Germany on Wednesday reported a 25 percent daily increase in the number of confirmed Omicron COVID-19 cases, bringing the cumulative number to 3,198, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Thursday. Around [Read More]
Outdoor New Year celebrations in Slovenia will be prohibited for the second year in a row, the government decided on Thursday, in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections. Before the epidemic most [Read More]
Italy on Thursday tightened anti-pandemic rules for the Christmas and New Year holidays amid concerns over rising Omicron cases across the country. The cabinet unanimously approved a decree to introduce new restrictions which will enter [Read More]
Europe is heading toward an energy crisis as the storage of natural gas runs low and a supply shortfall remains worrying, a think tank has warned this week. When an energy crisis comes, gas in [Read More]
114 survivors remain stranded on board the Ocean Viking with no solution in sight for their disembarkation, one week after they were rescued in the central Mediterranean. According to SOS MEDITERRANEE, symptoms of exhaustion and [Read More]
Gibraltar has removed all countries from its red list for international travel effective as from Thursday 23rd December 2021. All passengers aged 12 and over arriving in Gibraltar by air are required to take a [Read More]
A 15 percent effective tax rate should be applied to multinationals in the European Union (EU), according to a Directive issued on Friday by the European Commission. The 15 percent tax rate was agreed on [Read More]
Belgium has imposed extra measures to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, which is causing a spike in cases across Europe. From Dec. 26, indoor Christmas markets, cinemas, theaters and concert halls will be [Read More]
The European Union (EU) is to take legal action against Poland for violating EU law and compromising judicial independence, its executive announced on Wednesday. The action is an escalation of a rule-of-law wrangle between Brussels [Read More]
A new record of 582 Coronavirus cases and two fatalities has been reported in Malta, despite the new Omicron variant not being detected on the island. According to records, the previous high point of new [Read More]
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