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October 7, 2023: The hours that shook Israel

Just over a year ago, on October 7, 2023, the Palestinian group Hamas launched a series of deadly attacks against Israeli towns and military sites near the Gaza Strip. It was a massive, coordinated, lightning-fast operation. In this report, we take a look back at the hours leading up to…

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Passengers bought berths on a 3-year cruise. Months on, the ship is still stuck in Belfast

Passengers who bought cabins for a 3 1/2-year round-the-world cruise have been waiting months for the vessel to depart

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We need pro-European leaders to 'put cohesion at centre of agenda': Commissioner Ferreira

Our guest recently described the EU's action on cohesion – levelling up Europe's diverse regions – as "more than a policy: rather, a guiding principle to strengthen and unite Europe" in an op-ed. Elisa Ferreira has been the EU Commissioner in charge of Cohesion and Reforms since 2019. On Talking…

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The future of Europe’s Green Transition: In safe hands?

This week we take a closer look at the Green Transition in Europe - from the invaluable invertebrates in the soil beneath us, to the end of obsolete coal mines and the revolution in transport, our show investigates just how fast Europe is becoming greener - and how to ensure…

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Ukraine: A nation at war, yet firmly on the path to EU membership (part 1)

Europe Now brings you a special programme from Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of full-scale war in Ukraine. The fighting has killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people and left around a fifth of Ukrainian territory under Russian control, but this has not deterred Kyiv from seeking full…

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Ukraine: A nation at war, yet firmly on the path to EU membership (part 2)

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Spain's EU presidency overshadowed by political crisis (part 2)

It's not often that an EU member state decides to hold a national election just as it takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union. But that's exactly what the Spanish government did on July 23, just three weeks after starting its six-month stint at the helm of the…

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Spain's EU presidency overshadowed by political crisis (part 1)

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Fighting poverty across the EU - one of the bloc’s top priorities (part 1)

Bulgaria is one of the most recent members of the European Union, and also the poorest. EU funds contribute a vital role to the economy: €12 billion for the period of 2021-2027, and €6.6 billion already thanks to the post-Covid recovery fund.

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Fighting poverty across the EU - one of the bloc’s top priorities (part 2)

How does the European Union use cohesion funds to reduce poverty and inequality across the bloc? Our first stops are in two of the EU’s poorest countries, Bulgaria and Romania, to look at the role that EU aid plays in the areas of education and public transport. We also visit…

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Exclusive: Ukraine prepares counter-offensive on the front line near Bakhmut

Near the front line of the devastated city of Bakhmut, Ukraine is preparing for its long-anticipated counter-offensive against Russia. Some of the Ukrainian soldiers posted there say it has already begun. Embedded with Ukraine’s 28th brigade, FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent, Johan Bodin and Dmytro Kovalchuk filed this report.

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In Ukraine’s Avdiivka, divided loyalties after nearly a year of Russian assault

Russian forces have for months been concentrating their offensive on eastern Ukraine with the aim of capturing the Donetsk region. Avdiivka, a town located on the outskirts of the occupied regional capital, is one of the most dangerous places on the front line. It has resisted Russian assaults for nearly…

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Ukrainian troops brace for long-awaited counteroffensive

Ukraine's armed forces are braced for the country's much-touted counteroffensive. Near the southern frontline in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, an intensive ground assault training programme is currently taking place. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent, Johan Bodin and Dmytro Kovalchuk went to meet the troops poised to try and break through Russia’s…

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Europe comes to the aid of islands and mountains (part 2)

Whether they're islands, mountains or territories far from the mainland, such areas are considered by the EU to be regions with a strong natural geographical handicap. The EU's cohesion policy, with its powerful budget, gives these regions substantial resources to help them try to catch up with metropolitan areas. The…

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Europe comes to the aid of islands and mountains (part 1)

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Is there trouble in store between Rome and Brussels?

The election in September of the far-right Giorgia Meloni as Italian premier has sent shockwaves around Europe, not least in Brussels. Meloni has raised fears that she'll roll back reforms put in place by her predecessor, encourage a harsher climate when it comes to dealing with asylum seekers and even…

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Showdown between Brussels and Budapest: The battle over Hungary's EU funds

For years, Brussels has been at loggerheads with the Hungarian government over a host of issues – migrants, the rights of minorities, media freedoms, the independence of the justice system and, most recently, over Russia and Ukraine. Long-standing tensions are coming to a head as Hungary delays a proposed EU…

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Greece: Emerging from the legacy of the debt crisis (part 1)

FRANCE 24's Europe team brings you a new series of Europe Now programmes, focusing on "levelling up" – efforts aimed at making life more equal across Europe's many and diverse regions. We examine both national efforts to level up, and the role that EU funding plays in those attempts. EU…

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