In the wake of record infection figures in Germany, Minister of Health Jens Spahn called for additional measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic during a press conference on Friday. Daily infections stayed near the 50,000-mark [Read More]
As many as 5,400 Swedes may succumb to COVID-19 by the end of next June, according to a new study released on Thursday. The study by the Stockholm Region was aimed to estimate the risk [Read More]
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Wednesday tendered his resignation and asked the Speaker of Parliament Andreas Norlen to commence the formal process of finding his successor. Lofven, who will lead a caretaker government until [Read More]
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday evening that France will relaunch the construction of nuclear reactors to “guarantee France’s energy independence.” In his address to the nation, Macron said “we will, for the first time [Read More]
Germany would support developing countries in adapting to climate change with an additional 150 million euros (173.6 million U.S. dollars), the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and [Read More]
Europe is once again at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic after 1.8 million new cases and 24,000 new deaths have been registered in the region last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. [Read More]
The business climate in Germany’s auto industry worsened slightly in October as the corresponding ifo barometer for the industry declined from 9.8 to 8.5 points month-on-month, the ifo Institute announced this week. Manufacturers’ business continued [Read More]
Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Europe, has called for an end to “complacency” as the latest COVID-19 statistics revealed that “Europe is back at the epicenter of the pandemic — [Read More]
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Thursday asked people to fight for economic and health recovery. “We have to fight for something vital to overcome the pandemic, fight for life, for the health system, [Read More]
Slovenia recorded 3,456 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, up from 1,136 infections a day earlier, the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) said on Wednesday. This was also the highest single-day count in the country. [Read More]
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