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Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:19:47 +0200
German election: Chancellor hopefuls discuss EU cooperation in final debate
German voters are going to the polls in a pivotal election on Sunday.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:10:32 +0200
Will the Swiss vote for gay marriage in Sunday's referendum?
"After this campaign, no one will be able to say that homophobia no longer exists in Switzerland," a leading activist told Euronews.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:33:22 +0200
Migrant camp shrinks on US border as more Haitians removed
US Homeland Security said nearly 2,000 Haitians have been rapidly expelled on flights since Sunday.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:03:21 +0200
Carles Puigdemont: Ex-leader of Catalonia, wanted by Spain, is detained in Italy
Puigdemont has been in exile in Belgium since 2017. Spain wants to put him on trial for his role in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:00:32 +0200
How important is the Franco-German relationship for Europe?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will leave her position after 16 years, so how will a change of personality affect the existing close ties between Germany and France? Euronews spoke to two experts to find out more.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:00:08 +0200
German election: The party allegiances embedded in regional identity
We take a look at the regions that historically back Germany's main political parties ahead of the 2021 federal elections.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:48:29 +0200
Oil giant BP temporarily closes forecourts in Britain due to shortage of lorry drivers
BP has temporarily closed some of its UK petrol stations due to a shortage of lorry drivers as the country struggles to keep supermarket shelves stocked.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:21:06 +0200
Are the Czech Social Democrats locked in a death spiral?
They are the Czech Republic's oldest surviving political party. Is that record in danger?

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:00:52 +0200
Kremlin critics join forces to challenge online voting results in Duma election
The newly formed coalition plans to organise nationwide protests against the election's outcome and file lawsuits to contest the results.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:44:40 +0200
Iceland election: COVID, coalitions and... fresh EU membership talks?
Germany's is really the only election in town this weekend. But, if you fancy going against the mainstream, here's everything you need to know about Iceland's parliamentary poll.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:01:39 +0200
Carlos the Jackal: Paris court affirms terrorist's third life sentence for grenade attack
The convicted Venezuelan terrorist known as the "Carlos the Jackal" has has his third life sentence upheld, which was handed down for a 1974 grenade attack in Paris.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:07:41 +0200
‘I know lots of people that don’t want to return’: How flooding is threatening to empty German towns
After the devastating flooding that hit the Ahr Valley in Germany this summer, inhabitants worry they could soon be living in ghosts towns as many don't want to return.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:28:08 +0200
Ukraine's parliament passes law to limit oligarchs' influence on politics
The law will prevent wealthy businessmen in Ukraine from funding political parties or taking part in the privatisation of state assets.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:23:29 +0200
Jean-Claude Juncker gives his take on Merkel's European legacy
Very few politicians have been as long-serving as Angela Merkel, except perhaps Jean-Claude Juncker. We speak to the former EU Commission President about Merkel's legacy in Europe, their time spent working together and her role as chancellor over the...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:15:56 +0200
EU 'closely' monitoring media in Poland after TVN24 licence extended
Poland has extended a broadcasting license to Discovery's TVN24 but also adopted a resolution against foreign ownership in Polish media companies.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:35:04 +0200
Sabina Nessa: Police make appeal following teacher’s murder in London
Police in the UK have made a further appeal for information following the murder of a young school teacher last week.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:01:48 +0200
Croatia and Bosnia are still locked in a land dispute over 'two pebbles' in the sea
Both claim ownership of Mali Školj and Veliki Školj, a land dispute that has rumbled on since the early 1990s.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:50:09 +0200
Woman with Down syndrome loses UK abortion law challenge
The claimants have announced that they will appeal the ruling.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:27:49 +0200
New migrant centre opens on the Greek island of Samos
Migrants have told Euronews conditions are better at the new facility but NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it was "nothing more than a prison for people whose only crime is seeking safety".

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:07:27 +0200
Man arrested over disappearance of woman who refused arranged marriage
Paris police have detained a man wanted in Italy over the disappearance of an 18-year-old woman, who had refused an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:48:18 +0200
La Palma volcano: Hundreds rush to help locals left with nothing
A whole solidarity network has been set up in record time on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:16:35 +0200
Norway's Labour party holds coalition talks in bid to form government
The leaders of the Labour, Centre and Socialist Left parties have met in Oslo for coalition talks for the first time since this month's election.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:56:38 +0200
Ukraine's parliament approves new law banning anti-Semitism
Hate speech directed towards Jewish citizens, buildings, and communities will be punished under the legislation.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:55:20 +0200
Auf Wiedersehen, Angela: How Merkel has shaped Europe and Germany
Credited as Europe's crisis manager, Merkel was most well known for her role in managing the financial and migration crises. Here's a look back.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:48:33 +0200
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.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:43:16 +0200
UEFA has doubled prize money for women's EURO 2022 football tournament
But, how does it compare to earnings for the men's tournament?

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:14:33 +0200
November 2015 Paris attacks: Policeman speaks about being first officer at Bataclan massacre
"We remain scarred for life," said the superintendent who was the first police officer to arrive at the Bataclan massacre on November 13, 2015.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:47:22 +0200
Germany’s far-left party eager to join coalition while others steer clear
Germany’s far-left party Die Linke has been eager to join a governing coalition but the leading Social Democratic Party candidate said they have to agree to several demands first.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:35:30 +0200
Portugal has the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the world
"We've won a battle. I don't know if we've won the war against the virus. This is a world war," said Henrique Gouveia e Melo, the navy officer in charge of Portugal's vaccine rollout.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 08:02:39 +0200
The Antarctic ozone hole is among the largest on record, how does it affect me?
The 2021 ozone hole is one of the biggest on record. But the impacts on weather and climate patterns remain quite mysterious.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 07:00:58 +0200
Young Greens in Germany mobilise for "climate elections"
Meet the two young green politicians, Katharina Sparrer and David Schiepek, who believe that Germany's federal elections are all about the climate.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 06:28:51 +0200
German election 2021: Who's who in the race to replace Angela Merkel as chancellor?
Exactly one month before the vote on September 26, polls suggest none of the main would-be successors to Germany's long-standing leader enjoys strong public appeal.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 06:25:05 +0200
'Grow up': UK's Johnson says world must face climate change
The British Prime Minister is due to host a major United Nations climate summit in Glasgow in November.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 06:08:16 +0200
Polish region revokes anti-LGBT declaration over loss of EU funding
The Polish region of Swietokrzyskie abandoned the idea of declaring itself an "LGBT-free zone" under pressure from Brussels.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 21:17:19 +0200
MS Estonia: Private expedition begins diving to examine wreck of 1994 ferry disaster
A privately financed team of experts from Estonia has begun investigations on the wreck of the ship, which sank in 1994.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 20:24:31 +0200
French man convicted of sending death threats to ex-Charlie Hebdo director on Twitter
A young French man has been convicted of sending death threats to a former director of Charlie Hebdo on Twitter.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 20:17:15 +0200
Albania's former top prosecutor jailed on corruption charges
The Tirana Appeals Court confirmed that Adriatik Llalla was guilty of hiding money involved in illegally owned properties.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:58:41 +0200
Nearly three million European Union workers can’t afford heating, says trade body
Nearly three million working poor people in the EU cannot afford to turn on the heating amid a rise in energy prices, a new study has found. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) said that 15% of the EU’s working poor lacks enough money

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 19:43:31 +0200
French ambassador to return to Washington after Macron and Biden vow to ease tensions
In what could appear as a mea culpa from Washington, Biden and Macron said in a joint statement “that the situation would have benefitted from open consultations among allies on matters of strategic interest to France and our European partners."

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 18:43:00 +0200
La Palma volcano continues to roar as expert urges people to 'stay away from lava'
More than 6,000 people have been evacuated to safety as a new volcanic vent blew open, spewing thousands of tonnes of molten rock, volcanic ash and toxic gases into the air.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:31:10 +0200
'Donnez moi un break' Johnson tells France amid submarine deal outcry
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told France to 'donnez moi un break' and get over its anger over the cancellation of a submarine deal between Paris and Canberra.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:24:41 +0200
Croatian police identify mysterious woman found on island as Slovakian tourist
Croatian police say they have identified a mysterious woman found on a remote part of an island as a 57-year-old Slovakian citizen.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:57:09 +0200
UK and EU should realise it's 'better the devil you know' in post-Brexit world | View
Faced with American disengagement from Europe and an increasingly powerful China, the UK and the EU should overcome post-Brexit divisions and focus on shared interests.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:34:00 +0200
Six people killed after plane crashes in Russia's Far East
The aircraft went missing near the city of Khabarovsk in Russia's Far East on Wednesday, authorities said.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:28:42 +0200
MEP leaves League over its backing for mandatory COVID health passes
MEP Francesca Donato said she could not support the Italian government's "discriminatory" measure to make COVID-19 health passes mandatory for workers.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:26:23 +0200
Ukraine is hoping to win big after liberalising its gambling market
Casinos, slot machines and internet betting were banned in Ukraine after a deadly fire at a gaming hall in 2009. More than a decade later, Kyiv is betting big on opening up the market once more.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:13:03 +0200
German election polling: Which party is leading the race?
Germany's Social Democratic Party has been leading in the polls for more than a month ahead of parliamentary elections on September 26.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:03:29 +0200
EU air pollution limits way out of step with new WHO guidelines
The World Health Organization has tightened its guidelines for recommended air pollution limits, after it found evidence of damage to human health at lower levels than previously thought.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:58:33 +0200
Dutch activists lose ethnic profiling case but vow to appeal
The Hague District Court ruled that ethnicity can be one of the criteria for singling out passengers, but not the only one.

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:40:46 +0200
Solitary confinement? Monks in France charged over 5G mast attack
They argued their act was "to protect the population from the harmful effects" of 5G, according to Villefranche prosecutor Laëtitia Francart.



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