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November 19, 2020 at 4:10 am

EU leaders fail to solve political fight blocking big budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders made no progress Thursday toward resolving a dispute to unlock a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and pandemic recovery...

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November 18, 2020 at 6:36 am

EU Commission recommends wide use of rapid COVID-19 tests

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm asked member nations Wednesday to generalize the use of rapid antigen tests as winter approaches and Europe...

November 17, 2020 at 2:23 am

EU urges Poland, Hungary to sign up to big money budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — With the European Union on the verge of an embarrassing crisis, EU officials and a large majority of member states urged Poland...

November 16, 2020 at 12:11 am

Report: Belgian nursing homes failed patients amid pandemic

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities “abandoned” thousands of elderly people who died in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic and did not seek hospital treatment...

November 15, 2020 at 3:01 pm

Report: Care homes policies violated human rights in Belgium

BRUSSELS (AP) — Amnesty International said Belgium authorities “abandoned” thousands of elderly people who died in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic following an investigation...

November 9, 2020 at 4:04 am

Hard-hit Belgium sees light at the end of virus tunnel

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian health authorities are confident the second wave of hospital admissions related to COVID-19 has peaked in the hard-hit country. Speaking at...

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October 29, 2020 at 2:49 am

‘Difficult winter’: Europe divided on lockdowns; cases soar VIEW

Chancellor Angela Merkel told Germans to expect a “difficult winter” as coronavirus cases hit a new high Thursday, while France prepared for life under a...

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October 26, 2020 at 6:41 am

Tensions between EU and Turkey escalate over Erdogan insults

BRUSSELS (AP) — Tensions between the European Union and Turkey have risen further after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan questioned the mental state of his...

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October 22, 2020 at 3:24 am

EU awards human rights prize to Belarus opposition

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday awarded its top human rights prize to the Belarus opposition movement and its leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, for...

October 22, 2020 at 3:12 am

Former Belgian PM in intensive care with COVID-19

BRUSSELS (AP) — Sophie Wilmes, who as Belgian's prime minister led the country's fight against the coronavirus, has been hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19,...