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Zoom is a video conferencing platform that has been used by the EU and other stakeholders during the COVID-19 crisis, when physical meetings have become impossible. We have all discovered these platforms in recent weeks, and they’re OK. But the...

A frustrated Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, came close to accusing London of derailing talks on a future EU-UK trade pact on Friday (24 April), warning that there were “serious difficulties ahead” if a ‘no deal’ scenario is to be avoided in two months’ time

Hungary and China have signed a loan agreement to finance the construction of a railway link between Budapest and Belgrade, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga announced on Friday (24 April), kickstarting a project that has been stalled for years.

EU leaders on Thursday (23 April) tasked the European Commission with drafting a trillion-euro “recovery fund” linked to the EU budget but didn’t specify how it will support the green transition they claim to be committed to.

A glance at the achievements completed by the home appliance sector in thriving energy efficiency, fostering connectivity and stimulating Europe’s growth. From APPLiA’s 4th Statistical Report, the goals of a climate-neutral Europe are one step closer.

Europe’s airlines are in trouble as coronavirus lockdown measures slash demand for air travel. According to industry estimates, traffic is down more than 90% in places, while global losses are likely to total more than €300 billion.

The talk of the digital future is immensely in vogue. However, the future is already here. Nothing reveals and increases our reliance on virtual connection for work, education, business, and social life more than the current pandemic, writes Miroslava Sawiris....

The Polish government wants to be notified of any planned takeovers of companies by investors from outside the European Union, who may seek to buy businesses hit by the coronavirus cheaply, Deputy Prime Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz said. The government has...

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in response to opposition criticism on Thursday (23 April) that the European Commission did not offer Serbia financial aid but favourable loans intended for countries with balance of payments difficulties, which, according to him, Serbia...

Slovenia’s Economy Minister Zdravko Počivalšek and his Croatian counterpart, Gari Cappelli, will meet next week to discuss measures to support the tourism sector, the economy ministry told Slovenia’s official news agency STA. Leading newspaper Delo said Croatian Prime Minister Andrej...

Russia announced on Monday (20 April) that it will start an investigation into Finland’s actions in Karelia during the Continuation War. As an ally of Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1944 during the Second World War, Finland established several prison...

The governing coalition of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s conservative ÖVP and the Greens presented to the parliament amendments to the country’s pandemic law, which would exclude “certain groups of persons” from events.  According to the Social Democrats (SPÖ), such a definition...

Scotland will have to learn to “live alongside” the coronavirus, with some social distancing measures remaining in place into next year, according to a 26-page report on plans to phase out the lockdown measures published on Thursday (23 April). Although...

After the leak of the recommendations on the Belgian deconfinement measures, experts are predicting that many people could be disappointed by the exit strategy the National Security Council will announce later on Friday. Read also: ‘Irresponsibly’ leaked paper on Belgian...

Although France’s lockdown, which started on 16 March has spared 60,000 deaths according to a study underlining the positives of social-distancing since that day, many questions remain unanswered or unclear as France nears the end of confinement set for 11...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis yesterday (23 April) called on the European Commission to come up with a plan to resume travel “as soon as possible”, according to Greek government sources. Speaking at the EU Council, Mitsotakis reportedly said the...

Hungary was accused on Thursday (23 April) of holding asylum seekers in a camp on the border with Serbia in "unlawful detention" by the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

Italy is bracing for a major financial blow from the COVID-19 crisis. The government is now planning a budget deficit of 10.4% of gross domestic product this year and sees the public debt rising to 155.7% of GDP, according to a draft forecasting document.

The United States on Thursday (23 April) approved nearly half a billion dollars in new stimulus but European leaders were divided on their own measures as the world sought to salvage economies ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.