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Tory MEPs split on Cameron’s EU reform bid
British Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to secure a deal on EU reform next month. Amongst his demands: tighter rules on EU migrants claiming welfare and safeguards against the eurozone countries imposing rules on those outside the...
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Greece under pressure to act on refugees
Greece is under pressure to do more to stem the flow of migrants to northern Europe as the EU mulls extending temporary border controls inside its passport-free travel zone. Some countries have re-introduced security checks as the bloc...
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Hungary’s Orban has ‘shown the way,’ says analyst, amid concerns over EU freedoms
Sweden and Denmark’s tightening of border controls comes in the wake of drastic measures elsewhere in Europe. Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, threw up a barbed wire fence as the migrant crisis took hold last year. It is all seen...
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Saving Schengen: Denmark, Sweden and Germany in emergency border talks
Officials from Denmark, Sweden and Germany have been at emergency talks in Brussels – amid mounting concerns over new border controls. It comes after Sweden introduced ID checks on all people travelling to Denmark – and Denmark tightened...
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Hopes of ‘concrete solutions’ to migrant crisis, as Netherlands starts EU presidency
Members of the European Commission are visiting Amsterdam to officially mark the start of the Dutch presidency of the EU Council. Prime Minister Mark Rutte will receive them and there will be talks with the government on a range of...
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Migrant crisis: EU members told to act with more ‘urgency’ as Dutch presidency starts
“To be strong, Europe has to be united.” The message from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as he marks the start of his country’s EU presidency. He has been hosting European Commission officials in Amsterdam. The migrant crisis is set to...
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EU orders Belgium to claw back extra taxes from major firms
EU regulators have told Belgium to claw back 700 million euros in extra taxes after they ruled 35 multinationals had benefitted from an illegal tax break. The European Commission said that Belgium’s so-called ‘excess profit system”...
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EU to discuss Polish media laws
Poland’s new conservative government faces further scrutiny on Wednesday as the European Commission debates new laws seen as reining in the country’s state media. Two weeks ago, Poland’s Law and Justice party rushed through new laws that...
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EU probes Polish media law
The EU is to investigate Poland’s new media laws, which have been branded as a clampdown on the freedom of the press. The country’s new conservative government, led by the Law and Justice Party, passed legislation two weeks ago that gave...
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WHO declares Liberia free of Ebola
The World Health Organisation has declared that Liberia is free of Ebola. It means the latest outbreak of the deadly disease is effectively over. The WHO said there have been forty two days without a new case being reported in the West...
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Don’t blame us for refugee policy failure, says EU’s Juncker
EU governments have failed to deliver on the promises they made to tackle Europe’s refugee crisis, the head of the European Commission said on Friday. Speaking at a news conference in Brussels, Jean Claude Juncker said the body he leads...
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Syrian negotiator still waiting for Geneva talks invitation
The group representing the Syrian opposition is still waiting for an invitation to planned peace talks in Geneva later this month, its chief negotiator told euronews in an interview recorded on Thursday. Mr Riyadh Hijab of the High...
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Cologne attackers must be brought to justice, says Rotterdam mayor
The tough-talking mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, has given his reaction to the Cologne sex attacks. Aboutaleb, who holds both Dutch and Moroccan citizenship, last year told immigrants who do not appreciate life in the Netherlands...
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Saudi Arabia-Iran tensions threaten world security, former minister tells euronews
The diplomatic rupture between Tehran and Riyadh – following the execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric by Saudi authorities – threatens world security, a former Iranian official has warned. Ahmad Salamatian, who was Deputy Minister of...
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Getting Turkey migrant deal ‘working’ is top EU priority, Dutch PM tells euronews
The migrant crisis, the economy, terrorism. These are just some of the big issues in Europe, as the Netherlands takes over the rotating EU presidency. Euronews reporter Olaf Bruns has spoken to the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte about...
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British PM set for summit showdown over EU reform demands
EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday for their final summit of the year – and Britain’s push for EU reform is set to be high on the agenda. Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to renegotiate ties, ahead of a...
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Tech firms set to face hefty fines under new EU data laws
Big tech companies are set to face hefty fines in future if they misuse personal information – up to four percent of their revenues. The EU has approved sweeping overhaul of fragmented data laws, which date back to the 1990s. Firms will...
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‘I want a fairer Europe,’ British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tells euronews
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has told euronews that he wants to see a “fairer” and “more democratic” Europe, which the UK remains a part of. He has been speaking in Brussels, as EU leaders meet for their final summit of the...
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France urges crackdown on terror finance
France on Tuesday urged other EU countries to speed up their efforts in cutting funds to militant groups. The call came at a meeting of finance ministers in Brussels nearly a month after the Paris attacks. French Finance Minister Michel...
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Ten eurozone governments strike partial deal on transaction tax
Ten eurozone countries have agreed on some aspects of a harmonised tax on financial transactions. They want to finalise a deal by the middle of next year to reach on remaining issues. No agreement has been struck as yet on tax rates. The...
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Greece asks for EU help with refugees
Greece has asked for more EU help to deal with the influx of refugees to its shores. It activated on Thursday the bloc’s so-called Civil Protection Mechanism, an EU scheme set up in 2001 to improve cooperation among national civil...
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EU seeks to reform digital copyright laws
Politicians have paid lip service to creating a single market in digital services for years. Now, the European Commission says it wants to let customers access country-specific content from the likes of Netflix and Amazon when they...
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Italy declines to back extension of EU sanctions on Russia
Italy has refused to back an expected six-month extension of EU economic sanctions against Russia. It comes as a surprise to officials in Brussels as EU leaders had struck a tentative agreement at the G20 summit last month. The 28 EU...
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First time asylum applications on the rise in the EU
The number of people claiming asylum in the EU has risen by 150 percent year-on-year, officials figures show. It will put further pressure on policymakers who have been struggling to come up with coherent plan to deal with the influx....