The European continent has become the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is testing the health systems and economies of EU member states, European solidarity and the functioning of the Schengen Area. It forces citizens to adopt new ways of living and working.
Coronavirus
Europe put to the test by the pandemic
UK govt under spotlight as Covid cases rise again
Britain has repeatedly trumpeted its mass vaccination programme against Covid-19, so why are infection rates so high compared to its European neighbours?
Supply chain crisis snags economic recovery
Closed factories, clogged ports, no truck drivers -- up and down the global supply chain there are problems, raising concerns that it could disrupt the global economic recovery
This is going to hurt: Charges for virus tests across Europe
While some European countries are keeping Covid tests free, others, like France and Germany, have started charging in a bid to ramp up vaccinations
Covid vaccines for kids? Strategies around the world
Which countries are vaccinating children against Covid? The various medical and ethical debates the issue has sparked around the world
Global hits, local heroes: Covid-19 jabs around the world
More than six billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been given around the world. This is an overview of more than 20 approved vaccines currently in use, and a few that fell by the wayside
In Covid’s shadow, HIV on the march in Eastern Europe
In a Bucharest back street, drug addicts rush towards an ambulance handing out free syringes. While the eyes of the world are on the pandemic, the fight against HIV has slowed in Eastern Europe