Spain Hope for Europe as Spain records lower COVID-19 cases for fourth day Spain and Germany have recorded consecutive days of fewer coronavirus infections, while Italy has seen a fall in deaths, and Austria has announced plans to lift the lockdown. 06/04/2020
Albania COVID-19: Albania sends 30 doctors and nurses to Italy The Albanian doctors, PM Edi Rama said, will go to Italy's Lombardy region "to help their Italian colleagues". 28/03/2020
Germany More French COVID-19 patients flown to Germany and Switzerland France's Defence Minister, Florence Parly, thanked "Germany for mobilising to take care of French people and for embodying even greater solidarity: Europe watching over Europeans". 28/03/2020
Italy COVID-19: EU will lose 'raison d'etre' if it doesn't help, Italy warns EU will lose its 'raison d'etre' if it fails to help its member states and citizens during COVID-19 crisis, Italy's PM Giuseppe Conte has warned. 28/03/2020
Europe News COVID-19: EU leaders fail to agree on common financial response EU leaders kicked the can down the road and demanded the Eurogroup find solutions within the next two weeks. 27/03/2020
Italy COVID-19: Lombardy bans outdoor exercise in tougher lockdown rules Lombardy authorities have issued the clearest measures yet to close loopholes being leveraged to circumvent bans on movement. 22/03/2020
Unreported Europe Italy suffocated by coronavirus: the story of patients and doctors in the grip of Covid-19 Unreported Europe takes a look at stories from the first weeks in the country now recording the highest amount of deaths related to the new coronavirus. 20/03/2020
Italy Coronavirus: How much will the Italian theatre industry lose? In an industry famous for fame but characterised in reality by scant employment and just scraping by, the public health crisis is killing more than individuals. 17/03/2020
Unreported Europe How the Genoa bridge collapse exposed Italy’s crumbling motorways There are about twenty badly-damaged motorway bridges in Italy currently under investigation. There are also 200 illegal tunnels, which don't comply with European standards 28/02/2020
Austria Austria suspends train traffic to and from Italy over coronavirus Austria stopped a train at the border on Sunday evening after being informed by Italian authorities that two passengers had a fever. 23/02/2020
Smart Regions How winegrowers are transforming grape waste into cosmetic products Thanks to BestMedGrape, a European project that brings together winegrowers, researchers and entrepreneurs from several Mediterranean countries, the waste of grapes after the harvest is being used to produce cosmetics and health products. 17/02/2020
Italy Thousands stranded on cruise ship amid coronavirus scare The Costa Smeralda cruise ship docked at Civitavecchia on Thursday, but passengers were prevented from getting off after one person - from Macao - came down with flu-like symptoms. 30/01/2020
Italy One of art world's biggest mysteries solved as missing painting found A gardener found the missing painting in the walls of the art gallery. 17/01/2020
Italy Wake up & smell the coffee: Italy wants UNESCO protection for espresso Italian campaigners are giving it their best shot. 03/01/2020
Italy Italy's education minister resigns over lack of funding The fallout from Italy's newly agreed budget has seen education minister Lorenzo Fioramonti resign. 26/12/2019
Europe News 2019 Year in Review: Elections, elections, elections From Spain's double take, to Britain's last minute entry - 2019 was a year of elections. We take a look back at the political upheaval of the past 365 days in Europe. 23/12/2019
Unreported Europe Italy's 'sardines' have bigger fish to fry They call themselves the sardines and have taken to the streets of Italy in mass protests. We find out who they are and where they are heading. 20/12/2019
The Cube Serie A sorry for “inappropriate” paintings in anti-racism campaign Italian clubs AS Roma and AC Milan say they were “very surprised" by the lack of communication and do not believe "this is the right way" to tackle racism. Serie A later apologised for the "inappropriate" paintings. 17/12/2019
Italy Italy approves €900 million rescue for bank Popolare di Bari The Italian government bailed out Popolare di bari for €900 million on Sunday. 16/12/2019
Italy King Kong, ET and the Alien on display at Carlo Rambaldi exhibition Special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi was awarded Oscars for all three creatures, after learning how to make his first mechanised dummies at his father's bicycle repair shop. 11/12/2019
Italy Italy's Di Maio says Rome must delay approval of ESM reform The head of Italy's ruling 5-Star Movement said on Saturday the government should not sign off on a reform of the euro zone's bailout fund until plans for a wider banking union became clearer. 30/11/2019
Smart Regions Are edible flowers a solution for the struggling floriculture sector? The ANTEA project studies 40 edible flowers in an initiative financed by the EU Cohesion Policy 04/11/2019
Italy Italy's Salvini triumphs in Umbria as ruling alliance slumps Far-right League leader Matteo Salvini won a crushing victory in the Italian region of Umbria, results on Monday showed, raising questions about the survival of the ruling coalition. 28/10/2019
Italy Watch: Special day pasta-ively promotes Italy’s favourite food Did you know that Italy produces 3.3 million tonnes of pasta every year? 25/10/2019
Italy Rising from the ashes: Restored Herculaneum house opens to public Pompeii wasn't the only Roman city to be engulfed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Herculaneum was buried even deeper than its neighbour so its secrets are just beginning to be revealed. 24/10/2019
Italy Turin firefighters handle blaze at UNESCO site Cavallerizza Reale A portion of the roof collapsed after catching fire, firefighters said on Twitter. 21/10/2019
