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The chief Athens prosecutor has launched a probe into Greece’s National Public Health Organisation (EODY) after Greek press reported that a parallel system for recording coronavirus cases was set up and misled scientists about the real number of cases. The...

European finance ministers agreed on Monday (30 November) to crucial reforms of the eurozone's bailout fund, which had been put aside for a year amid reluctance from Italy and the coronavirus crisis.

While the majority of Serbian citizens support an agreement that would resolve the Kosovo issue, half of them are not sure about the end goal of negotiations with Priština, and only one fifth believe the government’s goal is to preserve...

Montenegrin Prime Minister-designate, Zdravko Krivokapić, will present on Wednesday his government’s work programme, which was published on the parliament’s website. “The pillars on which our government house rests are the elements that recognise the work in the European Union, and...

Italy has initiated the procedure for the declaration of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea and hopes Croatia would do the same, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Maio Di Maio said on Monday during his visit to Zagreb. “In...

Most Bulgarians do not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from an express study by Gallup International.  Of the people surveyed, 48% said they did not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19, 43% said they wanted the...

Hungary summoned the Ukrainian ambassador and accused its neighbor of intimidation on Monday (30 November) after Ukraine’s state security service (SBU) raided the offices of ethnic Hungarians, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.

Thousands of Europeans living in the UK risk missing the deadline to apply for settled status in Britain because they are unaware of the new settlement scheme or lack the digital skills to complete the application, according to new research.

Europe stands at a crossroads in the fight against COVID-19. As on many occasions in the past, the leaders of the EU must choose a direction of travel. Will we move together to confront the virus while upholding the basic ideals which hold us together? Or will we choose to retreat, to retrench, into national siloes? Ludovic Orban explains what is at stake.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) urged nations on Monday (30 November) to carefully consider the coming ski season's risks, as Switzerland runs lifts and Austria mulls following suit while Germany, Italy and France shutter mountain operations to slow the pandemic.

With coronavirus death rates surging to record levels in Bulgaria, doctors and nurses in a health service already weakened by decades of emigration to the West say they are exhausted.

The EU's top home affairs official on Monday (30 December) said putting up borders within Europe was ineffective against terrorism and would only hurt the bloc's post-Covid economic recovery.

Heart failure poses a significant challenge in Europe, affecting nearly 15 million people in the region. As we move into 2021, it’s important that we take learnings from the COVID-19 crisis on board, including the relatively simple measures we can take to avoid hospitalisations and death. The Heart failure policy and practice report – developed by the Heart Failure Policy Network – looks at the way forward for heart failure care.

Around half of e-waste plastics are not recycled in Europe but rather shipped abroad where they often end up being dumped or burnt. Simpler laws on recycling in Europe would help keep those materials at home and recycle them, argues Chris Slijkhuis.

After French President Emmanuel Macron said NATO was suffering “brain death” last year, a report to be published on Tuesday (1 December) on reforming the alliance proposes solutions on how to stay relevant in face of new challenges from Russia...

The European Union hopes Joseph Biden’s incoming administration will clarify the U.S. position on digital taxation within two months of taking office, a French Finance Ministry source said on Monday (30 November).

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday said she will seek a second referendum on independence if her Scottish National Party (SNP) wins at elections in May. The head of Scotland’s devolved government and the leader of the pro-independence SNP...

Sweden’s Ericsson on Monday (30 November) raised its global forecast for 5G mobile subscriptions to 220 million by the end of this year, citing faster than expected uptake in China. The telecoms equipment maker, which had previously forecast 190 million...

Italy’s antitrust authority said on Monday (30 November) it had fined Apple 10 million euros ($12 million) for “aggressive and misleading” commercial practices regarding its iPhones. The regulator said in a statement the company advertised that several iPhone models were...

British telecommunications firms must not install new Huawei 5G kit after September 2021, the government said on Monday, as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firm’s equipment from high-speed mobile networks.