European nations are pushing ahead with reopening primary schools despite a rise in coronavirus cases, with smaller classes, shorter lessons and mask-wearing among the steps adopted to curb infections. But many parents and teachers worry the measures are not enough, or have been adopted too
Transparent facemasks and shields are costly compared with classic counterparts but could prove a boon for the deaf and hard of hearing battling to communicate in the coronavirus era. The concept has started to take off, aided not least by YouTube tutorials or the likes
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday warned of “dark clouds” gathering over the European Union’s relations with Russia. Several crisis surrounding the EU Europe “without or in opposition to Russia … will not be safer,” Maas told a seminar for French ambassadors to European countries in Paris. But,
Since taking in more than a million people fleeing war and poverty in 2015, Europe has stepped up border controls but still falls short on common migration and asylum policies. At the time, the migrant crisis “laid bare Europe’s structural flaws and political divisions,” said
Despite having imposed draconian coronavirus lockdown and making the use of face masks in public mandatory, Spain is once again a world hotspot for the COVID-19 pandemic. The country has nearly 406,000 confirmed cases of the respiratory disease, the highest amount in Western Europe, and
Turkey’s big push into the Mediterranean featuring controversial gas drilling, tough rhetoric and warships is rooted in a grand vision of a “Blue Homeland” that takes over waters claimed by EU neighbours. Fearful of being denied a fair share of the region’s bountiful natural gas
The European Commission has proposed a plan to divvy up 81 billion euros (96 billion dollars) in loans between 15 EU member states to help top up the wages of workers on reduced hours due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Billions of Euros for EU workers
The 27 leaders of the European Union do not recognize the Belarusian election results due to widespread allegations of electoral fraud, European Council president Charles Michel said on Wednesday. Elections not recognized by the EU Speaking after a virtual meeting between the heads of state
Sea migration in the central Mediterranean rose sharply last month, partly fuelled by an exodus from Tunisia, the European Union’s border agency Frontex said on Tuesday. Frontex said 4,650 migrants arrived in Italy and Malta last month, more than double the June figure, “in large
A European Union decision to revoke preferential trade conditions for 20 per cent of Cambodia’s exports to the bloc came into effect on Wednesday. Partial suspension of trade benefits Under the Everything But Arms (EBA) trade programme for developing countries, Cambodia previously enjoyed unlimited duty-free