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The Russian federation decided to file criminal charges against Prague district authorities over the recent removal of a statue of Soviet-era hero Ivan Konev. The Czech Foreign Ministry reacted on Friday (10 April) claiming that it “strictly denies any intervention...

Ciarán Cuffe, a former Irish minister now turned MEP, has urged the European Commission to take a locally integrated approach to building efficiency, saying it will be “critical” to the success of the upcoming renovation wave announced as part of the European Green Deal.

A criminal investigation has been launched following a suspected arson attack on two telecommunication masts in County Donegal on Sunday evening. Fire services attended to the scene and no injuries were reported. Police authorities are treating the incident as suspected criminal...

The UK government’s scientific advisers will meet later on Tuesday to review the impact of lockdown measures on curbing the outbreak’s impact, which was heavily criticised for being implemented after other European countries. Ministers have already said that there is...

A 19-year-old was killed in a car chase with the police in Belgium after his scooter collided head-on with a police vehicle as he attempted to flee a police check. The death of the man had sparked unrest in Belgium...

The Bank of Finland has estimated that coronavirus will decrease the country’s GDP this year drastically. If restrictions and closures last for more than three months the predicted fall would be around 5%, while in the worst-case scenario it would...

China has approved early-stage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as it battles to contain imported cases, especially from neighbouring Russia, the new “front line” in the war on COVID-19.

Fourteen European governments are in favour of allowing airlines to issue vouchers instead of refunds for cancelled flights, as the EU’s passenger rights charter creaks under the pressure created by the coronavirus outbreak.

Europe's coast guards and rescue agencies were at loggerheads Monday (13 April) about the fate of four dinghies and up to 85 migrants potentially lost at sea after setting off from Libya.

This crisis is also teaching us logistical lessons, and particularly the need to produce things at home or closer to home. Eastern Europe remains competent and cheaper, and can make the difference in the EU supply chain, writes Radu Magdin.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (13 April) announced he was extending a virtual lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak until May 11, adding that progress had been made but the battle not yet won.

The confirmed global death toll from coronavirus passed 119,483, and at least 1.9m people have been infected, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, the Guardian writes. The tallies are likely to be underestimates. The number of deaths Italy passed 20,000, while in Spain the number reached a total of 17,489 last night.

France's president, Emmanuel Macron, announced that the country will remain in coronavirus lockdown for another month, the Guardian reports. In a national address on Monday evening, he said that only by respecting the confinement rules would the battle against Covid-19 be won. Macron said France would start returning to normal life on 11 May, if citizens were "civic, responsible and respected the rules" - and the numbers continued to drop.

The top German scientific academy recommended Monday that the country could begin to reduce restrictions on public life in place to slow the spread of coronavirus, Deutsche Welle reports. Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences, said the government could begin to safely reopen some schools while still observing hygiene rules. Stores and restaurants could also be reopened, if social distancing regulations were strictly enforced.

European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers, and activists called on Tuesday for green investment to restart growth after the coronavirus pandemic, saying fighting climate change and promoting biodiversity would rebuild stronger economies, Reuters reports. "After the crisis, the time will come to rebuild," said a joint letter signed by 180 political decision-makers, business leaders, trade unions, NGOs and think tanks urging a green stimulus for growth.

The simulation of “democracy” in occupied territories of Nagorno-Karabakh unrecognized by the international community fooled no one, writes Vasif Huseynov.

President of Belarus, Alexander Loukachencko, has been in power for 25 years. He has not only pretended to ignore the coronavirus, he's also been dismissing the victims.

The response of EU countries to the coronavirus outbreak has prompted unprecedented levels of surveillance, data exploitation, and misinformation. Privacy campaigners, and MEPs, have warned of future adverse side-effects.

With tourism brought to a halt by Covid-19, landlords and property managers seemed to be moving their apartments from paralysed tourist rental platforms to the long-term market.

While EU leaders are meeting the week after to deal with the economic consequences of the pandemic, the commission is expected to roll out a roadmap for exit strategies from lockdowns.