Now playing Next Latvia Latvia bans unvaccinated MPs from voting and suspends pay Only 53.6% of Latvia's 1.9 million population is fully vaccinated, well below the EU average of 64.9%. 12/11/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Thousands gather to celebrate Cologne Carnival after COVID hiatus The celebration of the long-awaited carnival saw revellers dressed up as clowns, bees, pirates or tigers, unfazed by the country's spiking virus numbers. 12/11/2021
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch leader announces 'unpleasant' three-week partial lockdown The partial lockdown, which begins on Saturday night, will see bars, restaurants and supermarkets close at 20:00 and non-essential stores shut their doors at 18:00. 12/11/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austrian leader says lockdown for the unvaccinated is likely On Monday, new rules took effect barring unvaccinated people who haven't recovered from an infection from restaurants, hotels, hairdressing salons and large public events. 12/11/2021
Now playing Next world news Romania sends patients to Italy as Croatia hits new COVID-19 record The vaccination rate has slowed down in Romania. In other European countries, governments push for stricter measures against the unvaccinated amid soaring coronavirus infections. 11/11/2021
Now playing Next Health news How technology changed love in the time of COVID You've heard of remote working, but a new survey revealed that remote dating was more popular than ever this year. 11/11/2021
Now playing Next Work After Portugal, which countries are improving remote working laws? Following Portugal's decision, we look at which countries in Europe are planning to rework their labour laws to support hybrid working. 11/11/2021
Now playing Next Romania Two dead after Romania's fourth fatal hospital fire in a year Romanian officials said the two victims were male patients in the 70s, while a nurse also suffered serious burns. 11/11/2021
Now playing Next Germany Germany records 50,000 COVID-19 cases in ‘dramatic’ virus surge The Chancellor-in-waiting spoke as Germany recorded more than 50,000 coronavirus cases in one day for the first time since the pandemic began. 11/11/2021
Now playing Next Italy Italy offers boosters to those over 40 amid 4th virus wave Italy has already offered boosters to those 60 years old and older who received their last vaccine dose at least six months earlier. 10/11/2021
Now playing Next world news Europe at global epicentre as COVID deaths and cases continue to rise COVID-19 deaths have increased by 10% in the World Health Organization's Europe and Central Asia region over the last week. 10/11/2021
Now playing Next France Macron announces measures to boost flagging third COVID jab take-up In a TV address the French president said over-65s will need COVID booster jabs to extend their health passes from mid-December. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next world news Dutch hospitals sound alarm as eastern Europe reports record deaths Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit a new record after a nine-day non-working period ended in most of the country’s regions. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom COVID-19 vaccine to become mandatory for NHS workers, UK minister says National Health Service workers will have to be fully vaccinated by April 1 in England, UK health secretary Sajid Javid said. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next Health news Greece pushes people to get COVID jab as number of infections rise Greece registered a record number of new infections on Monday. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next Denmark Denmark set to reintroduce COVID pass two months after dropping it A rise in cases has prompted the policy reversal. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID-19 has led to re-kindling of antisemitism, says rights agency The European Agency for Fundamental Rights says the biggest increases have been seen in France and Germany but cautions that most other nations aren't accurately recording antisemitic incidents. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next Culture news Van Morrison sued by NI government minister for libel over COVID rules The 76-year-old singer was a vocal opposer of Northern Ireland's lockdown laws last year and labelled his home country's government "fascist bullies". 08/11/2021
Now playing Next Health news COVID: Russian and Romanian death toll increase, UK urges booster jabs Here's a look at some of the top COVID-19 stories around Europe including in the UK, Russia, and Romania. 08/11/2021
Now playing Next Austria Austria introduces tougher COVID-19 measures for the unvaccinated On Saturday, Austria registered a record high of 10,000 new infections. The country has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Western Europe, with only 63% of people vaccinated. 08/11/2021