Berlin to Brussels: exploring an EU deal without the UK
Gary Gibbon arrives in Berlin where Angela Merkel’s plan to stop “the UK parking it’s car in front of the fire station” could have dramatic repercussions for Britain in Europe.
Gary Gibbon arrives in Berlin where Angela Merkel’s plan to stop “the UK parking it’s car in front of the fire station” could have dramatic repercussions for Britain in Europe.
As protests against cuts and reform hit many parts of Europe, Channel 4 News considers if previous anti-austerity strikes – and even riots – have achieved anything.
Arrests, tear gas and widespread anger as protesters across Europe join a general strike against austerity in Spain, Greece, Portugal and elsewhere.
America faces a “fiscal nightmare” of tax rises and spending cuts, unless Republicans in the House of Representatives are willing to compromise.
“Panicking”, “fretting”, “pestering”, or in “meltdown” – what’s got the Tory whips so stressed? A vote to do with the European Union, of course.
Foreign Secretary William Hague tells an audience in Berlin that British disillusionment with the European Union is the “deepest it has ever been”.
David Cameron promises to get tough on a veto of this year’s EU budget.
There are rumours of a mini-breakthrough in wrangling over the EU bailout fund.
If you spend time in the Spanish region of Andalusia – awash with its Moorish inheritance, olive groves, and wineries – there are moments when it is easy to lose sight of the incredible pace of Spain’s development in the three and a half decades since Franco died.
Love for the European Union is thin on the ground as David Cameron prepares to meet fellow EU leaders.
Gloom, austerity, crisis: Spain is desperate to turn its fortunes around. Channel 4 News reports from Andalucia, where olive growers hope booming exports can help lead the country back to recovery.
The European Union is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its role in creating a “continent of peace”. But in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the end of the war, is the timing ironic?
The Greek government is cracking down on immigrants as the effects of its financial crisis deepen. Thousands of foreigners have been arrested. Inigo Gilmore reports from Athens.
Police fire tear gas and stun grenades at demonstrators in Athens who are protesting about Angela Merkel’s trip to the country.
The Spanish government unveils plans to radically reduce departmental budgets while protecting pensions to pave the way for another bailout from the EU.