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Now playing Next Europe News Coronavirus: EU Commission VP warns against 'mini-Schengens' Margaritis Schinas' comments come after Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania opened their internal borders to each other last week in a bid to give their economies a timely boost. 19/05/2020
Now playing Next World News MEPs call for €2 trillion ‘recovery plan’ to rebuild the economy MEPs have made their demands clear. Now the ball is in the European Commission's court. 15/05/2020
Now playing Next World News 'Consumers are not banks': EU states told to do more on flight refunds "Of course the airlines have a cash flow crisis, but it’s probably nothing compared to the cash flow crisis being faced by many households," one of the authors of the EU’s air passenger rights law tells Euronews. 13/05/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Summer holiday rescue package? EU set out plan to save your vacation With lockdowns being lifted and summer months approaching, the EU is looking at how citizens can safely travel - an issue critical for saving the tourism industry. 13/05/2020
Now playing Next World News 'Completely unacceptable': Cancelled flights refund refusals slammed It came as a dozen EU countries called on Brussels to suspend a European law guaranteeing passengers a refund for cancelled flights. 29/04/2020
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Now playing Next Europe News Brace for turbulence: Customers' anger over cancelled flight refunds EU law clearly states that in the event of a flight cancellation, passengers have the right to a refund. But that's not happening - some airlines are offering vouchers, instead. 28/04/2020
Now playing Next World News Scrap coronavirus refunds to save airlines, lobbyists tell Brussels Airline passengers whose flight was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic will lose their right to a refund if lobbyists get their way, the EU’s Transport Commissioner has told Euronews 28/04/2020
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