The vice president of the European Commission has reassured citizens that the rollout of a future coronavirus vaccine will be fair and well organised, and admitted the frustration felt within the EU executive at the chaos in healthcare at the beginning of the pandemic. Margaritis Schinas, the commissioner responsible for ‘Promoting Our European Way of […]
The European Commission today published a proposal for a Council and European Parliament regulation to scrap duties on certain imports to the EU. In return, the United States will reduce its duties on certain EU exports to the U.S. market. This will put into effect the agreement announced by the EU and the U.S. on 21 August […]
According to a major assessment on health and the environment released today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), poor quality environments contribute to one in every eight deaths of Europeans. Air and noise pollution, the impacts of climate change such as heatwaves, and exposure to dangerous chemicals cause ill health in Europe. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic […]
The Hungarian-Slovak border crossings near Bánréve and Tornanádaska were reopened after closing due to coronavirus-related measures.
Italy’s competition authority has opened an inquiry into Google, Apple, and Dropbox over their contracts for cloud computing services. The investigation follows a number of complaints alleging unfair commercial practices by the tech giants. “The proceedings relate to alleged unfair commercial practices and the possible presence of unfair clauses in the contractual terms and conditions,” Italy’s […]
A Belarus opposition leader has reportedly been detained at the border with Ukraine the day after her disappearance. State media report that Maria Kolesnikova was held at the border early on Tuesday morning. It comes the day after witnesses reportedly saw masked men bundle her into a minibus. She is one of three women who […]
Brussels is still trying to iron out problems around linking coronavirus recovery money with respect for democracy and rule of law. European leaders, after a marathon July summit, agreed that countries receiving EU funds must respect democratic principles. But the exact language was vague and left room for interpretation. Speaking to Euronews ahead of the Brussels […]
At least one in eight European deaths is a result of poor quality environments, a new report released by the European Environment Agency (EEA) has revealed. Air and noise pollution as well as changes due to climate change such as heatwaves impact the health and well being of the most vulnerable, said the report, which […]
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Face masks can be made mandatory in a densely populated city provided that there are multiple areas with a high risk of COVID-19 contamination, France’s high court said on Sunday. France’s health minister had appealed a legal challenge to local decrees making face masks mandatory in Lyon and Strasbourg due to the active circulation of […]
