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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...

A new decree which will be enforced from Thursday until at least 3 December was signed by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte late Tuesday night. Among the new measures, a national curfew will apply from 10pm to 5am, distance learning will...

The EU’s ‘traffic-light’ system for facilitating non-essential travel for tourists will be put into force in Ireland from 8 November, Tourist Minister Eamon Ryan said on Wednesday. As part of the move, those arriving into Ireland from ‘Green’ member states...

“Relaunch, power, belonging” could be the keywords of the French EU Council Presidency, according to a press release on Wednesday by France’s EU and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, together with Clément Beaune, the Minister of State for European Affairs....

Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple and Twitter have now acquired a power that is equal only to that of states and have thus become their adversaries, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday. “One of the greatest challenges of...

Austria’s interior minister admitted on Wednesday (4 November) that a warning from Slovakia about the gunman who killed four people in central Vienna on Monday was not followed up. Police in Slovakia revealed they told the Austrian authorities last summer...

America's unexpectedly tight presidential election will come down to seven swing states - Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia - where results are still expected. Here's how much longer it will take.

Laptops, smart phones and other connected devices in Europe should be subject to new cybersecurity standards throughout the "entire life cycle" of products, according to draft EU Council conclusions on the subject, obtained by EURACTIV.

A former ethnic Albanian rebel spokesman and Kosovo politician has been arrested in Pristina and transferred to a court in The Hague set up to probe war crimes during the 1990s Kosovo conflict. “Jakup Krasniqi was arrested today and transferred...

The Greek government has decided to impose a total lockdown after as the coronavirus cases reached a new record on Wednesday. The government fears that the already ailing national health system won’t be able to resist the pressure. 2,646 new...

Denmark will cull its mink population of up to 17 million after a mutation of the coronavirus found in the animals spread to humans, the prime minister said on Wednesday (4 November).