state of the union Europe's week: Orban leaves the EPP, as Brexit makes a dramatic return While Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban left the EPP Group after it changed its internal rules, MEPs delayed a decision on when to vote on the Brexit deal. 05/03/2021
Ireland Ireland investigating four stillbirth cases with potential COVID link The country's Deputy Chief Medical Officer said Covid Placentitis, an infection in the placenta which causes stillbirths, was "a concern" but "very rare". 04/03/2021
France French concern as PM reveals only 1/3 of health workers are vaccinated Only around 30% of French health workers have received a coronavirus vaccine so far. "This is not normal," the government told reporters on Thursday. 04/03/2021
Good Morning Europe Slovakia logs world's highest COVID death rate with hospitals strained 03/03/2021
Italy Coronavirus: Italian government shuts all schools in high risk areas Secondary schools were already closed due to the spread of the virus, but now all schools in so-called red zones will be shut. 02/03/2021
World Will COVID-19 spark reform of the EU's borderless Schengen Area? Euronews looks at recent border restrictions prompted by coronavirus variants and what they mean for the future of free movement in Europe. 02/03/2021
Slovakia Slovakia receives 200,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine Slovakia signed a deal to acquire 2 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine even though it has not received approval from the EU regulator. 01/03/2021
no comment Protesters in Buenos Aires decry COVID vaccine scandal Demonstrators left "body bags" depicting coronavirus deaths in front of the Government House with signs reading: "I was waiting for the vaccine but it was given to Alberto's (President Alberto Fernandez) friends." 28/02/2021
no comment Ultra-Orthodox Jews throw stones at police in Jerusalem Ultra-Orthodox Jews, known in Israel as Haredim, have in recent months clashed repeatedly with police enforcing coronavirus restrictions on gatherings. 28/02/2021
no comment Hundreds of Danes protest against COVID restrictions in Copenhagen At least eight arrests were made during a largely peaceful demonstration against the extention of pandemic-related restrictions. 28/02/2021
USA US approves use of single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine Johnson & Johnson hope to supply more than 100 million doses of its one-shot injection to the US by the end of June. 28/02/2021
Germany Germany: Experts warn COVID taking heavy toll on youth mental health While not as at risk to the disease as adults, youths may be more vulnerable to the collateral mental health effects of the pandemic, warned experts. 27/02/2021
no comment Cellist Camille Thomas fills empty Louvre with classical music Empty of its usual visitors, the Louvre's gallery spaces were filled with the strains of Bach in a performance by cellist Camille Thomas who went viral in France's first lockdown. 27/02/2021
Czech Republic Czech Republic imposes tightest restrictions yet amid COVID surge More than 1,500 COVID-19 patients are occupying intensive care beds, the highest number yet recorded by the Czech healthcare system. 27/02/2021
Good Morning Europe Closures on Iberian peninsula make life tough for cross-border workers 26/02/2021
