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Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt (BER) opened on Saturday. The airport's construction was marred by numerous fiascos and scandals and its inauguration, originally planned for 2011, was postponed six times, with the costs tripling to around six billion euros. So even before the pandemic there were no plans for a big inauguration ceremony. Europe's commentators are not inclined to celebrate, either.

Roughly three million of Slovakia's five million inhabitants were tested for coronavirus on the weekend. The unusual initiative, which is to be continued next weekend, attracted international attention, as it could potentially serve as a model for other countries. The reactions in Slovakia's press vary widely.

Martin Selmayr's latest career move may seem strange at first glance: from Secretary General of the Commission to its representative in a small EU country. Having held the post for a year, he plans to take a more political approach than his predecessors as well as a stronger stance to protect European interests.

Belgium went into second lockdown as of Monday (2 November) to tackle the serious spike of COVID-19 infections across the country. The measures will stay in effect until 13 December, with a review scheduled for the 1 December. The rule...

The French government promised on Sunday (1 November) to protect the nation's beloved independent shops that fear losing their business to international giants, such as Amazon, as it sought to quell opposition to a new coronavirus lockdown.

In this Special Edition of the Capitals, EURACTIV’s Network gives you an overview of the state-of-play of EU-US relations, both in terms of policy implications and scenarios European leaders are running for the morning after the polls.

Riot police fired warning shots into the air, used stun grenades and made arrests to deter tens of thousands of Belarusians who marched through Minsk on Sunday (1 November) to demand veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko leave power.

“I will try to successfully cooperate” with Montenegro’s new government for which I wish a fast and successful formation, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić told Montenegrin Vijesti TV in an interview on Sunday, adding that he has no ambition to control...

As it happened to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and to Al Gore in 2000, Joe Biden could win millions of votes more than his opponent and still not take the White House, writes Dick Roche.

Portonovi, a resort on the Montenegrin Adriatic coast, is owned by Arzu and Leyla Aliyeva, daughters of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the Center for Investigative Journalism in Montenegro has published. Frequent changes in plans allowed an investor to build twice...

Austria's government will impose a second "partial lockdown" for November, forcing restaurants to close but allowing the retail and services sector to remain open. A night curfew from 8pm will also be implemented. EURACTIV Germany reports.

The death of COVID-19 of a 33-year old patient, whose family waited for an ambulance for four hours after they had called the emergency number 112, has revealed the health system’s many problems As they were desperate to find a...

Approximately three million people over the age of 10 among Slovakia’s 5.5 million-strong population have been tested for COVID-19 with the antigen test over the weekend, of whom 1% tested positive. Although the operation managed by the country’s defence ministry...

Poland’s Women’s Strike movement (OSK) – which has organised ongoing nationwide protests against the top court’s ruling introducing a near-total ban on abortion – announced on Sunday evening the lineup of its Consultative Council (Rada Konsultacyjna), similar to the Coordination...

Visegrad countries are waiting for the new Digital Services Act. According to the V4 countries, the regulation is necessary but Europe must avoid censorship and any other forms of violation of the right to freedom of expression.