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As the “unprecedented” coronavirus crisis requires new tools, the European Commission is thinking of creating a new instrument to support solvent companies, especially in vulnerable member states, two top officials said on Monday (27 April).

The European Union is a major target of disinformation campaigns about COVID-19, both by Russia and domestic nationalist actors. What the bloc needs is a cross-national media engagement, a truly transnational European public sphere to build resilience against disinformation on EU affairs, writes Nad’a Kovalcikova.

The economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will make it “more difficult” to reach Europe’s long-term climate objectives, Poland said in a paper circulated to other EU countries ahead of an informal video meeting of energy ministers on Tuesday (28 April).

Spanish authorities have warned parents to act responsibly when taking their children out for a walk in order to ensure that the first major easing of the coronavirus lockdown does not become a public health risk.

There is much talk of solidarity these days and we have high expectations from Germany. Yet, we do not really know where the country stands when it comes to handling the impact of the corona-pandemic and the climate crisis.

The UK minister in charge of post-Brexit trade with the EU insisted on Monday (27 April) that it is “entirely possible” to have a deal by end of December 2020 and that the tight timeline should 'concentrate' minds, brushing aside a recent critical assessment from Brussels.

Weekly screening of healthcare workers and other at-risk groups could reduce their contribution to transmission by between 25-33%,  a study published Thursday (23 April) by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling, concluded.

The Spanish agri-food sector is taking a central role in the uptake of the circular economy, by reusing raw materials and reducing waste in both agriculture and food production.

Research in the food industry to achieve a circular economy is resulting in new composites, flavours and aromas from the same resources from which basic products such as wine, milk or fish are obtained. EURACTIV’s partner EFEAGRO reports.

Austria, now easing its coronavirus lockdown, will ensure key workers pay less tax while multinationals should pay more as it seeks to accelerate the revival of its economy, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said in a televised address on Monday (27 April).

The European strategy, which was intended to favour short distribution routes, has been postponed to a later date.  However, the current COVID-19 health crisis is speeding up the agricultural sector's shift towards food self-sufficiency. EURACTIV France reports.

The Petersberg Climate Dialogue opened on Monday with an appeal to place climate protection at the centre of economic recovery. Yet, it remains to be seen how much ambition Germany will show in this respect. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) will give an eagerly awaited speech on this subject on Tuesday.

Germany changed course on Sunday (26 April) over which type of smartphone technology it wanted to use to trace coronavirus infections, backing an approach supported by Apple and Google along with a growing number of other European countries. Chancellery Minister...

Germany's government granted low-cost airline Condor more than half a billion euros on Monday (27 April) to help it ride out a virus-induced slump in air travel, but the fate of the much bigger flag-carrier Lufthansa is still very much up in the air.

The European External Action Service (EEAS) has hit out at reports that it toned down allegations made against China as part of a report into state-led disinformation campaigns, following pressure from Beijing.

The proposal on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online is stalled around two major sticking points but now is not the time to delay.

Six weeks after US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the spreading new coronavirus, the United States is deeply divided over the correct economic and health response.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble saying that saving lives shouldn't be of paramount concern in COVID-19 crisis, Italy announcing the easing of lockdown measures from 4 May, and so much more.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday (25 April) that medical supplies sent by Belgrade to Italy were a way for Serbia to thank Italy for assisting and supporting the country earlier. Speaking at Belgrade’s airport, where he saw off...

The COVID-19 crisis should strengthen Europe’s resolve to achieve the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement by triggering policies that maintain fossil fuel prices above a minimum level, French authorities have said.