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FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE 24"s Europe team digs through news stories around Europe to shake out the truth from the trash. You can also catch the segment in our Talking Europe show on Saturdays from 7:15pm Paris time.

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00:03:54

EU cohesion in the Azores by numbers

Fact or Fake ·

2025/10/24

In our report on the Azores, we take a look at how EU cohesion projects play a vital role in sustaining life on the Portuguese islands. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Prudhomme and Renaud Lefort show just how important this is – meeting local business owners who rely on the funds to grow, as well as interviewing experts and Portuguese MEP André Rodrigues, who underscores the potential threats that any change to cohesion policy could pose to the status quo in the Azores.

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00:01:29

What has the European Union done to help Ukraine?

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2024/02/23

As Ukraine is not a member of the European Union for now, it cannot benefit from its cohesion funds. But Kyiv receives strong support from the EU in the form of financial, humanitarian and military assistance. We take a closer look at what the bloc has done to help its neighbour since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion.

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00:01:45

EU seeks to mitigate economic consequences of war in...

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2024/02/23

Since February 24, 2022, Russia's full-scale invasion has had a huge impact on Ukraine, but also the European Union. To tackle inflation and other economic consequences, the EU has taken measures to try to shield its inhabitants from the cost-of-living crisis. We take a closer look.

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00:01:55

European Union: Cooperation without borders?

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2023/11/10

People often think about efforts within a country to reduce inequalities. But what about border regions? They have different rules, different legislations and yet they are very much part of the EU's cohesion policies. FRANCE 24's Sophie Samaille and Luke Brown take a look.

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00:01:24

Does Spain benefit the most from EU cohesion funds?

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2023/11/10

Spain is one of the main beneficiaries of the EU’s levelling up policies. But how exactly are the cohesion funds used in the country? FRANCE 24's Sophie Samaille and Luke Brown tell us more.

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00:01:46

Do only the poorest EU counties benefit from cohesion...

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2023/06/28

The EU's cohesion policy is financed by member states. Richer EU countries pay in more to help the bloc's poorest regions catch up. But does that mean that richer EU nations are getting a rough deal from the bloc's cohesion policy? FRANCE 24 sorts the fact from the fake.

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00:01:45

Fact or fake: Does the EU cohesion policy ignore...

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2023/06/02

One in six Europeans is aged between 18 and 29. The demographic was particularly hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, and despite the economic recovery that followed, youth unemployment levels remain high. The EU has a few programs in place to help them. We tell you more in this edition of Fact or Fake.

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00:01:55

Is the environment a priority for EU cohesion policy?

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2023/03/06

EU cohesion policy puts a lot of emphasis on economic development, but it also makes sure that environmental criteria are at the forefront of new economic projects. So how does it work? We tell you more in this edition of Fact or Fake.

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00:01:30

Does Italy benefit the most from EU cohesion?

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2023/01/10

Georgia Meloni is worried Brussels by her positions. She wants to revisit the post-covid stimulus package. Does it change something for the European cohesion policy ?

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00:01:55

Did the EU's cohesion policy fail to act against the...

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2022/10/27

Created to reduce the gaps and inequalities between the different regions of the European Union, the bloc's cohesion policy was caught out by the unexpected arrival of Covid-19. But did it fail to act against the pandemic? We take a closer look.

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00:01:30

EU cohesion policy: What is it?

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2022/10/27

Cohesion funds (ERDF, ESF+, JTF) and structural funds: are you unfamiliar with these words or acronyms? Our Europe team explains these concepts to help you understand what EU cohesion policy is. At currently €392 billion, it's a third of the EU's budget.

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00:01:35

Did Polish police open fire on African refugees...

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2022/06/17

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, over 7 million people have fled the country. Multiple reports have outlined the specific difficulties that African refugees faced as they attempted to cross the Polish border and enter the European Union. Georgina Robertson and Sophie Samaille take a look at a Facebook post falsely claiming that refugees from Africa were shot at by Polish police.

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00:01:31

Debunking claims that Finland is preparing itself for...

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2022/06/10

In an online video, a train is seen transporting tanks. Claims on social media have suggested that these images show Finland sending military equipment towards the Russian border. The video was seen by some as a sign of imminent conflict and an escalation of the war in Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Georgina Robertson and Sophie Samaille take a look at the video in more detail.

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00:01:39

Unpacking claims that European countries are not...

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2022/05/25

Last month, Giorgia Meloni, the president of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, strongly criticised EU defence policy, claiming that no country is meeting its defence spending commitments. FRANCE 24's Georgina Robertson and Sophie Samaille look at some defence spending figures to debunk this claim.

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00:01:36

Debunking claims that the EU has not helped Hungary...

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2022/05/16

On March 23, as leaders gathered for multiple summits in Brussels, the Hungarian justice minister claimed that the EU had not helped the country after Budapest "stopped migration in accordance with international conventions". Sophie Samaille and Georgina Robertson take a closer look at the claims.

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00:01:41

Debunking claims that the UK has taken in more...

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2022/05/16

In March 2022, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed that the UK has taken in "more vulnerable people fleeing theatres of conflict than any other country in Europe." FRANCE 24's Georgina Robertson and Sophie Samaille unpack some of the key figures about refugees in Europe.

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00:01:38

Debunking claims that Covid-19 deaths have been...

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2022/05/09

Posts on social networks have propagated the theory, based on claims by French doctor Didier Raoult, that vaccination has increased Covid-19 infections. FRANCE 24’s Georgina Robertson and Sophie Samaille look at some of the statistics and investigate in this week's show.

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00:01:44

Debunking claims that the French president is the...

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2022/04/29

In one of the final televised debates before the first round of the French presidential election, the far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon claimed that if he were elected, he would become the head of the European Union for six months. FRANCE 24's Georgina Robertson and Sophie Samaille look at what it actually means to be at the helm of the Presidency of the Council of the EU and how long the French presidency will last.

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00:01:43

Debunking claims Slovakia opposed NATO and is turning...

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2022/04/15

The false claim that Slovakia opposes NATO and is instead turning toward Russia was made using a video posted on Twitter on March 10. However, the video takes out of context a protest involving Slovakian MPs from nationalist parties about an agreement between Slovakia and its NATO partner, the United States. Georgina Robertson and Sophie Samaille have the story.

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00:01:33

Are meetings in EU institutions systematically held...

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2022/03/16

In mid-January, French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour said that English should no longer be used in EU institutions post-Brexit. However, English remains an official language of both Ireland and Malta. FRANCE 24's Georgina Robertson takes a closer look at what languages are spoken in Brussels.

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