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Finland

MPs in Finland mull petition for a referendum on joining NATO

A recent poll shows a surge in support for NATO in Finland following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Italy

Italy set to hold a referendum on decriminalising cannabis

Italy will soon decide whether or not to decriminalise cannabis in a referendum next year, as campaign groups gathered 500,000 signatures, the threshold required by law to trigger a nationwide vote.

Italy

Italy moves closer to a referendum on legalising euthanasia

A petition to legalise euthanasia in Italy has been signed by enough people to hold a referendum on the subject.

Travel News

Campervanners could soon be criminalised for wild camping in the UK

A new bill means campervanners wild camping in Britain could become a criminal offence. We find out more.

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Nature

72% of Brits want the 'cruel and outdated' fur trade to be banned

From Judi Dench to Ricky Gervais, 50 of Britain’s biggest stars are calling for a ban on the sale of fur in the UK.

Switzerland

Swiss to vote in referendum on government's COVID-19 measures

Campaigners say the measures, which include the closing of bars and restaurants, are "disproportionate" and "demonstrably ineffective".

Ireland

Irish justice minister proposes new laws to tackle 'revenge porn'

Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee said she is "determined to act" and introduce new legislation against 'revenge porn' after thousands of intimate images of women were released online without their consent.

Lebanon

50,000 sign petition calling for France to take control of Lebanon

"We believe Lebanon should be placed under French mandate in order to establish clean and durable governance," reads a petition that has collected more than 50,000 signatures.

Economy

We urgently need a coordinated European response to coronavirus. We are seeing the opposite ǀ View

As a record number of citizens, including the most Eurosceptic, turn to the EU in search of emergency solutions, Brussels looks helpless. But who’s really to blame for the current situation?

World News

Euroviews. Greta Thunberg’s climate activism isn’t enough. We need to put words into action ǀ View

No one can deny the very important social and political role played by the global climate strikes launched and led by Greta. /.../ However, if not translated into concrete proposals, the risk for these protests is to lose their influence in the public and political debate.

World News

Euroviews. Our disposable culture must end. We need the ‘right to repair’ not recycle our smartphones ǀ View

The Green Deal has paved the way for a sustainable product policy. Now legislators must seize this opportunity to ensure all smartphones sold in the EU are designed to be repaired and last longer.

USA

Nearly 500,000 fans demand final Game of Thrones season be remade

"This series deserves a final season that makes sense," a petition, signed by over 470,000, states.

Ireland

US anti-gay pastor Steven Anderson banned from Ireland

Controversial pastor Steven Anderson has become the first person to be banned from Ireland under a 20-year-old immigration law.

United Kingdom

UK petition to cancel Brexit passes 6m signatures

A petition to revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit passed 6 million signatures on Sunday.

United Kingdom

Meet the grandma behind the record-breaking petition to reverse Brexit

The septuagenarian's delight at seeing her petition take off quickly turned to fear when she received three death threats by phone around midnight on Friday, going into Saturday.

United Kingdom

'Give all dogs guns': the UK petitions that didn't make it before MPs

We can see why some of these petitions didn't make it to the House of Commons.

World News

Euroviews. Europeans, let’s take back control of our future! | View

We, citizens of the Union, of all opinions and origins, we Europeans, believe it is first of all we who are Europe and we who make Europe – and that people must be reminded of this fact.

France

200,000 rally around French bus driver who slapped teen boy

His colleagues say the teenager insulted the driver after dangerously crossing the street in front of the bus.

Hungary

Watch: Man's 'pothole swim' paves way for town's new road

A man went for a swim in his pothole-ridden roads in Kecel, Hungary. Three days later, the roads were being repaired.

Iceland

Over 18,000 people sign petition calling on Iceland to boycott Israel Eurovision

"Icelandic people generally feel for the Palestinian people and their plight,” petition founder Árni Steingrímur Sigurðsson told Euronews.