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Greeks and Turks are waging a proxy war on social media with photos, video and commentary purporting to show the other side behaving badly in a migrant crisis that has seriously strained already tense relations between Athens and Ankara.

Serbia’s alignment with the EU’s foreign policy declarations and measures was quicker in 2019, but the alignment rate was still lower compared to that of its neighbours, according to the International and Security Affairs Centre (ISAC)’s yearly analysis released on...

While Angelika Winzig from the conservative ÖVP, Austrian sister party to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s CDU, praised the Commission chief for having “started with ambitious goals to solve the challenges of our time”, her coalition partners from...

The former UK equality watchdog chief, Trevor Phillips, has had his membership of the opposition Labour Party suspended over allegations of Islamophobia, it was reported on Monday (9 March).  The ex-chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Trevor Phillips,...

The Belgian King has extended the assignment of Patrick Dewael (Open Vld) and Sabine Laruelle (MR) until 16 March “to quickly form a government,” the royal palace said in a press release. Christian Democrat CD&V repeated on Monday (9 March),...

During a German-Greek economic forum on Monday (9 March), German Chancellor Angela Merkel aimed to soothe some of her party colleagues, who are fearing a new surge of refugees coming into Germany as the situation at the Turkish-Greek border unfolds. ...

In Romania, two more coronavirus infections were reported on Monday (9 March), bringing Romania’s total to 17 (five of whom have already recovered), and the country has decided to close schools between 11 and 22 March, with the possibility to...

In Poland, authorities decided to undertake stricter measures by introducing sanitary controls on the border with Germany and the Czech Republic now that 17 coronavirus cases have been confirmed. President Andrzej Duda will convene a National Security meeting for 11...

In Spain, coronavirus cases have more than doubled in the Madrid autonomous community (Comunidad de Madrid) in the last 24 hours, and across Spain confirmed cases of contagion also rose to a total of 1,204 and 24 deaths on Monday (9...

In Athens, four new “orphan” cases were reported yesterday. The news raised eyebrows in the government considering that the new cases were not linked to the so far confirmed 84 coronavirus incidents. The government is considering strict measures including the...

In Italy, the government has put the entire country on lockdown in an unprecedented move, extending restrictions already adopted in the north last week to cover the entire country. As of Monday (9 March) evening, the number of COVID-19 cases...

European Commission is “extremely mobilise” to ensure that big companies and SMEs survive the economic impact of coronavirus, commissioner for Industry Thierry Breton said on Monday (9 March).

Amidst Brexit rubble, Scotland is sporting a newfangled cosmopolitan coat up north, writes Antonio Alcazar. Antonio Alcazar is a researcher at the Central European University’s School of Public Policy. In 2016, Scottish voters decided overwhelmingly to remain in the EU....

The International Monetary Fund called on governments worldwide Monday (9 March) to join forces and roll out aggressive financial supports for the coronavirus-infected global economy, including direct payments to workers and businesses.

If done right, the industrial pillar of the Green Deal can make Europe a world leader in climate-neutral and circular technologies, products and services, writes Ursula Woodburn. Ursula Woodburn is the head of EU relations at the European Corporate Leaders...

The UK will table its own free trade pact with the EU in a bid to up the ante on Brussels at next week’s second round of negotiations on post-Brexit relations.

The European states still lack unity in their action, and this is blocking a number of major projects. With this policy of small steps, can we still have any hope in Europe, asks André Loesekrug-Pietr.

St Patrick's day festivities have been cancelled all over the Republic of Ireland, amid rising concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced on Monday (9 March).

Stern-faced EU leaders warned President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday (9 March) to respect the terms of a previous deal to keep migrants away from Europe's borders, after the Turkish leader came to Brussels to demand more support.

The Green Deal promoted by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has the potential to strengthen European, as well as global, forests and make a significant contribution to the fight against climate change, writes Hannah Mowat.