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The Brief from Brussels: US VP seeks to ease European fears

The Brief from Brussels is euronews’ daily round up of the top stories from Europe’s political capital.

Europe News

Interns protest over unpaid work experience

Several interns have held a protest in Brussels to voice their anger at unpaid work experience.

USA

Donald Trump's rocky first month

It has been a turbulent month since Donald Trump took charge as the 45th US President on the 20th January.

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Small protest against US vice president's Brussels visit

Some 30 people protested against the visit of US Vice President Mike Pence to Brussels on Monday.

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France

France rallies against police violence after alleged rape of detainee

Thirteen people have been arrested and two police officers were lightly injured following a protest in Paris against police violence.

France

Guilty or not, Francois Fillon says he'll run for president

Francois Fillon has changed his mind, he will press ahead with his presidential bid even if investigators charge him over claims his wife had a fake parliamentary…

Belarus

Belarusians denounce 'law against social parasites'

Around 2,000 Belarusians have taken to the streets to rally against a law imposing a tax on those not in full-time employment.

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Protesters interrupt US Ambassador to Israel nominee

David Friedman, President Trump’s nominee to be US ambassador to Israel, was interrupted by several demonstrators opposing Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory during his Senate confirmati

Venezuela

Venezuela defies Trump by upholding jail term for opposition leader Lopez

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has upheld the 14-year sentence given to the country’s best-known jailed opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez.

USA

Thousands take part in US 'Day Without Immigrants'

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the US to rally against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

USA

USA : "Day Without Immigrants" a country-wide strike

Businesses close their doors in solidarity as thousands strike across US cities protesting President Donald Trump's hard stance on immigration

Business Series

Italy: anti-Uber protests take thousands of taxis off the streets

Thousands of taxi drivers in Rome, Milan and Turin turned away fares and joined protests against changes in the law they say will favour Uber.

USA

Potential repeal of DACA casts illegal immigrant youths' future into doubt

The first arrest of a so-called “dreamer”, like so many of Donald Trump’s first acts as president, sparked public outcry in the US.

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Iraqis take to the streets

Hundreds of followers of the influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets of Baghdad on Tuesday, in honour of the people who died when an anti-government rally turned violent on…

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Troubled Waters: Ceta protest

Demonstrators from Greenpeace protest in Strasbourg at the signing of CETA, EU’s free trade deal with Canada

Greece

Austerity-weary farmers hold protest march in Athens

Some 2,000 Greek farmers protested in Athens on Tuesday over increases to their tax and social security contributions amid the government’s ongoing austerity…

France

French riots: wounds show no signs of healing soon

Over a decade after the infamous 2005 riots that rocked France, tensions between police and those living on the outskirts of society don't appear to be easing.

Romania

Romania parliament backs anti-corruption referendum

Romania’s parliament on Monday unanimously endorsed a presidential proposal for a nationwide referendum to get public support for the fight against corruption.

Romania

Romanian protesters call on EU for help

Anti-corruption protesters in Romania are determined to force their government to drop the idea of weakening the fight against graft, but say they need the EU's support to bring about change.

Pakistan

Taliban claims responsibility for deadly Lahore blast

A suspected suicide bomber killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens more in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday.