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Mon, 08/31/2020 - 15:33
**This article is continuously updated with the latest developments. → Read more on the measures taken before summer break here: UK imposes 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from France, Netherlands, Malta and others The EURACTIV...
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 15:31
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Mon, 08/31/2020 - 15:05
A Belgian government plan to boost domestic tourism got up and running on Monday (31 August), as applications for a free railway pass finally opened after a delay of a few months.
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 14:34
The German state and federal agriculture ministers agreed to extensively restructure livestock farming on Thursday (27 August). In parallel, a national animal welfare label is to be introduced soon. On Monday (31 August), EU agriculture ministers will discuss a similar project at EU level. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 14:27
The Proterina-3Evolution project has gathered fourteen Italian and French partners from the coastal region to fight against flood risks together, as they share the same risks and benefit from the same support fund, EURACTIV France reports.
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 12:39
Only if Europe is able to defuse crises in its neighbourhood on its own will Europe remain an attractive ally for the US, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday (31 August), after a week in which the bloc...
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 12:00
EU-China relations have reached a current phase of co-opetition, in which the EU has identified China at the same time as a cooperation and negotiating partner, economic competitor, and systemic rival.
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:47
In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about German right-wing extremists storming the country's Reichstag building, Montenegro's national election results, and so much more.
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:45
If Greece expands its maritime borders in the Aegean Sea, this will be a cause of war, Turkish foreign affairs minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Saturday (29 August).
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:43
After 29 years in power, Milo Đukanović’s party DPS did not obtain enough votes to form a government, even with its usual coalition partners. Though turnout was high (75.9%), DPS only obtained 29 of 81 seats in parliament, and together...
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:42
Serbia received the official agenda for the upcoming meeting between Belgrade and Pristina in Washington, which included “one item that’s unacceptable,” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told Pink TV in an interview on Saturday (29 August). While the president refused to...
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:40
Spanish health officials authorized the first clinical trials on humans for a coronavirus vaccine in the country, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. At a press conference, Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa confirmed on Friday (28 August) that the vaccine was being...
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:39
While the new speed train connection linking Tallinn and Warsaw known as Baltic Rail is set to open for traffic in 2026, the project is progressing slowly. Many Finns are becoming increasingly frustrated as the promise of a quicker export...
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:39
With Austrian Health Minister Rudolf Anschober preparing to meet the heads of the country’s political parties today (31 August) to discuss the changes to the COVID-19 law, the Constitutional Service in the Chancellor’s office expressed reservations about the changes to...
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:38
Despite the city’s attempts to ban the event citing public health concerns, mass demonstrations against Germany’s coronavirus restrictions took place on Saturday (29 August) in Berlin. While the majority of protests were peaceful, violence broke out in front of the...
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:37
As Roberto Azevedo leaves the World Trade Organization Monday (31 August), the institution faces multiple crises without a captain -- a situation experts warn could drag on for months.
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:15
Thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday in Russia’s far eastern city of Khabarovsk to protest against President Vladimir Putin’s handling of a regional political crisis and the suspected poisoning of his most vocal critic.
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:08
Leading politicians on Sunday (31 August) condemned protesters who stormed the steps of Germany's Reichstag parliament building, some of them holding far-right flags, during mass marches against coronavirus curbs a day earlier.
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 08:00
There are unexpectedly many similarities between what is going on in Belarus now and what was taking place in Poland in 1980. The peaceful awakening in Belarus deserves Europe's backing, including expert and financial help, writes Andrzej Sadoś.
Mon, 08/31/2020 - 07:57
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday (30 August) in Paris that a China-EU investment deal could be reached by the end of the year.
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