Disrupted Jean-Marc Ollagnier says “there are opportunities that we have to shape, understand and capture”
France Illegal workers from Moldova ‘smuggled into France on fake passports’ "The criminal group, organised by a Romanian national living in France, smuggled at least 40 Moldovan nationals to exploit them in the construction business in France," Europol said. 25/02/2021
Armenia Armenia's Prime Minister accuses military chiefs of 'attempted coup' "What happened today is that some people tried to put our military staff in a non-democratic process and a military coup," said Pashinyan to his supporters. 25/02/2021
Slovenia Suffocating migrants rescued from tiny, airless compartment in truck They were found hidden in a truck at the Slovenia-Croatia border. 25/02/2021
France France v Scotland Six Nations match cancelled due to COVID outbreak Around 10 of France’s 102 territorial areas known as departments are in a "very worrying situation" in terms of COVID-19 infections, government spokesman Gabriel Attal has said. 25/02/2021
France Unseen Van Gogh goes on display before Sotheby's auction in March The work depicts a rarely seen view of Paris in the nineteenth century. 'Scène de rue à Montmartre' shows how the busy suburb used to be a rural, tranquil place. 25/02/2021
Good Morning Europe Hungary prepares their candidate for orbit after ESA recruitment drive The European Space Agency is currently recruiting astronauts from EU member states - and one country is serious about getting their candidate amongst the stars. 25/02/2021
Italy UN and IOM call for Europe to resume search and rescue UN data shows that out of the 3,800 people who arrived in Italy by sea this year, 2,527 departed from Libya. 25/02/2021
World Single dose coronavirus vaccine effective against severe COVID-19 The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 66% effective and protects against severe COVID-19, US regulators confirmed. They could authorise the vaccine within the coming days. 25/02/2021
United Kingdom PPE is the new plastic waste nightmare threatening the environment Plastic bags have been overtaken by face masks as one of the most common pieces of plastic waste. In fact, 102 million are thrown every week in the UK alone. 25/02/2021
Italy Italy warns riders 'treated like slaves' by food delivery firms About 60,000 riders using bicycles and motor scooters mostly work without any kind of contract, pension contributions, paid holidays, sick leave or accident coverage. 25/02/2021
Venezuela Venezuela expels top EU diplomat over new sanctions Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa was given 72 hours to leave the country. 25/02/2021
Germany Are you coronamüde? Learn these brand new German (COVID-related) words It's mostly thanks to coronavirus that another 1,200 words have been added to the German language this year. Here's some of the best. 24/02/2021
Kosovo In Kosovo, an uncertain future for the war crimes court nobody wanted Kosovars hate it and its president has warned EU diplomats of a plot to undermine it. But Kosovo's new leader-in-waiting Albin Kurti might just choose to ignore it. 24/02/2021
Germany Blow for smugglers as Hamburg makes Europe's biggest cocaine seizure The cocaine was found in more than 1,700 tin cans that had been filled with putty, Hamburg's customs office said. 24/02/2021
Serbia Take your pick: Serbia lets citizens choose from four COVID-19 jabs Which would you prefer? In Serbia, people can select any of four jabs: the one developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, China’s Sinopharm, Russia’s Sputnik V and Oxford-Astrazeneca's. 24/02/2021
Turkey Three jailed for helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee to Lebanon Three jailed for helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee to Lebanon 24/02/2021
Hungary Hungary first EU nation to use China's Sinopharm vaccine against COVID "Today we are starting vaccinations with the Chinese batches," said Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a brief message on Facebook. 24/02/2021
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