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Catalonia asks millions to 'stay at home' amid COVID-19 surge

Around four million people in the Barcelona metropolitan area have been requested to only leave home for essential reasons, with cinemas, theatres and nightclubs also closing.

World News

Coronavirus: Where are infection rates surging in Europe?

Sweden, Bulgaria, and Portugal have crude incidence rate of over 40 cases per 100,000 population, the latest data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control show.

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Stringent health measures ahead of EU summit on COVID-19 recovery plan

Health and safety preparations were made for the arrival of European Union leaders for day two of EU budget negotiations. Workers conducted a deep clean of the meeting room at the European Council in Brussels before negotiations continued.

Europe News

EU Summit: Talks are 'deadlocked' says Italy's Conte

Positions still far apart on financing the coronavirus economic recovery, despite a new proposal being tabled.

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World News

Human tragedies more brutal than COVID-19 if poor not helped, says UN

The UN has called on wealthy nations to do more to help the poorest deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, which it says could undo decades of development.

Serbia

Serbia denies hiding COVID-19 impact to push ahead with election

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) found Belgrade underreported COVID-19 deaths by nearly 400 between March 19 and June 1.

Economy

EU leaders 'far apart' on trillion-euro COVID-19 recovery package deal

The good news is leaders agree a common response is needed. The bad news is that they disagree on how the money should be handed out.

Romania

Romanian coronavirus patients can't be made to quarantine, court rules

With a health system that consistently ranks among the EU's worst, Romanians suspected of having COVID-19 are discharging themselves from hospitals and there are no longer any legal grounds to stop them after a recent Constitutional Court ruling.

United Kingdom

Captain Tom Moore receives knighthood from the Queen

The 100-year-old received his knighthood from the Queen in a unique private ceremony at Windsor Castle.

My Europe Series

This week in the EU: Turkey tensions, Polish elections and vaccines

What are the key issues concerning the bloc that made headlines this week?

My Europe Series

Invisible workers: Underpaid, exploited and at risk on Europe’s farms

In partnership with Lighthouse Reports

Euronews sheds a light on the harsh reality seasonal and migrant workers face across Europe to bring food to our plates.

World

How is the UAE participating in the global effort to cure COVID-19?

Since the first case of COVID-19 in the UAE, in late January, the country has led a swift response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

World

How is Tunisia developing MedTech to fight COVID19 with limited resources?

Some hospitals in Tunisia are developing a variety of new technologies to combat the novel coronavirus, despite facing a number of setbacks in funding and resources.

United Kingdom

Watch: UK PM unveils new COVID-19 measures, €3.3 billion for NHS

The prime minister said that a national lockdown was "the right thing to do," it was now time to control the virus at a local level.

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Spain pays tribute to coronavirus victims and frontline workers

"Spain has shown its best spirit. With the passing of time, we will remember that we were an example of civic responsibility, maturity, resistance and commitment to others," said King Felipe VI.

United Kingdom

British Airways retires entire Boeing 747 fleet

"It is unlikely our magnificent 'queen of the skies' will ever operate commercial services for British Airways again due to the downturn in travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic," the carrier said in a statement.

World News

Euroviews. Forget tying rule of law to the EU budget. It's better to add strings to EU funding later ǀ View

Angela Merkel is right to be concerned about fuelling support for populist authoritarians by tying EU budget funds to the rule of law. But that doesn't mean the EU can't punish such regimes financially further down the line.

Spain

Spain to cull 90,000 mink after farmworkers test positive for COVID-19

The Aragon government said the "drastic" measure is to be implemented after seven workers and 90 animals at a breeding farm tested positive.

Brazil

Coronavirus: Brazil and India now number cases in the millions

More than 2 million cases have now been recorded in Brazil while the India Health Ministry confirmed on Friday that the country has surpassed 1 million confirmed infections.

Spain

Spain pays tribute to victims and heroes of coronavirus pandemic

Relatives of some of those who have died in the coronavirus pandemic in Spain joined the country’s royalty for a solemn ceremony in Madrid on Thursday.