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We report on a watt-level highly efficient europium laser operating at the 5D0→7F4 transition. It is based on the stoichiometric KEu(WO4)2 crystal. Under pumping by a green laser at 532.1 nm, the KEu(WO4)2 laser generated a maximum peak output power of 1.11 W at ∼703nm with a slope efficiency of 43.2% and a linear polarization (????‖????????). A laser threshold as low as 64 mW was achieved. True continuous-wave operation was demonstrated. The polarized emission properties of monoclinic KEu(WO4)2 were determined.