EU citizens in the UK face two-tier system after Brexit
Most EU citizens settled in the UK will retain their rights to live and work in the country after Brexit, but on January 1 a two-tiered system comes into force that may exclude thousands
Hungary, Poland veto EU budget decision
The two countries have blocked approval of the EU's long-term budget. The spending plans also include a €750-billion coronavirus rescue package.
Polish court allows stricter abortion law, sparking outcry
Poland's top court has struck down a provision of the country's abortion legislation, allowing one of Europe's most restrictive laws to be further tightened provoking outcry from rights groups
Climate change to bring longer droughts in Europe: study
Two-year droughts like the record-breaking one that gripped Central Europe from 2018 to 2019 could become much more frequent if the region fails to curb greenhouse gas emissions, researchers say
EU leaders agree to link funds to rule of law
EU leaders have for the first time agreed to link payment of funds to a member state with respect for the bloc's legal norms -- though Poland and Hungary say they blocked tougher planned measures
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What now? Re-elected Polish president’s key challenges
Despite narrowly winning re-election, Polish President Andrzej Duda will face a newly energised opposition as the country's economy heads for its first recession in decades
EU’s haphazard route to post-lockdown border reopenings
As European countries emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and lift travel restrictions, the EU has aimed to coordinate border reopening among members - but the process has been far from harmonious
Sex workers’ hands tied under virus lockdowns
Across Europe, the coronavirus pandemic has forced many sex workers to rely on hardship funds and online platforms to make ends meet with many worried about the future after lockdowns are lifted
Born in a concentration camp: the Holocaust’s youngest survivors
Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, AFP spoke to three Holocaust survivors who shared the same, seldom discussed experience: they were born in Nazi concentration camps
Europe’s fresh food prices in flux as virus impact bites
Food growers across Europe are grappling with the ripple effects of coronavirus lockdowns that have snarled supply chains and upended demand, with many shoppers feeling the squeeze