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The death toll from last weekend's devastating earthquake in the East Aegean has risen to 116. The Turkish city of Izmir with four million inhabitants was hit particularly hard, with several apartment buildings collapsing. A debate is raging in the national press about whether politicians could have lessened the impact of the disaster with targeted protective measures.

The British journalist Robert Fisk has died at the age of 74. He was a Middle East correspondent for The Independent for 31 years, and before that worked for The Times for many years. Fisk reported from countless war-torn and crisis-ridden areas, and was one of the most important foreign correspondents of his time. The European media honour his life's work.

When the European Commission launched its new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) last March, the world was a different place. Now, as Covid-19 is badly damaging the European economy, calls for a green recovery have become even stronger, boosting the...

European doctors are urging the EU to up the share of the recovery fund earmarked for health, stressing that it will not be possible to strengthen health security and adequately prepare for future health crises with a reduced health budget.

Small and medium-sized enterprises will need an extra helping hand to capitalise on the opportunities arising from the COVID-19 pandemic to adapt to the new reality, stakeholders have warned.

Emissions from the global energy sector will be 7-8% lower in 2020 than in 2019, but most nations are still failing to align their energy generation and consumption patterns with long-term climate targets, Capgemini is warning. EURACTIV's media partner, edie.net, reports.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire calling digital giants "adversaries of the states", Spain's economy expected to take longer to recover, and so much more.

An action plan to produce a common regional market in the Western Balkans, including the ‘mini-Schengen’ initiative, should be implemented by all six states of the region, making it easier for them to reach European standards on their respective paths...

This year was extraordinary in many regards, with many unprecedented challenges and new challenges for the coming months, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković told parliament while presenting an annual report of his government’s work. The prime minister called for responsibility, self-sacrifice...

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva is having to quarantine for 10 days after her deputy, Petko Doikov, tested positive for coronavirus. After taking a quick test as part of routine testing in the ministry,...

After Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Várga claimed that the “V4 + Professor Network and Junior Programme” should provide the Central European perspective on the rule of law, her Slovak counterpart Mária Kolíková said she was “shocked”. “As if this should...

Measures in Poland will be tightened from Saturday until at least the end of the month, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Tuesday, adding that the current tightening in Poland is “the penultimate step before a total national lockdown.” “If...

Testing capacity has been increased by over 300% since March and Portugal managed to already test a third of its population for the new coronavirus, said state secretary for health Raquel Duarte on Wednesday. Portugal recorded 7,497 new daily COVID-19 ...

The Spanish government’s economic forecast in its 2021 Budget is too optimistic, said the Governor of the Spanish Central Bank, Pablo Hernández de Cos on Wednesday. Read more. Read also: European Commission expects recession to worsen in hard-hit Spain CUT...