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A group of Muslims attacked the French embassy in Cyprus in light of an escalating crisis between France and Turkey following the beheading on 16 October of history and geography professor Samuel Paty. A group of Muslims gathered on Tuesday...

Greece reported on Tuesday a record-high of COVID-19 cases, reaching 1,259. Almost half are recorded in the region of Attica (295) and Thessaloniki (291). The active coronavirus cases nationwide amount to 7,134. The government was shocked by the rapid deterioration...

Portugal’s parliament is expected this Wednesday (28 October) to approve on first reading the government’s proposed state budget for 2021, amid a climate of uncertainty and political radicalisation that suggests it could be more difficult to secure the bill’s final...

The Italian government launched on Tuesday (27 October) a new decree, detailing a series of measures intended to support activities which will suffer the most due to the new coronavirus restrictions. Under the decree, there will be funds for temporary...

Spain’s minority leftwing socialist government coalition of PSOE and Unidas Podemos (United We Can) is planning to implement a tax hike for high-income individuals and corporations in its new budget for 2021 presented on Tuesday (27 October), EFE reported. Prime...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday (27 October) promised to keep Ukraine's fight against corruption on track after two separate rulings by the constitutional court threatened to derail reforms needed under a $5 billion International Monetary Fund deal.

European Council President Charles Michel on Tuesday (27 October) urged member states to adopt the quicker antigen coronavirus testing method, common rules on virus management and to avoid vaccine "chaos".

Slovakia’s government announced on Tuesday details regarding the country’s plan to test the entire population for coronavirus which is now set to take place from early to late Saturday, meaning it will not last for three days as was originally...

Hospitals currently treating coronavirus patients may have reached 80% capacity in the country’s capital, as second-tier health institutions designated for treatment will start accepting infected patients, hvg.hu reported. The building of the Semmelweis University’s psychiatry clinic will start treating COVID-19...

The Polish government signed a US-sponsored anti-abortion declaration on Tuesday (27 October), joining a group of over 30 other conservative governments. The Geneva Consensus Declaration on “Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family” was adopted by 32 countries, including Uganda,...

After the fallout between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Helsinki Mayor Jan Vapaavuori had a spat over who takes responsibility for ordering coronavirus restrictions and guiding the population through...

The Department of International Trade has made little progress in supporting economic recovery following the first wave of the pandemic, or in advancing the UK’s future trading relationships, according to a report by UK lawmakers on the Public Accounts Committee....

A record number of COVID-19 patients (689) admitted to hospital was reported in Belgium in the last 24 hours. The previous record was on 28 March with 629 admissions, virologist Steven Van Gucht said on Tuesday, based on the daily...

The alarming spike in COVID-19 cases in Germany and France forces the two countries to take new restrictive measures to slow down the pandemic. In Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel eyes a “short and clear break” while in Paris, the government...

The European Space Agency signed an agreement with US counterpart NASA on Tuesday (27 October) that confirms Europe’s involvement in building a space station in orbit around the Moon and clears the way for 'Euronauts' to set foot on the lunar surface for the first time.

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the Bangladesh capital on Tuesday (27 October) in the biggest anti-France rally since President Emmanuel Macron defended cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.

US presidential hopeful Joe Biden voiced support Tuesday (27 October) for the Belarus opposition in its general strike against President Alexander Lukashenko, saying the strongman was illegitimate.

If there is any – tragic – merit in the hard lessons of the COVID-19 crisis, it is that the pandemic has forced us to face the most pressing issues of our society, and to finally take action. Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl...

Seven EU countries have lodged individual complaints to the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) against the Mobility Package I. In the near future, Latvia and Estonia also intend to join the complaint of one of the above mentioned like-minded member states.

Italy's Five Star Movement convention in mid-November will address the unsolved issue of the anti-establishment party's place in the European Parliament, a Five Star MEP told EURACTIV.