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Languages & Culture
Irish to be given full official EU language status
Est. 3minAlthough it has been an official language of the EU since 2007, Irish will now be gradually upgraded to a full working language of the European institutions.
Belgium mocked for its inability to hash out COP21 commitment
Est. 2minBelgium’s international image is deteriorating further as the country's regions - French-speaking Wallonia and Dutch-speaking Flanders - prove unable to agree on the distribution of monies coming from its national emission trading fund.
Derogatory speech against migrants can lead to murders, UN official warns
Est. 3minPoliticians who use derogatory language about refugees and migrants may be responsible for causing violence and racism, UN Human Rights Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein warned yesterday (27 October).
Greek island struggles to bury drowned migrants
Est. 6minHe stood on the mud, crows cawing overhead, pointing at unmarked graves. "Here's a mother with her baby. And here's another young woman. Over there, that's a 60-year-old man."
Anti-Islam protests rock Central Europe
Est. 3minThousands of people joined anti-refugee protests in three central European capitals on Saturday (12 September) after leaders from the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia opposed an EU scheme to fix refugee quotas.
‘Asylum chaos’ denounced by Eurosceptic AFD party
Est. 3minThe Alternative for Germany party (AFD) came in from the cold and announced its hardline attitude towards refugee policy. EURACTIV's partner Tagesspiegel reports.
Haulers fear migrant crisis will slow down intra-EU trade
Est. 5minTruckers caught up in Europe's migrant crisis say business is increasingly disrupted by queues and stowaways, but they are far more worried governments will step up border controls.
Young translators compete for Commission crown
Est. 3minThe 2015 edition of the European Commission-promoted Juvenes Translatores competition will focus on the European Year of Development. EURACTIV Italy reports.
Brussels launches public consultation on geo-blocking
Est. 3minThe European Commission has launched a public consultation into the 1993 Satellite and Cable Directive, as a first step in its review of copyright law for online audiovisual content. EURACTIV Italy reports.
Swedish tolerance questioned as attacks on migrants rise
Est. 5minA series of attacks on beggars and Roma has highlighted a dark side to a country considered a bastion of tolerance, but where the far right has been gaining support by claiming society is under threat from immigrants.
Commission frowns on ‘Christian only’ solidarity with migrants
Est. 4minAsked to comment today (19 August) on a statement by the premier of Slovakia that his country would only accept Christian migrants, the European Commission reiterated the principle of non-discrimination, which is at the core of EU legislation.
Study: Effects of German division have endured longer than expected
Est. 5min25 years after reunification, the old German-German border is still recognisable in many aspects of life, according to a new study on the state of German unity. Tagesspiegel reports.
French Socialist leader teaches Germans a history lesson
Est. 2minJean-Christophe Cambadélis, the head of France's ruling Socialists and a close ally of President François Hollande, issued an open letter to the German people today (16 July) urging them to re-think their place in Europe.
‘Fictional’ Europe
Est. 4minSPECIAL REPORT / Impotence is everywhere. Few literary cultures have been able to capture the feeling of being powerless, in as local a dialect, as Irish fiction writers.
Capturing the refugee experience
Est. 4minSPECIAL REPORT / Regional literary awards are like any other cultural event. Books get recognized as much for how they capture the local, as they get hailed for being works of art.
The Great Recession novel: David Machado’s Average Happiness Index
Est. 4minSPECIAL REPORT / Economic crises might not be ideal for funding newspapers, but they’ve always inspired great fiction.
Belgium marks Waterloo anniversary as day of reconciliation and unity
Est. 4minEuropean royals and officials will mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo today (18 June) with a call for reconciliation at the site where Napoleon Bonaparte's imperial ambitions ended in carnage.
National Front MEP under investigation for Islam comments
Est. 3minRelieved of his duties as leader of the National Front delegation in the European Parliament after calling for the "de-Islamification of France", sources told AFP that Aymeric Chauprade is now the subject of a legal inquiry. EURACTIV France and AFP report.
EPP leader: UK could lose its veto right in EU
Est. 3minBritain could lose its prized EU veto on some subjects if it opts out from the commitment to "ever closer union" in the bloc's treaties under David Cameron's reform plans, a senior German MEP said.
International effort rescues over 5,000 Mediterranean migrants
Est. 3minThe corpses of 17 migrants were brought ashore in Sicily aboard an Italian naval vessel on Sunday along with 454 survivors as efforts intensified to rescue people fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.
MEPs demand urgent VAT reduction for e-books
Est. 4minMembers of the European Parliament have asked the Commission to take urgent action to align VAT rates for electronic books and press with those applied to paper publications. But no reform will take place before 2016. EURACTIV France reports.
Azerbaijan positions itself as promoter of multiculturalism
Est. 7minBaku is hosting a world forum on intercultural dialogue, conveying the message that if multiculturalism was failing in some European countries, it is alive and kicking in Azerbaijan and could be an example to the world. EURACTIV reports from Baku.
Commission jams with European rock acts
Est. 2minThe European Commission is seeking to promote European indie rock groups through a network of clubs which are encouraged to stage emerging acts from member states.
Luxembourg PM is first openly gay EU leader to marry
Est. 4minLuxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel is to wed his partner today (15 May), becoming the first European Union leader to enter into a same sex marriage, a symbol of growing social change across the continent.