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For months, the world has been asking: how can we avoid a resurge of the pandemic, which would be catastrophic for our economies and well-being? Part of the answer lies in establishing a screening and tracking system for people who have been exposed, in order to prevent them from infecting those around them in turn, writes Pierre Pozzi Belforti.

A year after the US and Denmark butted heads over President Donald Trump's offer to buy Greenland, his secretary of state is visiting the Nordic country on Wednesday (22 July), with Arctic issues at the top of the agenda.

Fraught relations with Turkey could improve if Ankara halts "provocations", Germany said Tuesday (21 July), referring to what the EU considers illegal Turkish oil drilling in the Mediterranean.

Commenting on the conclusions of the 17-21 July EU summit, EP negotiators welcome the recovery fund but warn that their agreement to the long-term EU budget cannot be taken for granted.
Committee on Budgets

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Commenting on the conclusions of the 17-21 July EU summit, EP negotiators welcome the recovery fund but warn that their agreement to the long-term EU budget cannot be taken for granted.
Committee on Budgets

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

When: Wednesday 22 July at 11:00 - Where: Anna Politkovskaya pressroom and via Skype

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

When: Wednesday 22 July at 11:00 - Where: Anna Politkovskaya pressroom and via Skype

Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

The EU member states reached a historic agreement for the biggest budget and financial aid package in the bloc's history early on Tuesday morning. Instead of the initially proposed 500 billion, 390 billion euros will be distributed in the form of direct corona grants, and another 360 billion as loans. A watered-down version of the wording linking payments to observance of rule-of-law criteria was also included. Was the struggle for a deal worthwhile?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Mikhail Degtyarev, a member of the Duma, as the new governor of the Khabarovsk region in the far east of Russia following the arrest of the former governor Sergei Furgal. Like Furgal, Degtyarev is a member of the populist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR). There have been mass protests in Khabarovsk since Furgal's imprisonment. The press doubts that the newcomer will appease the protesters.

Many countries, including those outside Europe, are currently seeking strategies for stopping the spread of coronavirus without having to resort to drastic measures again. After the number of cases had stabilised in many places, a growing number of localised outbreaks are now occurring. Commentators discuss what states and citizens can do to prevent a potential second wave.