Now playing Next Travel News Barcelona tackles overtourism with city centre restrictions Guided tours in Barcelona will have capped numbers and limited routes under new restrictions to combat overtourism. 27/06/2022
Now playing Next Germany Germany targets unvaccinated ahead of push for mandatory COVID jabs People without the jab won't be able to access non-essential shops, restaurants, places of culture or leisure -- ahead of a draft law on mandatory vaccination. 02/12/2021
Now playing Next Business COVID fears dampen trade at Europe's Christmas markets The traditional holiday tree is standing tall in Frankfurt’s main square - but trade is quiet at the annual Christmas market. Covid fears and sanitary restrictions mean business is down 50% on two years ago. Many stall owners though are just glad to be open at all. 27/11/2021
Now playing Next Health 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 Health 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
Now playing Next Poland Poland opens COVID-19 vaccination centres near cemeteries Polish cemeteries reopened on Sunday after authorities decided to close them a year ago due to coronavirus restrictions. 01/11/2021
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden's response to pandemic was 'too slow', says commission report Unlike other EU countries, Sweden did not lock down in spring 2020 and only imposed some restrictions during the second wave. 29/10/2021
Now playing Next Belgium Belgium extends mask-wearing but rules out COVID boosters for most Belgian PM Alexander De Croo told Euronews that they would only give booster jabs to those who are vulnerable to COVID-19 as healthcare workers in some countries are not yet vaccinated. 26/10/2021
Now playing Next Russia Russian court imposes restrictions on Navalny's doctor over protests Dr. Vasilyeva was accused of encouraging Russian citizens to take part in opposition demonstrations and violate COVID-19 safety rules. 14/10/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID-19: Sweden removes most restrictions, Russia hits another record Sweden removes most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Wednesday, despite rising case numbers. Portugal winds up its military-led vaccine task force as the target of fully inoculating 85% of the population has been reached, and Russia hits another coronavirus-confirmed deaths record. 29/09/2021
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch investigate images of COVID-19 protesters in Nazi clothing Local authorities have said that the behaviour is "highly reprehensible and extremely inappropriate". 13/09/2021
Now playing Next no comment Hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters clashed with police in Melbourne on Saturday. Aerial footage showed protesters breaking through police lines before violence erupted. 21/08/2021
Now playing Next France Vaccine pass plan provokes protests in France, Switzerland, Italy Government plans to make access to public spaces conditional on health checks have provoked more protest demonstrations in France, Switzerland and Italy. 01/08/2021
Now playing Next Travel News No more quarantine-free travel from the Balearic Islands to the UK The Balearic Islands have been added to the UK's amber list, while Bulgaria, Croatia and Hong Kong have joined the green. 14/07/2021
Now playing Next Netherlands Dutch PM Rutte apologises for lifting COVID-19 restrictions too soon Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has conceded that the Netherlands lifted coronavirus restrictions too soon, as COVID-19 infection rates rise. 12/07/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK PM 'squandered' lockdown easing by 'letting in' Delta variant The UK prime minister is accused by the opposition Labour leader of failing to tighten restrictions on travel from India quickly enough to curb the variant. 16/06/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Delta variant having 'huge impact on vaccine effectiveness' The Delta variant first found in India is having a huge impact on vaccine effectiveness in the UK, an expert has told Euronews. 14/06/2021
Now playing Next France France hopes to begin easing COVID-19 restrictions in early May France's government said it would only lift its semi-lockdown restrictions if the number of daily coronavirus cases fell to around 20,000 within a month. 21/04/2021
Now playing Next Sweden Sweden to ease COVID-19 restrictions for those who've been vaccinated Sweden's Public Health Agency says they will ease restrictions for those citizens, mostly elderly, who have had at least one vaccination shot against COVID-19. 16/04/2021
