EU chief apologises to Italy for coronavirus responseUrsula von der Leyen says Europe was slow to respond when pandemic hit ItalyThu Apr 16 2020 - 16:35
EU Commission chief says countries must drop ‘entrenched positions’Ursula von der Leyen calls for end to divisions ahead of talks on post-pandemic recoveryThu Apr 16 2020 - 12:01
Tracing apps could help provide path out of coronavirus lockdownEurope Letter: EU co-ordination is essential for tech to track infections to be effectiveWed Apr 15 2020 - 20:56
EU seeks to co-ordinate easing of lockdown measuresEuropean Commission publishes recommendations on how to lift restrictionsWed Apr 15 2020 - 20:15
Britain to try to clinch post-Brexit deal over video conferenceSpecialised committee on Ireland and Northern Ireland due to meet soonWed Apr 15 2020 - 17:06
Coronavirus: European Union seeks to co-ordinate exit from pandemic lockdown restrictionsCommission keen to avoid a repeat of the chaotic scenes that ensued last monthWed Apr 15 2020 - 11:00
Governments across Europe examining how to exit lockdownEU to announce guidelines, including recommendations for states sharing bordersTue Apr 14 2020 - 20:37
Brexit talks resume by video conference after pandemic pauseUK reaffirms desire to leave transition period at end of year despite severe obstaclesTue Apr 14 2020 - 19:05
Coronavirus: Behind the mask lies wise mass healthcare measureAnalysis: EU backs US policy to advise public wearing of face masks to halt Covid-19Fri Apr 10 2020 - 19:21
Euro zone deal explained: Breaking down the detail of the €500bn fundingNaomi O’Leary: It’s apparent that the most contentious issue has been kicked down the roadFri Apr 10 2020 - 11:58
Euro finance ministers agree €500bn package to address pandemic falloutMerkel and Macron intervene to secure accord between Italy and NetherlandsThu Apr 09 2020 - 23:59
Eurobonds set aside as finance ministers broker compromise“The response contains bold and ambitious proposals that would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago,” Portuguese finance minister and Eurogroup president Mário Centeno told reportersThu Apr 09 2020 - 22:08
This time, the future of the euro really is at stakeDutch rejection of financial plans is incomprehensible to outsidersWed Apr 08 2020 - 21:00
Finance ministers reconvene amid fears for euro zoneThe two poles of disagreement over how to finance the response to Covid-19 are represented by Italy and the NetherlandsWed Apr 08 2020 - 20:50
Head of EU’s top science agency walks out of postProf Mauro Ferrari slams EU’s response to the coronavirus pandemic as he quits roleWed Apr 08 2020 - 18:50
EU ministers fail to agree virus economic rescue in all-night talksFeud between Italy and the Netherlands over conditions for credit facilities is reportedly blocking progressWed Apr 08 2020 - 09:16
EU finance ministers hold marathon talks to overcome eurobonds splitMeeting aims to resolve differences over financing of programmeTue Apr 07 2020 - 21:01
Coronavirus: Varadkar returns to practising medicine to help during crisisTaoiseach rejoined medical register in March and is set to work one shift a week with HSESun Apr 05 2020 - 17:56
Coronavirus: Disaster among refugees looms as camp quarantinedGreek authorities isolate Ritsona camp as 23 migrants test positive close to capital, AthensFri Apr 03 2020 - 18:18
Ireland joins criticism of Hungary after Orban power-grabEuropean Court of Justice rules Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic broke EU law by refusing refugeesThu Apr 02 2020 - 17:12
Coronavirus an opportunity for Beijing to usher in Chinese centuryEurope Letter: With the West in decline and China rising, old certainties are crumblingThu Apr 02 2020 - 11:37
Hungarian power grab draws slow response in crisis-hit EuropeEast-west split in European Parliament could again scupper sanctions against OrbanWed Apr 01 2020 - 21:25
Italian fashion turns to face masks to fight coronavirus pandemicIncreasing number of European countries making public wearing of masks compulsoryWed Apr 01 2020 - 12:21
European states urged to open borders to workers to ensure food supplyEuropean Commission president appeals to EU member countries to ease restrictionsTue Mar 31 2020 - 19:54
Fierce backlash to Dutch hard line on eurobondsPortugese PM describes Dutch finance minister’s dismissal of eurobonds as ‘repugnant’Tue Mar 31 2020 - 18:38
Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum closed by coronavirusDutch master’s 1884 work Spring Garden taken from museum near AmsterdamMon Mar 30 2020 - 16:24
Twitter bans Web Summit ad promoting Chinese government statementPost violated social media platorms’s ban on promoted political contentMon Mar 30 2020 - 16:16
Faults in China-supplied coronavirus equipment reported in EuropeNetherlands recalls hundreds of thousands of face masks after Spain returned testing kitsMon Mar 30 2020 - 09:06
Coronavirus: Oxygen equipment meant for Ireland held back by ItalySupplier cites recent Italian law that domestic need take precedence over exportsSat Mar 28 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Italy records highest daily death tollAuthorities warn country yet to reach outbreak peak as Spain reports surge in deathsFri Mar 27 2020 - 21:17
Euro zone leaders fail to agree on how countries finance new crisis borrowingWorld leaders wrestle to contain pandemic’s economic falloutThu Mar 26 2020 - 21:49
Coronavirus: Criminals exploit medical supplies shortage with theft and fraudDutch police arrest two after attempt to defraud hospitals while Interpol warns of fake shops and websitesThu Mar 26 2020 - 13:42
Coronavirus: Ireland could be quickly overwhelmed by new cases, report warnsEU warning comes as two more patients with Covid-19 die, and 235 new cases reportedThu Mar 26 2020 - 01:15
Moving food and medicine: The view from a truck driver’s seatFreight truckers are increasingly the only people who can travel across EuropeWed Mar 25 2020 - 20:00
Coronavirus: Austerity era ends as EU suspends budget rulesFinance ministers agree to suspend restrictions on borrowing and spending to deal with Covid-19Mon Mar 23 2020 - 17:56
Covid-19: United Nations warn of worldwide economic slumpIn Italy death toll rises 627 over 24 hours while virus fatalities crest 1,000 in SpainFri Mar 20 2020 - 20:58
EU faces a huge challenge just as states cannot meet to co-ordinate a reactionCovid-19 threatens to undermine the very foundations of the EU – freedom of movement and free movement of goodsFri Mar 20 2020 - 20:20
Coronavirus: EU negotiator Michel Barnier tests positiveEU chief Brexit negotiator tweets that he is ‘doing well and in good spirits’Thu Mar 19 2020 - 11:07
EU sets out proposals for close UK ties after Brexit talksDocument on future EU-UK relationship crosses several British red linesWed Mar 18 2020 - 20:44
Italians look at aid from China and a series of slights from the EUEurope Letter: Italian ambassador to the EU sees the crisis as a test of the union’s cohesiveness and solidarityWed Mar 18 2020 - 19:07
EU internal market under pressure as Covid-19 shuts bordersFree trade and movement between member states hampered by closures and traffic jamsTue Mar 17 2020 - 21:40
EU-UK talks on Brexit process postponed due to coronavirusSides examining possibility of negotiating via video-conferencing or conference callsTue Mar 17 2020 - 18:53
Coronavirus: 54 new cases confirmed in Ireland, 15,000 forecast by end of MarchRise in cases cannot be stopped’ as restrictions set to be extended beyond March 29thMon Mar 16 2020 - 23:01
Coronavirus closes borders as France shuts downEuropean countries close borders to each other and rest of world as Macron declares total lockdownMon Mar 16 2020 - 21:51
Coronavirus: Dutch adopt controversial ‘herd immunity’ strategyPrime minister Mark Rutte says ‘large part’ of population will be infectedMon Mar 16 2020 - 21:21
EU leaders to discuss travel ban in bid to combat coronavirusBan on all non-essential travel into bloc proposed by European CommissionMon Mar 16 2020 - 17:51
Europe shuts down as Italy records highest daily coronavirus death tollFrance, Spain and Netherlands shut down all but essential servicesMon Mar 16 2020 - 02:00
Coronavirus: Italy resists disaster with cultural pursuits‘From the point of view of solidarity, beautiful things are happening ... I feel proud to be Italian’Sun Mar 15 2020 - 20:00
Other countries may see Covid-19 outbreaks like Italy’s, EU body warnsShutdowns to fight pandemic as disease control centre warns outbreaks may worsenThu Mar 12 2020 - 20:23
I had coronavirus: here’s what you should knowBest reads of 2020: Follow quarantine instructions and avoid hospitals unless absolutely necessaryThu Mar 12 2020 - 20:00
