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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.

After four years of Donald Trump, the EU’s foreign policy finds itself in choppy waters. Here is an overview of some of the major areas where Trump and Joe Biden have different approaches and how they could affect Europe. EU’s...

Around 60 people have been detained during riots and violent clashes with the police following Saturday night’s anti-COVID-19 protests against restrictions imposed in several Spanish cities, including the capital Madrid, EFE reported After a new set of restrictions to prevent...

Italy’s regions are urging the country’s government to implement uniform coronavirus measures throughout the country as part of the decree currently being discussed and likely to be issued on Monday. “The lockdown is the only measure which proved to be...

Cyber espionage, as well as the threat of far-right and Islamist terrorist activities, have increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report published on 29 October by the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service. Because of society ‘relocating’ mostly online...

Around fifty mayors have asked Prime Minister Jean Castex to find a “solution” for local shops in a joint letter. Since the new lockdown was implemented last Thursday, local shops have been forced to close their doors to customers, while...

The Christian Democrat Union (CDU) has postponed to 16 January the date of its party conference and with it, the vote for party leadership, following an agreement between the three candidates running to succeed current party leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. North...

Georgia's opposition called Sunday (1 November) for mass protests after the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in a tightly contested parliamentary election.

Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia kicked off Sunday (1 November) the latest round of talks over Addis Ababa's controversial dam on the Blue Nile, waters critical to the two downstream nations.

Many in Donald Trump's administration see Germany as its main ideological antagonist on the global stage. After next week's US presidential election, Berlin is hoping for a “new beginning in the transatlantic partnership”, whoever wins.