brussels bureau How a court ruling lays the ground for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination A recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has set a precedent that European countries could use to make COVID-19 vaccines compulsory. 13/04/2021
Europe Michel and von der Leyen to face MEPs after 'Sofagate' gaffe in Turkey The 'Sofagate' incident has landed European Council president Charles Michel in hot water and raised questions about the unity between EU leaders. 13/04/2021
Belarus Euronews goes off-air in Belarus after its licence is not renewed "We have not been notified of this decision nor of the reasons for it and learned of it this morning through the press," said Euronews in a statement. 12/04/2021
brussels bureau Europe at 'breaking point' over organised crime, says Europol The EU's law enforcement agency released a report on organised crime Monday highlighting the extent of the problem on the continent. 12/04/2021
The Cube Online criticism grows over French proposal to ban hijab for children #HandsOffMyHijab: Online criticism grows over a proposed French law banning children from wearing a hijab in public spaces. 12/04/2021
United Kingdom 'Legend of banter': Harry's tribute to Queen's husband Prince Philip "He was my grandpa: master of the barbecue, legend of banter, and cheeky right ’til the end," said Prince Harry. 12/04/2021
Ukraine Is eastern Ukraine slipping back into a full-blown war? Russia has been deploying large amounts of military hardware near the border and there has been a surge in fighting in recent weeks. 12/04/2021
Belgium Stolen Roman statue recovered by Italian art police after chance discovery in Belgium The find was made in Brussels by two off-duty officers from the Carabinieri Art Squad, Italy's specialist art and antiquities crime unit. 12/04/2021
Czech Republic Pro-Europe Czech Foreign Minister dismissed by President Tomáš Petříček had clashed with the country's pro-Russian President over the use of Moscow's Sputnik V Vaccine before its approval in the EU. 12/04/2021
Sweden China's embassy in Sweden under fire over 'threats' to journalist China's embassy in Sweden has engaged in a public spat with Swedish politicians after its ambassador was accused of “threatening” a journalist. 12/04/2021
France Police hunting for gunman after fatal shooting outside Paris hospital Paris police are still hunting for a gunman who opened fire outside a hospital in broad daylight, killing one person and injuring a security guard. 12/04/2021
Russia Russian feminist artist on trial for alleged 'pornography' Yulia Tsvetkova faces up to six years in prison for posting artwork depicting female anatomy online. 12/04/2021
Sweden Sweden's ex-PM angers Norway and Denmark with Nazi resistance tweet "The defence forces of Sweden in 1940 weren’t stellar, but still stronger than Norway and in particular than Denmark," Carl Bildt said. "Had [Adolf] Hitler decided to invade Sweden it would have been a fight." 12/04/2021
Good Morning Europe Shoppers and pubgoers flock to streets as venues reopen in England A handful of venues in England with 24-hour licences opened their doors to punters at 00:01 am, with customers braving the freezing temperatures to enjoy an outdoor pint for the first time since January. 12/04/2021
France French lawmakers approve ban on short domestic flights Internal flights could be abolished in France if the same journey can be made by train in less than 2 hours and 30 minutes. 12/04/2021
Germany Germany's COVID-19 cases top 3 million amid calls for tighter rules The number of confirmed cases in Germany passed the three-million mark as federal and state politicians struggled to agree on tougher coronavirus rules. 12/04/2021
Germany Germany remembers victims 76 years since Buchenwald's liberation "We the survivors are fading away but I hope that this process of remembrance will continue, said Alex Hacker, who was a prisoner at the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp. 11/04/2021
Albania Kosovo unveils memorial wall for wartime refugees The former Bllaca refugee camp, near the North Macedonian border, once hosted 440,000 people fleeing Serb repression. 11/04/2021
Finland Arrests across Europe as people flout or protest COVID-19 restrictions Police in Paris, France, have arrested nine people and issued more than 150 fines since the beginning of the weekend to people who clandestinely met in restaurants and bars. 11/04/2021
Germany Germany: Far-right AfD attempts to bridge rifts ahead of key election The AfD is holding a two-day congress this weekend ahead of Germany's September federal election, which will mark the end of Chancellor Angela Merkel's era. 10/04/2021
