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Volkswagen workers' union threatens to shut down production plants in strike after talks collapse
Europe • 4:57 PM
2 min
Earlier this week, the workers announced that they were willing to accept pay reductions so that the company could continue to keep plants open and avoid mass layoffs.
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Fact-check: What do we know about Russia’s nuclear arsenal?
Europe • 3:41 PM
5 min
Moscow has lowered the bar for using nuclear weapons and fired a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead into Ukraine, heightening tensions with the West.
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German auto technology supplier Bosch to cut thousands of jobs
Europe • 3:28 PM
2 min
German auto technology supplier Bosch to cut thousands of jobs, citing stagnant demand for cars and new technology.
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Spain fines five low budget airlines €180m for 'abusive practices'
Europe • 2:49 PM
2 min
Ryanair, Easyjet, and Vueling are among the airlines being punished for charging passengers extra for hand luggage, among other things.
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University mobility programmes: Which countries attract the most EU students?
Europe • 2:42 PM
2 min
Spain and the UK are the top destinations, as over 360,000 undergraduate and master's students from the EU took part in a mobility programme of at least three months, the latest Eurostat data shows.
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At least two people dead in Ukraine after Russian airstike in Sumy
Europe • 1:28 PM
3 min
Local officials say an Iranian-made Shahed drone loaded with shrapnel specifically targeted individuals. Twelve other people were injured.
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Austria lifts long-held veto on the Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria
Europe • 11:51 AM
3 min
Budapest was the stage of a major breakthrough in Schengen after Austria agreed to lifts its veto on Romania and Bulgaria's accession.
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Modern, stubborn and on the streets: Dutch EU ombudsman hopeful sets out his stall
Europe • 10:07 AM
4 min
Reinier van Zutphen is one of six candidates from Estonia to Portugal vying to replace Emily O'Reilly, who's responsible for probing maladministration among EU bureaucrats for over a decade.
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Zelenksyy hopes Ukraine war will end in 2025 through diplomacy not fighting
Europe • 9:37 AM
9 min
Zelenskyy claimed that Ukraine's military has become one of the most powerful in the world but the country's military is bolstered by millions of euros in aid packages from Western allies.
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Will Trump steal the EU’s crypto crown?
Europe • 7:00 AM
4 min
Some hope a long-awaited new EU law will help the bloc attract innovative digital businesses — but it may have trouble competing with a new pro-crypto administration in the US.
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Why has the EU deforestation law become so politicised? | Radio Schuman
Europe • 7:00 AM
2 min
Germany's national elections are influencing the negotiations of EU deforestation law, which entered interinstitutional negotiations on 21 November, according to campaigner.
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Did Spain's government use a false helicopter crash tweet to distract from the Valencia floods?
Europe • 6:46 AM
6 min
Spain's leading news agency EFE has been under fire over the past week for accidentally publishing misinformation on two separate occasions.
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Putin says new 'Oreshnik' missile test on Ukraine a response to NATO aggression
Europe • 3:57 AM
7 min
In a national television address, the Russian leader said Moscow was conducting “combat tests” of the new missile system after Ukrainian strikes earlier this week using US and British missiles.
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Polish PM Tusk's party holds presidential primary to choose candidate
Europe • 12:41 AM
4 min
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk will not run in the Civic Coalition's contest, which is between the foreign minister and Warsaw's mayor.
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Record number of aid workers killed worldwide in 2024, UN says
Europe • 12:34 AM
2 min
According to the United Nations, at least 281 humanitarian workers have died so far this year, with most of them killed in the war in Gaza.
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Pistorius says he won't run for chancellor candidate in February's snap elections
Europe • 12:23 AM
7 min
The announcement, which Boris Pistorius made in a video posted to SDP social media channels, clears the way for incumbent chancellor Olaf Scholz to run for a second term.
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Yesterday
Iceland volcano erupts for seventh time in a year but experts say activity has peaked
Europe • 11:24 PM
4 min
The volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula Lying had been dormant for around 800 years before the geological systems suddenly sprang back into life in 2021.
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Russia has tested a new intermediate range missile in strike on Ukraine, says Putin
Europe • 7:19 PM
3 min
Putin’s announcement came hours after Ukraine claimed that Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight at the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro.
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French trade minister flags defensive trade tools for Trump presidency
Europe • 6:19 PM
2 min
As the 27 trade ministers gathered for the first time since Donald Trump's re-election, the use of defensive trade tools against the US could be an option in case of Trump's aggressive trade policy, according to French minister Sophie Primas.
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Russia stops selling gas to OMF, Austria's main provider
Europe • 5:32 PM
7 min
Russia's state-owned oil and gas company Gazprom stopped selling gas to OMF, Austria's main provider on Saturday.
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What are Storm Shadow and ATACMS, the UK and US-made missiles being used by Ukraine?
Europe • 5:00 PM
7 min
Ukraine is firing foreign-made missiles directly into Russian territory for the first time. We take a look at what these weapons can do
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'Putin told me he did not want Ukraine to exist' - Former EU Commission chief, José Manuel Barroso
Europe • 4:40 PM
3 min
Former EU Commission José Manuel Barroso said Putin told him he didn't want Ukraine to exist as an independent state. He said he told him his goals during the twenty five meetings he had with him during his tenure.
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Finnish police detain five over violence in Nigeria
Europe • 4:22 PM
2 min
Authorities allege the prime suspect promoted violence through social media while living in Finland.
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EU plans to boost air and missile defence with 18 member states
Europe • 3:50 PM
3 min
Nearly 20 EU member states have signed a letter of intent to step up cooperation and share the costs of developing common defence systems.
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UK reports highest growth rate in permanent migration among OECD countries
Europe • 3:32 PM
3 min
In 2023, Britain was first in terms of the number of migrants that settled to the country permanently relative to its population. In terms of the total number of new arrivals in OECD countries, it was second only to the US.
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French farmers continue protests against EU-Mercosur free trade agreement
Europe • 3:30 PM
2 min
Proponents of the EU-Mercosur deal argue it would boost economic ties between Europe and South America by removing tariffs on exports, notably for machinery, chemicals and cars. However, the deal is widely seen as not beneficial for the agricultural secto
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How centrist party pact enables European Parliament's new ‘Venezuela majority’
Europe • 3:25 PM
10 min
Approval of Commissioners and recent votes in the European Parliament signal new power balance, as the centre-right European People's Party teams up with right wing forces, giving itself more choices for finding majorities.
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Who's who in the new European Commission?
Europe • 3:22 PM
3 min
Meet the new European Commission.
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Serbia arrests 11 people over deadly awning collapse at train station
Europe • 2:35 PM
5 min
Demonstrations against the government are ongoing in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, with protestors denouncing corruption and a lack of transparency.
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NATO holds its first artillery drills in Finland since joining alliance
Europe • 11:47 AM
1 min
Thousands of NATO troops are training with artillery in Finland, just 100 kilometres from the Russian border.
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Robbers steal diamond-encrusted snuffboxes in raid on Paris museum
Europe • 11:13 AM
2 min
The 18th century snuffboxes were on loan from the Louvre and part of an estimated €1 million haul stolen by the robbers in a 'very violent raid'.
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Marine Le Pen criticises French prosecutors for seeking a 'political death sentence'
Europe • 10:21 AM
4 min
The French far-right leader says her embezzlement trial is "politicised" and denounces prosecutors for seeking to ban her from public office.
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Are users leaving Elon Musk’s X en masse and where are they heading?
Europe • 9:44 AM
6 min
The limited data on X user numbers makes measuring the full extent of the reported exodus from the platform almost impossible.
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Beko Europe announces 1,935 redundancies: What is the group's plan?
Europe • 8:56 AM
4 min
Beko Europe has announced the closure of two sites resulting in nearly 2,000 redundancies.
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Russia says it shot down two British-made long-range missiles fired from Ukraine
Europe • 7:39 AM
2 min
Western nations have been cautious about allowing Ukraine to use such weapons, fearing it could lead to an escalation that might involve NATO members in direct conflict with Russia.
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EU must maintain 'urgency' of digital euro process, says ECB project leader
Europe • 7:31 AM
5 min
Evelien Witlox, project director for the digital euro at the European Central Bank, discusses how the proposal is progressing, how the currency would work in practice, and what the key concerns are at this stage.
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Should the EU follow the US policy shift on Ukraine? | Radio Schuman
Europe • 7:19 AM
2 min
The US now allows ATACMS strikes on Russia and antipersonnel mines in Ukraine, while the EU upholds restrictions despite calls for more offensive aid by EU top Diplomat Josep Borrell.
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Volcano erupts in Iceland for seventh time in one year
Europe • 2:54 AM
1 min
Suðurnes Chief of Police said that the evacuation of Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon went very smoothly.
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John Prescott, former UK deputy prime minister, dies aged 86
Europe • 12:51 AM
4 min
Known for a decades-long political career dedicated to social justice, Prescott died at a care home after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leader Deif
Europe • 12:50 AM
3 min
The warrants for the Israeli prime minister and former defence minister pertain to crimes against humanity and war crimes. The ICC did not disclose Deif's warrant of arrest, stating it was a "secret".
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Angela Merkel delayed Ukraine's NATO bid over Russia fears, memoir reveals
Europe • 12:21 AM
7 min
The former German chancellor feared retaliation by Russia if Ukraine joined NATO, and asked Pope Francis for advice about dealing with Donald Trump.
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Denmark and Norway continue to investigate damaged cables in Baltic Sea
Europe • 12:02 AM
2 min
Concerns are growing over cables carrying internet data being cut or damaged, with cases reported in a number of European countries including Germany, Finland, Sweden and Lithuania.
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Wednesday, november 20, 2024
Climate change leads to worsening effects of pollen allergies in Denmark
Europe • 11:35 PM
3 min
Climate change influences the timing, duration, and intensity of the pollen season, impacting increasing numbers of people with allergies.
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Spain to grant residency and work permits to around 300,000 undocumented migrants per year
Europe • 11:08 PM
4 min
The policy will come into effect next May and aims to expand the country’s aging workforce.
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Widespread snowfall and icy conditions sweep across Europe with arrival of polar cold front
Europe • 10:43 PM
3 min
A trough of low pressure has settled over Central Europe, with polar cold air and high-altitude currents flooding the region.
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MEPs strip Hungarian Commissioner of key health competencies
Europe • 9:35 PM
3 min
Commissioner-designate Olivér Várhelyi has been stripped of oversight over reproductive and sexual rights as well as health preparedness following an evaluation by EU lawmakers.
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You don't have the right to propose new laws, EU countries tell MEPs in harsh rebuke
Europe • 7:07 PM
3 min
EU countries have penned a joint letter denouncing as "problematic" a new attempt to improve relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission, warning it goes against its founding treaties.
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No decision on Crimea can be made without Ukraine and Crimean Tatars, Mejlis leader told Euronews
Europe • 5:37 PM
8 min
Refat Chubarov, Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, told Euronews that any peace agreement at the expense of Ukraine’s territorial concessions, in particular regarding Crimea, would be ‘an indulgence to the aggressor to destroy both the Ukrainian state
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Spanish police arrest gang members accused of recruiting minors from abroad
Europe • 5:30 PM
2 min
Members of the mob allegedly contacted Swedish and Danish minors to commit crimes against rival gangs in Spain.
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European Parliament’s centrist groups cut deal to approve new Commissioners
Europe • 5:17 PM
6 min
The coalition deal will allow the new European Commission to take office on 1 December, as originally planned.
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Spanish politicians clash as Teresa Ribera addresses parliament over Valencia flood response
Europe • 5:16 PM
2 min
The centre-right Spanish People's Party has sought to blame Ribera for poor emergency management, who in turn blamed Regional President Carlos Mazón.
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How do men and women differ in achieving financial independence?
Europe • 4:31 PM
3 min
A new study shows that women face more difficulties in becoming financially independent due to gender inequalities throughout their lives.
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Closure of Audi Brussels, a symbol of de-industrialisation in Europe
Europe • 4:01 PM
4 min
Audi’s decision to close its Brussels plant in February 2025 reflects a more general trend in the European economy: de-industrialisation. Euronews met the workers affected by this phenomenon to understand its tangible effects and analyse the solutions bei
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Ukrainians in Berlin demand Russians acknowledge responsibility for 'Putin's war'
Europe • 3:24 PM
6 min
Russian opposition figures organised a march to the Russian embassy in Berlin to mark 1,000 days of the war in Ukraine — and some of the city's Ukrainian residents had mixed feelings.
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Protests continue in Serbia over deadly train station awning collapse
Europe • 2:13 PM
3 min
The incident in Novi Sad, which left 15 dead, has triggered a wave of protests against the authorities over the past weeks.
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Farmers block highway near French-Spanish border in protest against EU-Mercosur deal
Europe • 1:52 PM
1 min
Farmers have staged protests throughout the week across France, saying the EU-Mercosur trade deal threatens their livelihoods.
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Hungary seeks to settle Erasmus dispute as ECJ fines on asylum soar to €360 million
Europe • 1:48 PM
4 min
Hungary has offered to settle its Erasmus dispute with Brussels, which has left 21 Hungarian universities without access to the popular programme.
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Germany's Olaf Scholz faces pressure to drop re-election campaign
Europe • 1:40 PM
6 min
Members of the German chancellor's Social Democratic Party are increasingly speculating that Scholz's defence minister, Boris Pistorius, is a more popular choice to lead the country.
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EU targets US with tariff list for Trump-era olive trade dispute
Europe • 11:04 AM
4 min
The EU executive is finalising a list of US products to target in retaliation for tariffs slapped on Spanish black olives -originally by Donald Trump's administration - marking a new chapter in a longstanding trade dispute.
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Catalonia's holiday rental ban may not be allowed under EU law as Airbnb pushes back
Europe • 8:52 AM
5 min
Catalonia has said they want to rid Barcelona of its 10,000 holiday lets in the next 5 years.
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