Month: December 2021

Denmark says it will take measures to protect teachers’ freedom of expression and prevent the risks of “self-censorship”. The Danish government has stated that teachers Read more

Denmark announced on Friday that it would close cinemas, theatres, museums and other public venues in an attempt to curb record-high COVID-19 cases driven by Read more

A Ukrainian soldier was killed and another wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country, Ukraine’s army said. The wounded soldier Read more

The EU is set to announce significant changes to post-Brexit regulations that will allow medicines to continue to flow between Britain and Northern Ireland. The Read more

Austria’s parliament has approved legislation that will allow chronically or terminally ill people to stipulate their will to die in tightly defined circumstances. Lawmakers approved Read more

Former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was detained on Thursday on suspicion of organising an anti-government rally that had been banned due to lockdown rules. Read more

A woman has been arrested after four children died in a house fire in south London. Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were deployed Read more

Here is the latest data on COVID-19 infections and deaths in Europe. Despite some progress on getting the continent vaccinated, cases across the region are Read more

Australia and Britain signed a free trade agreement Friday that will eliminate almost all taxes on exports between the countries. The FTA was signed at Read more

Europe is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases — here is our summary of the measures being taken across the continent. In some Read more

The UK’s ruling Conservative Party lost one of its English strongholds in a parliamentary by-election. Helen Morgan, the Liberal Democrat candidate for the seat in Read more

Labour unions led by the Greek Communist Party staged a protest during a parliamentary budget debate on Thursday to demand a return of wage and Read more

The seating in Germany’s Bundestag will have to be rearranged after MPs complained about sitting next to the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party. The Read more

The Bank of England raised interest rates in the United Kingdom on Thursday to combat surging consumer prices, becoming the first central bank among the Read more

Swedish police say they will deploy an additional 180 officers to Stockholm in an effort to combat violence and organised crime. Dozens of police staff Read more