Virus-confined Med states wilt in record heat wave
Across the Mediterranean and its alluring beaches, a heatwave has hit countries just as they cautiously ease COVID-19 lockdowns, stoking hopes the new season will help fight the virus
Fears of domestic violence rise as millions confined over virus
With many families across Europe confined to their homes to curb the spread of the coronavirus, fears are growing of a surge in domestic violence
European Union immigration agreement with Turkey on the verge of collapse
Erdogan announced he would no longer stop Syrian refugees in his country heading to Europe, now more than 75,000 migrants cross towards the European Union, Turkish officials claim.
Greeks fear ‘invasion’ of migrants across Turkish border
Border regions of Greece were on a state of alert at the weekend as they faced an influx of thousands of migrants seeking to cross from Turkey, with locals fearing a new immigration crisis
On Greek mainland, locals stonewall migrant relocations
The village of Makrygialos is one of many areas in mainland Greece where the government is locked in a tug of war with local communities over the housing of migrants
EU powers push for uptake of migrant relocation pilot scheme
EU powers France, Germany and Italy, along with smaller member Malta, will on Tuesday seek to rally the rest of the bloc to a joint scheme to distribute migrants saved at sea
European corruption watchdog slams Germany over parliament rules
Germany's level of compliance with anti-corruption recommendations issued in 2015 was "overall very low," the Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) said.
Merkel urges Greece to implement refugee pact, embrace Macedonia deal
Merkel's two-day visit came four months after Greece emerged from its third and final bailout package.
EU seizes over 580-million-euros worth of fake imports
The overall volume of counterfeit goods seized last year had declined compared to 2016, the commission noted.
TurkStream pipeline nearly complete: Gazprom
The TurkStream pipeline, due to supply Russian gas to Turkey via the Black Sea from next year, is already 80 percent complete, the CEO of the Russian gas giant Gazprom has said.