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In this Special Edition of the Capitals, the EURACTIV Network looks into how China's 'mask diplomacy' has been perceived by the different EU member states facing the COVID-19 crisis.

This spring is never going to be the same again. The explosive spread of COVID-19 caught the world by surprise, and it couldn’t show more clearly just how closely connected we are. As the pandemic looms large, China and the...

Virus lockdown measures have forced national governments to relax laws related to driving and hauling cargo, as the outbreak prompts countries to rethink the rules of the road in order to keep goods flowing.

Children infected by COVID-19 are likely to only have mild symptoms. Nonetheless this crisis is having, and will continue to have, an enormous impact on their lives.  The challenges of staying home are compounded for children living in poor housing, and for those for whom school lunches were the only hot meal a day.

The refugee crisis in 2015 and the current coronavirus pandemic will put the Schengen area to the hardest test since its creation 25 years ago, says Christian Moos, Secretary General of the non-partisan Europa-Union Germany, in an interview with EURACTIV Germany.

EU agriculture ministers have called for further specific and targeted measures to address the difficulties faced by the agri-food sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic such as restrictions in the movement of foodstuff, changes in the operation of production systems and insufficient workforce.

The coronavirus pandemic is hobbling US efforts to produce lithium, rare earths and other materials used in electric vehicles and high-tech equipment, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s plan to curb Chinese control of the strategic minerals sector.

In Germany and Austria, there are concrete ideas to monitor their citizens using Big Data, but to be truly effective, the methods would have to be deeply invasive. EURACTIV Germany reports.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about how Spain now has the second-most deaths related to the COVID-19 crisis, the cancelling of ski-parties, and so much more.

The EU has decided to approve the repurposing of €94 million originally allocated to different projects under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), which can now be used to prevent and curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the Serbian...

A survey by the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) covering more than 2,700 companies showed that 95% of companies had reported declines in turnover and that 28% had suffered declines of up to 100%, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, state...

The country’s Public Health Office will start tracking the movements of persons infected with COVID-19 with their consent using data from telecom operators after parliament passed the so-called ‘lex corona’ bill. Although the government backtracked from using metadata on calls...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday (25 March) the delivery of protective gloves, masks and overalls secured by the EU for Spanish hospitals in within two weeks. Von der Leyen also said that Spain could be...

While Spain has become the second-deadliest hotspot for COVID-19 after Italy, after its death toll reached 3,434 on Wednesday (25 March). The head of the country’s emergency health department, Fernando Simon, said that “we are close to the peak, if...

Postal delivery workers in Ireland will start ‘checking in’ on elderly and vulnerable people amid the COVID-19 outbreak by knocking on doors and checking if those in need require food or medication. “Postmen and women will now not just deliver...

The UK Parliament has shut down until 21 April after emergency laws to deal with the coronavirus pandemic were rushed through both Houses and passed into law on Wednesday (25 March). The Scottish Parliament is closed for the remainder of...

While ski resorts will remain open during the Easter break, after-ski parties will be cancelled and ski lifts must not be too crowded. Sweden is sticking to its chosen, yet different policy when it comes to dealing with the coronavirus...

More than three billion people are living under lockdown measures as soaring death tolls in Europe and the US on Wednesday (25 March) underlined a United Nations warning that the coronavirus pandemic threatens all of humanity.

The coronavirus pandemic is causing weekly economic damage of 0.55% of Belgian GDP or €2.4 billion, according to calculations by the Federation of Belgian Enterprises (FEB). If the current situation continues for six weeks, it will cost our economy 3.33%...

In France, not everyone is happy with the way the French government is dealing with the coronavirus crisis. So far, five complaints have been lodged by individuals and medical associations before the French Court of Justice against Prime Minister Édouard...