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President Vladimir Putin said on Monday (13 April) Russia might need to call in the army to help tackle the coronavirus crisis and warned the contagion was getting worse after the number of confirmed cases rose by a record daily amount.

The European Union could finance a recovery fund worth up to €1.5 trillion with bonds guaranteed by member states, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis told German newspaper Handelsblatt.

Ultimately, the coronavirus pandemic may slow down initial plans to adopt the European Climate Law and a number of other climate-related policy proposals, writes Robert Jeszke.

The Capitals brings you the latest news from across Europe, through on-the-ground reporting by EURACTIV’s media network. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Before you start reading today’s edition of the Capitals, read here how 14 EU countries are...

Sem Fabrizi, head of the EU’s Delegation to Serbia, told Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić over the phone on 13 April that the Commission is offering a €78 million package of aid to help support the economy during the outbreak....

The government has obliged the mostly foreign supermarket chains to sell Bulgarian and local products. The decision was adopted at an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Sunday but has faced criticism from retailer groups. Sanctions for non-compliant chains will range from...

“Contrary to the determination of the former European Commission President, the EU should have formulated a much more determined response not to the [Hungarian] Parliament’s decision, but should have properly coordinated the response to the virus and instead of criticising...

The Russian federation decided to file criminal charges against Prague district authorities over the recent removal of a statue of Soviet-era hero Ivan Konev. The Czech Foreign Ministry reacted on Friday (10 April) claiming that it “strictly denies any intervention...

Ciarán Cuffe, a former Irish minister now turned MEP, has urged the European Commission to take a locally integrated approach to building efficiency, saying it will be “critical” to the success of the upcoming renovation wave announced as part of the European Green Deal.

A criminal investigation has been launched following a suspected arson attack on two telecommunication masts in County Donegal on Sunday evening. Fire services attended to the scene and no injuries were reported. Police authorities are treating the incident as suspected criminal...

The UK government’s scientific advisers will meet later on Tuesday to review the impact of lockdown measures on curbing the outbreak’s impact, which was heavily criticised for being implemented after other European countries. Ministers have already said that there is...

A 19-year-old was killed in a car chase with the police in Belgium after his scooter collided head-on with a police vehicle as he attempted to flee a police check. The death of the man had sparked unrest in Belgium...

The Bank of Finland has estimated that coronavirus will decrease the country’s GDP this year drastically. If restrictions and closures last for more than three months the predicted fall would be around 5%, while in the worst-case scenario it would...

China has approved early-stage human tests for two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as it battles to contain imported cases, especially from neighbouring Russia, the new “front line” in the war on COVID-19.

Fourteen European governments are in favour of allowing airlines to issue vouchers instead of refunds for cancelled flights, as the EU’s passenger rights charter creaks under the pressure created by the coronavirus outbreak.

Europe's coast guards and rescue agencies were at loggerheads Monday (13 April) about the fate of four dinghies and up to 85 migrants potentially lost at sea after setting off from Libya.

This crisis is also teaching us logistical lessons, and particularly the need to produce things at home or closer to home. Eastern Europe remains competent and cheaper, and can make the difference in the EU supply chain, writes Radu Magdin.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (13 April) announced he was extending a virtual lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak until May 11, adding that progress had been made but the battle not yet won.

The simulation of “democracy” in occupied territories of Nagorno-Karabakh unrecognized by the international community fooled no one, writes Vasif Huseynov.

Turkey is gathering a high number of migrants at its western coasts and urging them to sail across the sea border to neighbouring Greece, several Greek media reported over the weekend.