super-rich buy EU passports via risky, costly visa schemes | View

While some European ministers dial up the anti-immigration rhetoric, criminals and the corrupt are abusing Golden Visa schemes to gain the right to live in the EU, writes Transparency International's Carl Dolan.

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United Kingdom

Euroviews. Brits want to leave Europe's party because the fun's over and we're all tired | View

Brexit threatens what's left of Europe's washed-up and worn-out project - that's why it's ridiculed by the EU, writes former UK Labour Councillor Sam Stopp.

Turkey

Euroviews. Trade Minister: Turkey's real economy is proving analysts wrong | View

Despite recent headlines decrying dire economic straits, Turkey's real economy is thriving, writes the country's Minister of Trade, Ruhsar Pekcan.

World News

Euroviews. Climate change: Watershed moment calls for strong leadership from EU | View

The grim picture painted by the UN's IPCC report on climate change should be a warning to the EU and other advanced economies: reduce carbon emissions to zero to avoid temperature rises with the most devastating consequences.

Spain

Euroviews. Seville: How a small Spanish city became a cycling hub for all | View

As tackling climate change and our dependence on fossils fuels becomes more urgent than ever, city planners are turning the bicycle as a healthy, environmentally-friendly mode of transport.

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Euroviews. Reforming Europe's refugee policies: Austrian-Danish plan will not work | View

Why the Austrian-Danish principle of “enforcement first, legal admissions later” is not a feasible fix for Europe's dysfunction asylum and refugee system.

Romania

Euroviews. Beyond the referendum: Back to Romania's real priorities | View

The best way for Romania to move forward is to re-centre public attention to topics that are highly relevant for Romania's future, like closing the gender gap.

Serbia

Euroviews. Politicised judiciary hurts Serbia's chances of joining the EU | View

Serbia’s failure to introduce genuine judicial reform will seriously jeopardise the country’s European future regardless of possible progress in relations with Kosovo, writes a policy analyst at the Open Society European Policy Institute.

World News

Euroviews. Speak out to protect Bulgaria's women | View

The reported rape and murder of Bulgarian journalist Victoria Marinova raises concerns about threats to media freedom, but it also serves as a stark reminder that Bulgaria should prioritize efforts to combat violence against women, writes a Human Rights Watch researcher.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Boris Johnson is a political arsonist. He must never be allowed to lead UK | View

Time is running out for a decent Brexit - and for the former Foreign Secretary's political career.

World News

Euroviews. Europe is protecting big business over victims of rights abuse | View

In a misguided effort to protect European companies’ competitiveness, our governments are ready to launch a race to the bottom, exploiting workers and destroying our planet.

World News

Euroviews. Will the Council of Europe become Putin’s trophy? | View

A vote by the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) this week will decide whether Russia will be readmitted to Europe's biggest human rights organisation without sanctions and without fulfilling any of PACE's preconditions.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. A very British protest | View

Thousands of dogs are expected to march to the UK Parliament on Sunday in a paw-litical protest against Brexit. Are the organisers barking mad? Stefan Simanowitz thinks not.

Greece

Euroviews. As women, we have to fight to achieve our rights | View

How surviving the perilous journey to Europe gave a young Afghan women the courage to make her voice heard.

World News

Euroviews. UK Tories' support for Orbán - Conservatives fear criticising Hungary | View

It is clear that at the highest levels of the Cabinet, Conservative politicians are worried about criticising Hungary in any way, because they want to secure favourable treatment in the Brexit negotiations, writes British Labour MEP Theresa Griffin.

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Euroviews. Tories back Hungary's Orbán: What do UK MEPs think? | View

Euronews asks British members of the European Parliament to share their views on the recent vote on the rule of law in Hungary, in which the Tories were the only ruling conservative party in western Europe to oppose taking disciplinary action against Viktor Orbán's government.

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Euroviews. I was a refugee. I know how we can help the people of Syria | View

Naser Haghamed fled Eritrea as a teenager. Now CEO of Islamic Relief Worldwide, he says faith groups must play a greater role in protecting Syrians and other refugees, and preventing the root causes of displacement.