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The new Czech government will allow some workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus to stay on the job, in an extraordinary measure to Read more

US officials warned on Friday that Russia could try to frame Ukraine as an aggressor as a pretext to invade the country. “We are concerned Read more

Shops, hairdressers and gyms will be allowed to reopen in the Netherlands but bars and restaurants must stay closed, the Dutch government said, as it Read more

Denmark’s former defence minister has been arrested on suspicion of leaking state secrets Claus Hjort Frederiksen confirmed on Friday that he was being investigated for Read more

More than half of doctors on the Polish prime minister’s medical council for COVID-19 have resigned in protest. Thirteen of the 17 members of the Read more

Three months after Vladimir Putin suggested that Russia could help to ease Europe’s energy crisis, experts say not much has changed. As winter grips Europe, Read more

For several months now Russia has been amassing troops at the Ukrainian border, deeply worrying Kyiv and Brussels. Top-level talks finally took place this week Read more

Brussels has backed Lithuania in its clash with China over Taiwan, after Beijing reacted angrily to the Baltic country’s support for Taipei. The backing came Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin to meet with him amid tensions with Russia along the border, one of his Read more

One migrant has died after a boat got into difficulty in the Channel between France and the United Kingdom and France. Thirty others were rescued Read more

Croatia has 10% fewer people living within its borders than a decade ago, according to preliminary results of a census released on Friday. The count Read more

An Italian police union has complained after officers were given pink FFP2 face masks to wear on duty. A number of pink masks were allocated Read more

Poland’s government has moved closer to controlling schools after a new bill was approved by parliament. Under the proposed legislation, extracurricular activities run by NGOs Read more

European Union and Italian officials will bid farewell to David Sassoli, the former president of the European Parliament during his state funeral on Friday. Sassoli Read more

Several Ukrainian government websites were down on Friday morning following a “massive” cyberattack, officials have confirmed. “As a result of a massive cyberattack, the websites Read more

There is renewed pressure on Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid more claims that his Downing Street staff held parties while the country was Read more

France’s education minister said the government would provide five million FFP2 masks and hire 3,300 contract workers following a nationwide education strike. Jean-Michel Blanquer said Read more

A top Russian diplomat on Thursday refused to rule out a military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if the US and allies don’t stop military Read more

The Czech Republic’s new conservative-led government won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament on Thursday in a mandatory ballot that every Read more

East Germany’s secret police kept extensive records on Chancellor Olaf Scholz when he was a senior member of the West German Social Democratic Party’s youth Read more

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has said he will no longer use the royal gold carriage amid a debate over slavery links. One side of Read more

France’s education unions staged a nationwide strike on Thursday, with teachers describing a “catastrophic” situation in schools as tens of thousands of students are out Read more

Britain’s domestic intelligence service has warned lawmakers that a London-based lawyer is trying to “covertly interfere in UK politics” on behalf of the Chinese Communist Read more

Britain’s Prince Andrew has returned all of his military affiliations and patronages a day after a US judge rejected his attempt to dismiss a sexual Read more

The future of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline is likely linked to any possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia, according to the EU’s foreign Read more

Spain will introduce price controls for COVID-19 home testing kits, authorities announced on Thursday. The move comes after an outcry during the Christmas holidays when Read more

The death of European Parliament President David Sassoli has shocked many, but for most European lawmakers, the show must go on. The late-Italian was due Read more

Six Lithuanian citizens have filed a complaint against former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for war crimes. Their lawsuit relates to deadly clashes in Vilnius in Read more

A prominent French far-right figure has urged presidential candidates Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour to bridge their divisions or risk becoming “the most suicidal Read more

With a new lead negotiator in charge, the British government has relaunched talks with the European Union on Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit status, calling for Brussels Read more