MEPs back EU’s Big Tech clampdown
The European Parliament has given the EU executive strong backing to draw up new rules against big tech that could become the most draconian ever against Google, Amazon and Facebook
Air pollution costs Europe’s cities 160bn euros a year: analysis
Air pollution costs inhabitants of European cities more than 160 billion euros ($190 billion) each year due to long- and short-term health impacts, a group of environmental and social watchdogs say
Ireland is first EU country to re-enter lockdown
Ireland will become the first European country to return to a national coronavirus lockdown, with everyone asked to "stay at home" for six weeks, but schools will remain open
New virus restrictions deal fresh blow to Spain economy
Fresh virus restrictions imposed in Spain's two regional economic powerhouses, Catalonia and Madrid, have darkened the country's bleak growth forecasts and angered business leaders
80% of Europe’s natural habitats in poor shape: report
More than 80 percent of the EU's natural habitats are in poor or bad condition and more must be done to protect them, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has warned in a report
Coronavirus treatments: some progress, no panacea
The pandemic has seen unprecedented global efforts to discover a safe and effective treatment, but so far very few of the drugs have proven effective against Covid-19
The race for a Covid-19 vaccine heats up
Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, because the world needs it and for the potential pay day
Why is the ECB eyeing a ‘digital euro’?
The European Central Bank will on Monday launch a public consultation and start experiments to help it decide whether to create a "digital euro" for the 19-nation currency club
Shadow of history makes Karabakh solution elusive
Two weeks into the fiercest fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh since a 1990s war, analysts say the historical burden is making a long-term agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan elusive
Spain hopes to create 800,000 jobs with economic rescue plan
Spain's government has unveiled an EU-funded recovery plan aimed at creating over 800,000 new jobs and yanking the country out of its worst economic slump in decades