Thursday, 22 October 2020 22:26
Bulgaria: protests calls for corrupt PM to resign
In response to protests which began on 9 July, Boyko Borisov proposed reforms to the constitution which have been decried by protesters as a means of keeping his government in power until the next elections. Rallies…
Thursday, 22 October 2020 22:24
Republic of Ireland: move to higher Covid restrictions
The Taoiseach has said that despite introducing what was probably ‘Europe's strictest regime’ it was not enough to reduce levels of infection significantly. So for the next six weeks people must stay at home. Those who…
Thursday, 15 October 2020 21:33
France, Germany, Spain - coronavirus second wave
President Emmanuel Macron has announced a night-time curfew in Paris and eight other cities to try to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus. It affects 22 million people and will be applied for four weeks, possibly…
Thursday, 15 October 2020 21:31
Belgium: Brexit fish fight fallout
Fish are one of the main issues at the centre of Brexit negotiations. Three times a week, at 6 am, vessels return to Ostend loaded with fish for the auction. Three-quarters of the fish sold here…
Thursday, 08 October 2020 20:11
Europe experiencing 'pandemic fatigue'
Covid is taking an emotional toll across Europe with rising levels of apathy among some populations, the World Health Organisation is warning. Survey data reveals the scale of this ‘pandemic fatigue’ has reached over 60% in…
Thursday, 08 October 2020 20:01
Brexit bill puts UK on ‘very slippery slope’
The ex-supreme court president, Lord Neuberger, has warned that Boris Johnson’s law-breaking Internal Market Bill is taking the UK down a ‘very slippery slope’ towards dictatorship. In a virtual meeting with Britain’s top lawyers, he described…