2020 was a terrible year for Europe. 2021 is unlikely to be any better
But those problems are not going anywhere in 2021. To some extent, the crises of 2020 have masked a debilitating lack of unity across the EU. For all Brussels’ lofty … Read More
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Armenia’s leader backs early vote next year after mass protests | Europe News
The opposition is calling for PM Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has backed the prospect of early parliamentary … Read More
UK, ‘sick man of Europe’, to hold crisis talks amid mutant virus | Brexit News
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will chair a meeting of the government’s emergency committee after France closed its borders to the UK to stem the spread of a new strain … Read More
Europe Covid-19: Italian regions lock down and Paris tightens rules as Europe smashes virus records
Italy is under a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. nationwide curfew, with bars and restaurants closing at 6 p.m., while certain areas face harsher restrictions. Residents in “red zone” regions … Read More
In Pictures: Fourth victim dies from injuries after Vienna attack | Europe
Austria’s top security official said that four people have died — including one assailant — and fifteen people were wounded in a shooting in the heart of Vienna late on … Read More
Turkish Cypriots to vote in presidential runoff | Europe
Vote pits incumbent Mustafa Akinci against the right-wing Turkish nationalist Ersin Tatar. Turkish Cypriots in Northern Cyprus will be voting in a presidential runoff on Sunday, in a poll that … Read More
Analysis: The US and Europe face rising Covid-19 case numbers as they squander lessons from Asia-Pacific
Europe is now reporting more daily infections than the United States, Brazil, or India — the countries that have been driving the global case count for months — as public … Read More
Europe coronavirus death toll crosses 100,000: Live updates | News
Turkey has reported 82,329 confirmed coronavirus cases, overtaking neighbouring Iran for the first time to register the highest number of infections in the Middle East. Iran … Read More