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Facebook said it has shut down a smear campaign that spread disinformation about Covid-19 vaccines made by BioNTech-Pfizer and AstraZeneca, Deutsche Welle writes. In recent months, anti-vaccine and coronavirus conspiracy theories have spread on social media sites, putting major tech firms under pressure from governments fighting the pandemic. Facebook said it traced hundreds of accounts back to Fazze, a UK-registered marketing firm operating out of Russia, which is now banned.

Poland's ruling coalition is aiming for a 'Putinisation' of Polish media and is therefore following three steps to silence journalists. Now not only the EU, but the US too is reacting saying this is incompatible with Nato membership.

Voting on a new media law in Poland on Wednesday will test if ruling party chief Jarosław Kaczyński still has a grip on power after six years of clashes with the EU.

Other EU countries have halted deportations of failed asylum seekers after the Afghan government asked for a suspension of returns. An EU official said the bloc was not facing an imminent surge in migrants.

All the countries in the eurozone use the same currency, but not all coins are the same. Watch our video to learn about the differences.

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All the countries in the eurozone use the same currency, but not all coins are the same. Watch our video to learn about the differences.

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The EU is based on a common set of rules and values. Watch our video to find out what happens when these rules are broken.

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The EU is based on a common set of rules and values. Watch our video to find out what happens when these rules are broken.

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You choose your MEPs every five years, but did you realise you also have an impact on the set up of the other EU institutions?

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The EU has a positive impact that reaches far beyond Europe’s borders. Watch the video to find out how.

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You choose your MEPs every five years, but did you realise you also have an impact on the set up of the other EU institutions?

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

The EU has a positive impact that reaches far beyond Europe’s borders. Watch the video to find out how.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Germany's coronavirus vaccination drive has slowed and those people who have not taken up the opportunity to have shots will have to take COVID-19 tests to take a full part in public life, Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on captured Afghan territory on Tuesday (10 August), now controlling 65% of the country, as US President Joe Biden urged the nation's leaders to fight for their homeland.

Latvia on Tuesday (10 August) declared a local state of emergency along its border with Belarus, as Lithuanian lawmakers approved the construction of a fence to stem an influx of illegal migrants.

Poland's prime minister dismissed the head of a junior coalition partner from government on Tuesday (10 August), creating uncertainty over the future of an administration that has set Warsaw on a collision course with the European Union.

Six EU countries have called on the European Commission not to halt the deportation of Afghan migrants despite an accelerating Taliban advance, officials said on Tuesday (10 August).

The European Union on Tuesday said there had been a "significant decrease" in migrants crossing the border from Belarus into Lithuania after Iraq halted flights to Minsk.

The European Commission will analyse Poland's decision to scrap a disciplinary system for judges which critics say is a tool to pressure judges, the European Commission said on Tuesday.

Power and gas exporter Norway should seek to reclaim authority over energy regulation from the European Union as a first step towards renegotiating its wider ties with the bloc, the leader of the eurosceptic opposition Centre Party told Reuters.