Italy thirsts for tourists as country reopens to Europe
Italy has reopened to travellers from Europe, after a three-month lockdown, but few arrivals dimmed hopes of reviving the key tourism industry as the summer season begins
EU hopes to heal rifts in debate on post-virus plan
Europe's scattergun approach to the coronavirus epidemic has called into question the EU's ability to rise to the challenge, but Brussels hopes its economic recovery plan will mark a turning point
Europe’s ‘historic’ recession threatens eurozone survival
The EU has forecast that the eurozone economy will contract by a staggering 7.7 percent in 2020, warning the wreckage from the coronavirus outbreak could endanger the single currency
EU ministers call on banks to refrain from paying out dividends
The economy and finance ministers of the European Union member states, as well as the European Commission, are looking for effective measures to help Europe's economy that is hit hard amid the coronavirus pandemic crisis.
Will Italy’s coronavirus crisis fuel the far-right?
Italy is staring down the barrel of the worst recession since World War II, which could bolster the far-right and damage the country's love affair with the EU, analysts say