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Romania

The region with more coronavirus cases than anywhere in Romania

Military doctors have arrived in Suceava and say conditions in the hospital are similar to "a war".

Germany

German church resurrects prayer with Easter service at drive-in cinema

This church in Germany used a creative way of overcoming coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

World News

#StayInYourTent: COVID-19 protective measures reach Sahara Desert

Sahrawi refugees, who have been living in the middle of the Algerian desert for 45 years, are facing a new kind isolation amid this global pandemic.

Economy

Dombrovskis: Fiscal support to non-Eurozone countries a possibility

It comes after EU countries agreed a €500 billion coronavirus rescue package.

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World

UNHCR warns social and economic consequences of pandemic may be worse than health impact

Filippo Grandi says refugees who live in a precarious situation are likely to be among the first to suffer, if the pandemic causes a global recession.

Spain

In Spain and beyond, Christians prepare to mark Easter in lockdown

In a world locked down by the coronavirus pandemic, Christians are commemorating the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus without traditional church services and processions.

World News

This week in pictures: life under the spectre of coronavirus pandemic

Confinement lifestyle becomes new norm around the world. Check the 15 best images of this week

Business Planet

Europe’s industrial clusters mobilise to fight coronavirus

European industrial clusters are particularly active in the fight against COVID-19.

Ireland

Coronavirus restrictions in Ireland extended until 5 May

"Every sacrifice that we make is helping to save lives," Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said whilst announcing that the restrictions will be extended another three weeks, until May 5th.

Europe Decoded

Explaining the need for social distancing using ping pong balls

Experts have been getting creative in trying to explain how contagious COVID-19 is and why it is important to practice social distancing.

World News

Euroviews. COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate against refugees with disabilities. Neither should our response ǀ View

Security Council members vowed to do their best to make sure that the needs of people with disabilities were part in the humanitarian response in Syria and beyond. Now that the world is trying to defeat COVID-19, here’s your chance to make good on that promise.

Germany

Germany flies in seasonal workers with strict coronavirus precautions

On Thursday two planeloads of Eastern European farmhands arrived in Berlin and Dusseldorf, undergoing health checks before departure and upon arrival.

World News

Euroviews. The EU could face a worse pandemic than COVID-19 if it waters down its Green Deal ǀ View

The already devastating economic impact of the coronavirus has led to a slump in carbon emissions. But governments are waiting with to kick-start their economies. Once the virus subsides, a race to repair the global economy will begin.

USA

Coronavirus cases in New York likely came from Europe, two studies say

Coronavirus has been circulating in New York for months and likely came from Europe, genome researchers have said.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Rescue plans, MEPs on the frontlines & robo-helpers

A look back at the key stories coming out of Brussels this week.

Economy

COVID-19: How will the EU €500bn rescue deal help people and firms?

We explain the EU's coronavirus rescue deal and how it aims to provide safety nets for workers, businesses and EU countries hit by the pandemic.

Europe News

Cracks appear in Belgian Easter egg market as COVID-19 lockdown bites

Easter usually means bumper sales for Belgium's chocolate industry. But this year the coronavirus lockdown is leaving retailers with a bitter taste in their mouths.

World News

Coronavirus conundrum: COVID-19 tracking apps that don’t breach privacy

European countries and developers are turning to mobile apps to track the spread of COVID-19, but they have to be careful to comply with strict EU data protection laws.

Europe News

Coronavirus: EU finance ministers agree on €500 billion emergency fund

EU member states have agreed to an emergency response plan of €500 billion to limit the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the European economy.

France

COVID-19: Macron meets biologist campaigning for chroloquine treatment

Raoult, a prominent virologist, has caused controversy within the French scientific community for insisting the anti-malaria drug chloroquine can beat the novel coronavirus.