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Europe's new century began with the peaceful overthrow of an old monster, Slobodan Milošević - but Serbia is less free today than it was before the revolution, Vesna Pešić said.

At present, when 'rainbow families' move from one EU member state to another, they could lose their legal recognition as a family.

12 months after the European Parliament and the European Commission gave their views on the Conference on the Future of Europe, member states are still fighting over who should chair the event - which has blocked the launch for months.

The Kamiano food distribution centre in Brussels is expecting 20 people every half hour on Christmas Day. For many, Kamiano is also more than that - a support system for those made homeless or impoverished.

There are already signs for the potential transformation of the conflictual environment around Nagorno-Karabakh into one of cooperation and joint projects, writes Vasif Huseynov. Vasif Huseynov is a senior adviser at the Center of Analysis of International Relations of Azerbaijan....

The deadlocked negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal were on the brink of failure Sunday (20 December), as both sides dug in their heels over access to the UK's rich fishing waters.

Belgium is suspending flight and train arrivals from Britain from midnight (2300 GMT) Sunday (20 December) after the UK detected a coronavirus variant suspected to be more infectious, a government official told AFP.

Member states' ambassadors today reached a political agreement on the proposed regulation establishing the research and training programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2025.

Coreper reached political agreement on ITER.

The Council today approved the EU strategy setting out the political framework and priorities for the EU's drug policy in the period 2021-2025.

The EU is revising its road charging rules (Eurovignette directive) to promote the use of less-polluting vehicles and help combat climate change

Member states’ ambassadors today approved a deal with the European Parliament on the EU's Single Market Programme for the years 2021 to 2027.

The Council presidency and the European Parliament today reached a provisional agreement on the justice programme, which sets out the funding in this area for the period 2021-2027.

EU member states' ambassadors endorsed the provisional agreement reached on 15 December between the Council Presidency and European Parliament's representatives on a regulation setting up the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument.

The Council reached a political agreement with a view to establishing the European Peace Facility and making it operational as from 1 January 2021.

Drawing lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: Council approves conclusions.

Paris Agreement: Council transmits submission of nationally determined contributions for EU and member states.

The Council presidency and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

The UK is still ill-prepared for the end of the post-Brexit transition period, with or without a new trade deal being agreed, according to a report published on Saturday (19 December) by UK lawmakers.

MEPs approved the EU's budget for 2021-2027 and presented the Sakharov Prize to opposition leaders in Belarus during the 14-18 December plenary.

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