COVID-19

Cinema

Film of the Week: 'Eddington' - Get ready to be polarised

Imperfect and overlong, Ari Aster's fourth feature still ends up as a neat snapshot of the COVID years, as well as a sly missile aimed at a lie we’ve all been sold...

18/07/2025

Health news

Prepared, not panicked: EU arms itself for the next big health crisis

The European Commission has launched a new strategy to build its health crisis arsenal and shield citizens from the next pandemic and future health threats.

09/07/2025

Health news

Former French officials cleared of accusations of pandemic mishandling

The decision, announced by one of the former officials on X, comes five years after a top court in France opened an investigation.

07/07/2025

Scenes

Watch: The performer from the Philippines takes centre stage in Qatar

In partnership with Media City

Once silenced by grief, Dorothy Chrizelle Collado found her voice again with the help of a community theatre group.

07/07/2025

Health news

We may never know for sure how COVID-19 began, WHO says

An expert group from the World Health Organization failed to find a definitive answer to the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins in its final report.

30/06/2025

Europe News

Commission's Pfizergate loss hailed as ‘victory for transparency’

The EU Court ruled against the Commission for failing to justify its refusal to release texts between von der Leyen and Pfizer’s CEO. Critics say the Commission’s actions undermine public trust and accountability, calling for greater transparency in decision-making.

14/05/2025

Europe News

EU Commission loses on all counts in Pfizergate legal case

The EU’s top court annulled the Commission’s decision to deny the newspaper New York Times access to messages exchanged between President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, finding that the EU executive failed to plausibly explain why it does not possess the texts.

14/05/2025

Europe News

Key labour market challenges unaddressed by post-pandemic funds

A new report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) shows that labour market reforms under the EU's €650 billion post-pandemic recovery fund have had limited impact, with most countries failing to address key structural challenges.

26/03/2025

Work

Why remote work is not the lasting COVID legacy some may have hoped

Experts believe that an initial spike in remote work during the pandemic is mostly over and that the future will involve hybrid work.

22/03/2025

Culture news

British Museum tops UK attractions list, but sector still struggles

Official figures have revealed that the British Museum was – for the second year in a row – the UK’s most-visited attraction in 2024. While visitor numbers for cultural attractions are rising, however, the sector remains fragile.

21/03/2025

Lifestyle

Covid-19 Culture: What we'd like to bring back from the pandemic

Five years on, Euronews Culture reflects on the things we miss the most from the March 2020 Covid lockdown and what practices we'd bring back.

19/03/2025

World News

Italy commemorates remembrance day for its COVID-19 victims

On Italy’s day of remembrance for COVID-19 victims, survivors expressed gratitude to the doctors who saved their lives.

18/03/2025

Health news

1 in 10 people aren’t sure if they have long COVID. Why?

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, here’s a look at how many people are still grappling with the medical consequences of the virus.

18/03/2025

No Comment

UK marks fifth anniversary of COVID pandemic with Day of Reflection

The UK observed the COVID-19 Day of Reflection on Sunday with hundreds of local events across the country.

11/03/2025

Culture news

Euronews Culture Book Club: Four picks for March

From exciting new releases to modern classics, this March we’re looking at a group of books that explore some of the most pressing contemporary topics, whether it’s trans identity or the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

05/03/2025

EuroVerify

The EMA has not 'admitted' that mRNA vaccines are 'experimental'

False claims about vaccines, specifically COVID vaccines, continue to do the rounds online.

28/02/2025

Health news

New CIA report claims COVID 'probably' leaked from Chinese lab

It points the finger at China, despite acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion of a lab leak in Wuhan.

26/01/2025

Health news

This country is the most depressed in Europe. How does it compare?

A new report studied depression levels across Europe and in older and younger individuals, with the outlook for France looking particularly poor.

26/01/2025

Health news

Why flu vaccination rates are down across Europe

Several countries expanded their influenza jab guidelines this year, but vaccination rates remain sub-optimal, health experts say.

11/01/2025

Health news

Five years after COVID appeared, mysteries remain. Here’s what we know

The pandemic’s origins, the complete death toll, and why some people are more likely to get long COVID are among the unknowns.

03/01/2025