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The government has extended the ongoing state of alert by a month but relaxed restrictions despite concerns over a forthcoming fifth wave. The government adopted the measures as proposed by the emergency committee, focusing on the winter holiday season. ”It is better...

The Bulgarian National Statistical Institute (NSI) has made a major revision of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) data since 1995, the national bank (BNB) announced on Thursday. Last year, the BNB raised the alarm by stating there was a...

All high schools and upper classes of primary schools will close on Monday, while most shops, ski resorts and hairdressers will remain open for the vaccinated over the Christmas period. Anna Zemanová from the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party, which...

Half of Hungary’s young people cannot afford a television set, a recent study shows. The same study also showed they fear minorities such as Roma, Muslims, members of the LGBTIQ community, and Jewish people, Telex reported via 24.hu. The study, which the...

Fifty eight years ago, on July 24 1963, the Republic of Korea and the European Economic Community(EEC), the former name of the current European Union(EU), established diplomatic relations.

With just a few weeks to go before Christmas, Spain is close to reaching a “high level” COVID-19 risk, with 290 cases per 100,000 inhabitants reported in the last few days. With an increase of 42 points in COVID-19 transmission rates...

Britain, Canada and Australia on Wednesday (8 December) joined the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics in February, prompted by what the Western allies argue are widespread rights abuses by China.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has recommended that COVID-19 vaccinations should be offered to children aged 5-11. Jabs will be made available to around 480,000 children across the country, with the rollout expected to begin in January. Children with...

The retirement age in Portugal is expected to increase by two years by 2050, reaching 68.4 years, predicts the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the report ‘Pensions at a Glance 2021’ released on Wednesday. The OECD report adds that...

COVID-19 restrictions will be reintroduced across England in the coming days as the government tries to avoid a second Christmas lockdown. Wearing a face mask will be required in theatres, cinemas, and public transport, with people encouraged to work from...

The Paris correctional court on sentenced Alain Griset, France’s minister for small and medium-sized enterprises on Wednesday after he was convicted of filing an “incomplete” or “false” asset declaration. The minister will face a six-month suspended prison sentence, the court ruled....

Cluster 4 in Serbia’s EU accession negotiations will be opened on 14 December, the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) confirmed at its regular meeting on Wednesday. The decision takes place amid the backdrop of nationwide environmental protests that have seen...

The first British soldiers have begun operations supporting the Polish military on the border with Belarus, Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said on Wednesday. “British soldiers are tasked with repairing the temporary fence and maintaining and clearing road links,” Błaszczak wrote...

Portugal plans to donate another four million COVID-19 vaccines to Portuguese-speaking countries, bringing the total to six million so far, Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva said on Tuesday. “It is very important for us while vaccinating our people, to have...

Suffering from rapidly rising energy prices, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are discussing importing more electricity from Belarus and Russia. Due to safety concerns at the the Astravyets power plant in Belarus, Lithuania suspended electricity imports last year. As a sign...

President Miloš Zeman, who is currently holding talks with candidates for the ministerial posts in the future Czech government, recommended that the candidate for the foreign minister post, Jan Lipavský (Pirates, Greens/EFA), withdraw, Frekvence 1, reported. After meeting with Zeman on...

The United States will swiftly determine whether Tehran is acting in "good faith" in talks about reviving the Iran nuclear accord, a State Department spokesman said Wednesday (8 December), one day before negotiations were due to resume.

Joe Biden said on Wednesday (8 December) that putting US troops on the ground in Ukraine to deter a Russian invasion was "not on the table," as tension between Moscow and Washington eased slightly after a virtual summit this week.

Despite a ‘gentlemen's agreement’ between the main political groups in the European Parliament, a number of alternative amendments to the proposed Digital Markets Act (DMA) have been tabled ahead of the plenary vote due on 14-15 December, and more surprises might come later in the week.

Social Democrat Olaf Scholz, sworn in as Germany's new chancellor on Wednesday (8 December), will already be embarking on a series of inaugural visits across Europe, accompanied by his foreign minister, Green co-leader Annalena Baerbock