Greek Prime Minister Tsipras calls early general election after MEP vote result
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras revealed his intention to call an early general election, after the end of the second
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EU election: Surge for Greens, losses for centrist bloc
Results have begun coming in across the European Union. Across the bloc, traditional center parties saw their support decline as
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UN lowers economic growth forecast for EU
Economic growth in the European Union is projected to expand by 1.5 per cent in 2019 and 1.8 per cent
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EU establishes initial firefighting fleet for next forest fire season
To prepare for the risk of forest fires during the upcoming summer, the European Commission is launching on May 21
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Council of EU adopts ban on single-use plastic products
The final step towards a ban in the European Union on a number of single-use plastic products – including plates,
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The Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence wins Eurovision song contest 2019
Duncan Laurence and his song Arcade won the Eurovision song contest 2019 on May 18. It is the fifth time
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European Citizens’ Initiative launched, calling on EU to ‘Save the Bees’
The European Commission said on May 15 that it had agreed to register a European Citizens’ Initiative entitled “Save the bees!
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New system launched to help EU countries counter VAT fraud
The European Commission announced on May 15 the launch of a new system, the Transaction Network Analysis (TNA), to help
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Syrians, Venezuelans, Afghans top asylum applications in EU+ in March 2019
Applications for international protection in the countries of the EU+ jumped by 20 per cent in a year to 58
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