Alice Tidey

World News

COVID-19 quarantine for travellers 'not effective', EU health agency

In new guidelines released on Wednesday, the ECDC and EASA said that "in the current epidemiological situation, quarantine or systematic testing for SARS-CoV-2 air travellers is not recommended."

3 December 2020

World News

Now we've found a COVID-19 vaccine, how do we get it to people?

Scientists have overcome a huge hurdle finding a COVID-19 vaccine. Now it's over to the logistics people.

1 December 2020

France

Independent commission to examine France's controversial security law

Article 24 of the proposed bill makes it illegal to share images of law enforcement officers for "malicious purposes". The proposed bill comes as "shocking" and "unbearable" images of police violence were released in recent days.

26 November 2020

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan summons ambassador over France's Nagorno-Karabakh vote

France's Senate voted on Wednesday to recognise the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent country. The vote is largely symbolic.

26 November 2020

France

French lawmakers approve controversial global security bill

Journalists and rights groups argue that a draft security bill would curtail press freedom and lead to less police accountability. The EU warned that it will examine the final law to ensure it complies with the bloc's law.

24 November 2020

World News

'Let's rebuild a strong EU-USA alliance', EU chiefs tell Joe Biden

"It is a new beginning for the EU-US global partnership," Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said after speaking with US President-elect Joe Biden.

24 November 2020

World News

'Don't waste' COVID-19 lockdowns, WHO Europe warns

The head of WHO Europe said urged governments in European counties under COVID-19 lockdown to "take advantage of that time to strengthen your test, trace, isolate care system so that it's not just wasted."

19 November 2020

World News

G20 COVID-19 recovery packages risk reversing climate gains: report

Nineteen of the G20 countries — which emit 80% of global emissions — have chosen to provide financial support to their domestic oil, coal and/or gas sectors, Climate Transparency said on Tuesday.

18 November 2020

Moldova

Moldova: Sandu is president, but the battle for power has only begun

As president, Maia Sandu has few powers which remain at the hand of the country's pro-Russian Socialist party.

16 November 2020

Europe

Bulgaria's putting brakes on North Macedonia's EU dream. Here's why.

Bulgaria's veto over accession talks with North Macedonia is allegedly over language but domestic and EU politics may play just as big a role.

12 November 2020

Earth News

Italy 'persistently' broke EU air pollution laws, top court rules

"Being forced to breathe dirty air is unacceptable in the 21st century. Now, in the face of COVID-19, we have all been reminded of how important it is to protect respiratory health," said environmental NGO Client Earth.

10 November 2020

France

Prosecutors begin 4 probes into France's handling of COVID-19 pandemic

They will look into the prejudice allegedly committed against the general population, health care workers, civil servants and people sick or deceased.

10 November 2020

USA

Our coronavirus vaccine is 90% effective, says Pfizer

"Today is a great day for science and humanity," Pfizer Chairman and CEO, Dr. Albert Bourla, said.

9 November 2020

Europe

Why don't more countries follow Estonia and hold elections online?

Only one country in the world has implemented an online voting system for its entire electorate: Estonia.

2 November 2020

France

France: Macron says he understands Muslim shock over Prophet cartoons

"I understand and respect that we can be shocked by these caricatures. I will never accept that we can justify physical violence for these caricatures," Macron said in an interview.

1 November 2020

France

France: Economy rebounds from first COVID-19 lockdown as second starts

France's economy rebounded by a whopping 18.2 per cent in the third quarter as lockdown measures were lifted but not enough to exit recession. The country entered its second national lockdown on Friday.

30 October 2020

World News

COVID-19: Situation in most EU nations of 'serious concern', says ECDC

Only six nations were on Friday classified as stable while no countries were labelled "of concern". The vast majority were classified as experiencing an epidemiological situation of serious concern.

23 October 2020

United Kingdom

COVID-19: Testing sewage gives early warning of local outbreaks

Testing has for now been rolled out to 90 wastewater treatment sites in the UK, covering just under a quarter of the population in England.

23 October 2020

World News

EU sanctions 2 Russian officers over German parliament cyber attack

Restrictive measures were imposed against the head of Russia's military intelligence agency. The 2015 attack resulted in a "significant amount of data" being stolen and affected Chancellor Angela Merkel's email account.

23 October 2020

France

'We know what needs to done': Macron promises radical Islam crackdown

French people must be protected against "this evil that is radical Islam," Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.

20 October 2020