The Dutch government announced a stricter lockdown on Saturday out of fear for the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. “I stand here with a gloomy mind,” Prime Minister Rutte said [Read More]
Portugal started vaccinating children ages 5-11 against COVID-19 on Saturday, said the country’s Directorate-General for Health (DGS). About 41,200 children were vaccinated on Saturday, with priority being given to those with comorbidities, it added. According [Read More]
British Brexit minister David Frost has resigned from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet, Downing Street confirmed on Saturday night. Frost said he had agreed with Johnson earlier this month to leave his post in January, [Read More]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus declares the futility of sanctions threats and calls on the European Union (EU) to “stop generating tension” in the region, press secretary Anatoly Glaz said on Friday, commenting [Read More]
French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Friday evening a series of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 during holiday seasons, and called on French citizens to respect preventive measures during celebrations. Facing the fifth [Read More]
After the fifth day in a row of record numbers of COVID infections, on Friday the Danish government announced it would implement restrictions on social contact. With 11,194 infections in Denmark in the last 24 [Read More]
The European Commission put forward proposals to ensure timely supply of medicines to Northern Ireland (NI) from the rest of the United Kingdom (UK), announced officials on Friday. “The Commission is today proposing a bespoke [Read More]
Bank of Finland (BOF) on Friday slightly lowered its growth prognosis for Finland next year to 2.6 percent. The central bank noted the economy is continuing to recover from the steep downturn caused by the [Read More]
Britain reported 93,045 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, breaking the daily record for the third consecutive day and bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 11,190,354, according to official [Read More]
Slovenia’s economy will expand by 6.7 percent this year, the country’s central bank said on Friday, raising its June forecast of a 5.2 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth. The Bank of Slovenia also cut [Read More]
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