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According to draft documents analysed by the leading local news website, www.24ur.com, the government is this week expected to prepare a third anti-corona package that should introduce subsidies for part-time workers and tourism vouchers. The website said the government plans...

The global coal industry will “never recover” from the COVID-19 pandemic, industry observers predict, because the crisis has proved renewable energy is cheaper for consumers and a safer bet for investors. EURACTIV's media partner, The Guardian, reports.

Czech Industry and Trade Minister Karel Havlíček told Czech Television in an interview on Saturday (16 May) that he is exploring viable ways of bailing out Smartwings Group, a majority owner of national flag carrier Czech Airlines. That is because...

The Spanish government will seek another month-long extension to the state of emergency decreed on 14 March and make it the last, the government said on Saturday (16 May), EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported.  “I want to announce that the Spanish...

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove urged the EU on Sunday (17 May) to show flexibility to bridge the “big philosophical differences” between the two sides, after the chief negotiators for the EU and the UK admitted that last week’s talks...

After lifting restrictions on travelling for work and other essential trips on Thursday (14 May) between Finland, Estonia, Norway and Sweden, the Nordic countries decided on Friday (15 May) not to allow cross-border recreational travel because while they have managed...

Last week, news magazine Profil published a story accusing the Tyrolean local government of ignoring a health ministry directive in February with regards to the former skiing resort of Ischgl, which became infamous for becoming a COVID-19 hotspot in March...

The leadership of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) voted on Friday (15 May) to expel Andreas Kalbitz, the head of the AfD in the Brandenburg state parliament, with seven in favour, five against and one abstention. Along with controversial...

The Belgian government has extended the date for replacement income to independents until 30 June, after the Council of Ministers approved a draft royal decree during the weekend. The replacement income is accessible to all the self-employed in Belgium whose...

The COVID-19 experience has shown that the social value of professions has to be re-assessed as in most EU member states, health workers have been underpaid and undervalued for too long compared to their social impact, EU Commissioner for Jobs...

Hydrogen has become a central element of EU plans to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century. The key question now is how to accelerate the transition and upgrade the gas infrastructure, policymakers say. “We need to accelerate” the gas industry’s conversion...

Temporary unemployment schemes operating across Europe could struggle to save the jobs of leisure and travel sector workers facing drawn-out or partial recoveries from the COVID-19 pandemic, even if they help industries that rebound quickly.

The European Union should impose a temporary ban on Chinese takeovers of companies that are currently undervalued or have business problems because of the coronavirus crisis, the leader of the bloc's largest political alliance said on Sunday (17 May).

A szerb-horvát határhoz rendelte a szerb hadsereget Aleksandar Vucic szerb államfő azért, hogy a katonák a helyi lakosság biztonságát és vagyonát óvják az illegális migránsoktól – közölte a szerbiai közszolgálati televízió (RTS).

A szerb kormány csütörtökön visszavonta a szükségállapot kihirdetésekor bevezetett intézkedést, amely megtiltotta, hogy az országban tartózkodó migránsok szabadon mozoghassanak. Ez azt jelenti, hogy péntektől a befogadóközpontok ismét megnyíltak, a migránsok pedig ismét megjelentek a határ menti településeken.

A horvát határnál három befogadóközpont található, ezekben a szerbiai menekültügyi főbiztosság adatai szerint valamivel több mint 1500 migráns tartózkodik.

Vucic a belgrádi Prva Televíziónak azt mondta: nem történtek súlyos bűncselekmények, azonban többen is lopásokról adtak hírt, illetve jelentették, hogy az illegális bevándorlók házakba törtek be. Emiatt a helyiek nem érzik magukat biztonságban, garantálni kell a védelmüket.

Summer weather is enticing much of the world to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns as centers of the outbreak from New York to Italy and Spain gradually lift restrictions that have kept millions indoors for months. People are streaming back to...

Italy said Saturday it would open its borders to foreigners from 3 June and scrap a 14-day quarantine period for new arrivals in a bid to salvage tourist income. "We're facing a calculated risk in the knowledge that the contagion curve may rise again," prime minister Giuseppe Conte said on TV. Greece has also opened borders to tourists. Germany predicts normal cross-border travel in the EU from mid-June.

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases stands at 4,702,603, while 314,476 people have died from the virus globally, according to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus resource center. With 1,486,757 cases, the United States had the most infections, while Russia came second with 281,752 people infected. In the UK, 244,995 people are infected. Worldwide, 1,734,578 people recovered from the virus.

The EU has joined more than 60 signatories, including Brazil, India, Japan, and the UK, but not China or the US, who abstained, in a World Health Organisation (WHO) resolution calling for an "impartial, independent, and comprehensive" inquiry into the origins and spread of coronavirus, to be debated at a two-day WHO meeting starting Monday. The virus originated in China in December from natural causes, the current scientific consensus says.

Italy and Spain, two of the previously worst-affected countries, are easing pandemic lockdowns Monday, with Italy reopening bars, restaurants, and barber shops, as well as resuming church services. Spain is letting cafes and restaurants serve food in outdoor areas and allowing groups of 10 people to meet up. Belgium is also reopening hairdressers on Monday and people were allowed to go to the beach this past weekend in Greece.

Jürgen Klopp, az angol bajnoki listavezető Liverpool labdarúgócsapatának vezetőedzője bízik benne, hogy a Premier League küzdelmeit is folytatják majd, a zárt kapus meccseket pedig egyáltalán nem élné meg tragédiaként.