Fact or Fake

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 1:15pm Paris time.

By:
Catherine NICHOLSON
Latest edition

Do only the poorest EU counties benefit from cohesion policy?

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.
All editions
  1. 1
  2. 2

Fact or fake: Does the EU cohesion policy ignore young people?

Is the environment a priority for EU cohesion policy?

Does Italy benefit the most from EU cohesion?

Did the EU's cohesion policy fail to act against the Covid-19 pandemic?

EU cohesion policy: What is it?

Did Polish police open fire on African refugees fleeing Ukraine?

Debunking claims that Finland is preparing itself for a war with Russia

Unpacking claims that European countries are not meeting their defence spending commitments

Debunking claims that the EU has not helped Hungary cope with recent waves of migration

Debunking claims that the UK has taken in more refugees than any other country in Europe

Debunking claims that Covid-19 deaths have been higher in the most-vaccinated European countries

Debunking claims that the French president is the head of the EU

Debunking claims Slovakia opposed NATO and is turning towards Russia

Are meetings in EU institutions systematically held in English?

Did the European Medicines Agency say we should stop using Covid-19 boosters?

Was Germany's election campaign tarnished by disinformation?

EU recovery fund: What's France's actual share?

Is Greece really pushing migrants back to sea?

AstraZeneca vaccine: Did the UK benefit from negotiating their contract early?

Fake news: Spain's 'other' Covid-19 epidemic
  1. 1
  2. 2