Catherine Hardy

Europe News

Israel uses tourism to promote settlements - EU

EU diplomats have reportedly warned that Israel is developing archaelogical and tourism sites in Palestinian neighbourhoods of Jerusalem as a way of legitimising illegal settlements.

2 February 2018

Europe News

EU plans to improve drinking water

EU plans to improve drinking water

1 February 2018

Europe News

Access to water - a fundamental right?

Access to water - a fundamental right?

31 January 2018

Denmark

EU is cheesed off with Denmark

Danish dairy firms allegedly broke EU law by selling cheese marked as "feta" — when technically, it was not.

31 January 2018

Europe News

Italy tries again for the EMA

The city of Milan is appealing against the decision to move the European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam from its home in London. The agency must leave its current base before the UK leaves the EU in March 2019.

31 January 2018

Europe News

A warning on pollution and concerns that Belgium is about to toughen its stance on immigration

Air pollution and Belgium's tough stance on immigration are in the headlines

30 January 2018

Europe News

Belgium's hard line on migrants

Belgium's hard line on migrants

30 January 2018

Europe News

EU pollution: "My patience is running thin" - Commissioner

An estimated 400,000 people a year die because of poor air quality in the EU

30 January 2018

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels - the focus on Brexit

Brexit and beef take over in Brussels

29 January 2018

World News

Brexit transition talks take place in Brussels

Foreign ministers of the EU 27 meet to agree their negotiating stance for Phase Two of the Brexit talks

29 January 2018

Europe News

Farmers have a beef with Brussels

Tractors gather outside the European Commission as producers vent their anger over planned relaunch of Mercosur trade talks.

29 January 2018

World News

Erdogan vows to expand Syria operation

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to sweep militants from the length of Turkey's border with Syria with Operation Afrin. Erdogan says Ankara could extend its current military operation in northwest Syria all the way east to the border with Iraq.

26 January 2018

World News

Dozens killed and injured in fire at South Korean geriatric hospital

At least 37 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a fire in a hospital in South Korea. The blaze is the deadliest in South Korea for the last decade, according to reports. It follows a fire last month which killed 29 people in a high-rise sports centre.

26 January 2018

World News

Ariane alert as contact lost

Two commercial satellites have been placed in orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket. The good news comes after mission control briefly lost contact with the craft in a rare malfunction.

26 January 2018

World News

Casey Affleck pulls out of presenting Oscars best actress award

"We appreciate the decision to keep the focus on the show," an Academy Awards spokeswoman said.

26 January 2018

World News

US TV star dismisses 2020 bid

US TV star dismisses 2020 bid

25 January 2018

France

Louvre moves art works as Seine surges

Louvre moves art works as Seine surges

25 January 2018

Spain

EU signs off on massive Franco-Spanish power link

EU signs off on massive Franco-Spanish power link

25 January 2018

United Kingdom

Brexit: will the UK sue the EU?

Brussels is damaging British interests by talking up the threat to companies if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.That is the claim from the UK's Brexit minister David Davis in a letter to his Prime Minister, Theresa May.

9 January 2018

World News

Macron in China: why is he there?

President Emmanuel Macron has offered to open up France to Chinese investment. This is in exchange for greater access to Chinese markets for French companies. Macron has warned that existing trade imbalances will lead to protectionism.

9 January 2018