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Antiviral remdesivir should not be used as a routine treatment for COVID-19 patients in critical care wards, a top health official said, in a blow to the drug developed by US firm Gilead.

Smaller independent media are struggling to survive in the wake of COVID-19. The EU should do more to protect media plurality, money needs to go to the support of the media sector, without the risk that those outlets end up being forced to take a specific message or narrative, writes Dace Melbarde.

Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies are set to conclude talks on Sunday (15 November) and sign what could become the world’s largest free trade agreement, covering nearly a third of the global population and about 30% of its global gross domestic product.

This week has seen a flurry of good news from COVID-19 vaccine developers, with Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE trumpeting early data indicating their mRNA candidate is more than 90% effective.

President-elect Joe Biden cemented his electoral victory by capturing the battleground state of Arizona late on Thursday (12 November), but the transition to his administration remains in political stasis as President Donald Trump refuses to accept defeat.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Digital Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.    “The data importer should…notify the data exporter and the data subject if it receives a legally binding request by...

There is an urgent need for specific recommendations over lung-cancer screening at the highest political levels in order to detect early and tackle lung cancer, the “biggest killer cancer”, stakeholders have said.

Aviation is the fastest growing transport sector, and it will continue to grow despite the current COVID-19 crisis. Regulatory support is needed to achieve the sector’s emission reduction targets.

The EU beer industry has vowed to continue investing in sustainable practices in their brewing processes to meet EU Green Deal goals despite disastrous implications of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Welcome to EURACTIV’s Global Europe Brief, your weekly update on the EU in the global perspective. In this edition, read more on EU's terrorism dilemma, Russia's tit-for-tat sanctions and Biden-mania in Europe.

Thousands of people carrying candles and flowers gathered in Minsk on Thursday (12 November) to mourn the death of a 31-year-old anti-government protester who they say was badly beaten by Belarusian security forces and died in hospital.

Moldova heads to the polls Sunday (15 November) for the second round of a tightly-contested presidential election pitting a pro-European challenger against the country's Moscow-backed incumbent.

Call it COVID-19 or call it the result of legalisation efforts, but more young people are using the green herb than ever before. Young Europeans are drinking less alcohol and also smoking less – but are increasingly dabbling with cannabis,...

European and world leaders on Thursday (12 November) said insisted that when COVID-19 vaccines are launched they should be made a available to everyone, under an international project which still needs $28 billion of funding.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out about Russia hitting Germany and France with sanctions, the Serbian parliament approves 'on-the-spot' COVID-19 fines, and so much more.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is trying to undermine the region’s stability and security and is “Russia’s puppy”, said Kosovo Foreign Minister Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla. Haradinaj-Stublla’s reaction came after Vučić said that Serbia will continue strengthening its military because a frozen conflict...

Around 10,000 people have lost their lives to traditional blood feuds in Albania since the fall of Communism. These are not crimes related to gangs or drugs, but rather to a centuries-old tradition that has wreaked havoc through communities for...

Asylum and reception centres in Serbia currently host around 6,000 migrants and refugees, while another 1,000 of them are estimated to be staying outside the centres, UNHCR Representative in Serbia Francesca Bonelli said on Thursday. “The situation is not out...

A strengthened emissions trading scheme (ETS) will be vital to drive further CO2 reductions in the European Union as the bloc discusses an increase of its 2030 climate target, policymakers say.

Bulgarian Defence Minister and IMRO leader Krassimir Karakachanov has signed a contract for two new patrol ships to be built by German company Lurssen Werft for nearly half a billion euros. The warships will be built in Bulgaria in the...