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Belgium activates emergency measures to contain coronavirus outbreak

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:50
After a long meeting on Thursday (12 March) that stretched late into the evening, the Belgian National Security Council decided to take far-reaching measures to fight against the spreading coronavirus, installing a state of emergency over the entire country.
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Coronavirus hits Spain’s government

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:46
The impact of the coronavirus hit the Spanish government on Thursday (12 March) as the Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, was diagnosed with COVID-19.
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Tweets of the Week: Home working, hand washing, and cancelled flights

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:45
EU leaders work from home, remember, wash your hands with loads of foam, and Trump clamps down on desire to roam. Welcome to Euractiv’s EU Tweets of the Week, this week it’s a Corona special, we’re hoping it goes viral!...
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ECB approves more money, seeks strong fiscal stimulus versus coronavirus

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:45
The ECB decided on Thursday to inject more money into the real economy to combat the economic fallout of coronavirus. As markets continued to plunge, the bank's president Christine Lagarde stepped up pressure on member states to pass an “ambitious and collective” fiscal stimulus.
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Visegrad Group: Will a new wind dispel the clouds?

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:42
One thing is moving in the right direction: according to the most recent Eurobarometer surveys, the pro-EU sentiment stands at a high level in the four Visgrad countries, write Yannis Karamitsios and Marcela Valkova.
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Italy death toll jumps past 1,000 as Milan bourse nosedives

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:41
Italy's death toll from the coronavirus epidemic shot past 1,000 on Thursday (12 March) as the economic impact worsened, with much of the country at a standstill and the Milan bourse posting its largest ever one-day fall.
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European political parties ready to enter global governance stage

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:34
As political parties have become an important interface between governments and the people around the world, and global challenges are becoming increasingly transnational, party structures at the European level could contribute to stronger global governance, European and global stakeholders believe....
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France to close schools to curb coronavirus spread

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:32
France will close from Monday all nurseries, schools and universities to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address on Thursday (12 March), calling the outbreak the nation's worst public health crisis in a century.
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[Ticker] Belgium announces Italy-type lockdown

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:19
Schools, cafes, bars, and restaurants in Belgium, the home of EU and Nato institutions, were to close due to coronavirus the Belgian prime minister, Sophie Wilmès, said Thursday. All cultural events were also cancelled until further notice. Most shops would remain open on weekdays only, but food shops and pharmacies would stay open all week. Public transport would continue to run, but people were advised to stay home where possible.
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Beyond human toll, coronavirus could shake up global politics

Euractiv.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:19
Thousands of people have died, the US response has infuriated European allies, and China has gone on a propaganda offensive. The new coronavirus is shaping up to be a cataclysmic event with far-reaching consequences in global politics.
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[Ticker] Greece must honour asylum law, EU commissioner says

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:17
Greece ought to let people apply for asylum and the European Commission would "like to know more about" reports Greece had operated a 'black' detention site where would-be applicants were mistreated, Ylva Johansson, a Swedish EU commissioner said in Athens on Thursday. "Individuals in the European Union have the right to apply for asylum. This is in the treaty, this is in international law. This we can't suspend," Johansson said.
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[Ticker] Airlines warn of 'sectoral crisis' as shares tumble

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:16
Shares in leading airlines tumbled by over 10 percent Thursday, aggravated by a US travel ban on the EU, prompting the industry's world body, The International Air Transport Association (IATA), to call for help. "Without a lifeline from governments we'll have a sectoral financial crisis piled on top of the public health emergency," IATA director-general Alexandre de Juniac said. Transatlantic routes account for 20-30 percent of large European operators' revenue.
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[Coronavirus] EU must avoid virus 'nationalism', Macron says

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:12
EU states should keep borders open where possible and not give in to coronavirus "nationalism", French president Emmanuel Macron has said.
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[Coronavirus] Markets plunge after ECB and EU fail to convince

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:05
US president Donald Trump hit the EU economy with an unexpected travel ban, while markets went into a freefall after disappointment with the European Central Bank's measures to offset the coronavirus fallout.
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[Visual Data] What coronavirus measures is each EU country taking?

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:05
Member states are taking varying courses of action to fight the spread of coronavirus, despite efforts by the European Commission to coordinate an EU response.
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EU offers Greek island migrants €2,000 to go home

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:05
Some 5,000 people stuck on the Greek islands will each be offered €2,000 to go home. The scheme, which will take several weeks before it is officially launched, will be valid for one month.
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[Coronavirus] Danish public employees sent home for two weeks

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:04
State of emergency laws, some in breach of the constitution, were tabled in the Danish parliament in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus.
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[Ticker] Commission tells staff to work from home

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:04
The European Commission told all non-essential staff to work from home as of 16 March given the Covid-19 pandemic. "Colleagues who ensure critical functions will continue to be present at work, working in shifts," it said. All group visits have also been suspended.
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[Ticker] Brussels' European schools closing until 29 March

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:03
The director of one of Brussels' European schools, Micheline Sciberras, said in a statement on Wednesday that the group had decided to suspend obligatory regular attendance of pupils and suspend lessons in situ in all European Schools, starting from Monday March 16 to March 29, adding this decision "has not been taken lightly, and been a consultative one."
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[Ticker] German spies to monitor AfD faction

Euobserver.com - Fri, 03/13/2020 - 07:03
Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, is to conduct enhanced surveillance on a faction of the AfD far-right political party, called Flügel, after designating it a threat to national security. The faction, led by anti-migrant and antisemitic MP Björn Höcke, has some 7,000 members, including Nazi sympathisers. The BfV move comes after a white gunman with extremist views killed nine people in shisha bars in Hessen.
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