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Norway is to shut its ports and airports from Monday (16 March) in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus, although exemptions will be made for Norwegians returning from abroad as well as for goods imports, Prime Minister Erna...

All of Pope Francis’ Easter services next month will be held without the faithful attending due to the coronavirus outbreak, Vatican said on Sunday, in a step believed to be unprecedented in modern times. The services, four days of major...

Sanchez's government decided on Saturday (14 March) to limit with immediate effect the movement of people for 15 days to what is absolutely necessary: to buy food, medicine and other essential goods, to take care of the elderly or go to the hospital or the bank.

A number of prominent figures are calling for a "European response" to the coronavirus threat, with strict containment measures of the pandemics, and an EU-wide plan to re-start the European economy afterwards.

Tom Holmes, a 34-year-old British primary school teacher living in Poland, had expected to welcome home his twin babies and his wife in Warsaw on Monday (16 March) upon their return from a holiday in Britain.

Austria is making €4 billion immediately available to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the conservative-led government said on Saturday as it ditched a central pledge to balance its budget.

Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown on Saturday as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus epidemic in Europe’s second worst-affected country by the disease after Italy.

The French municipal elections which will take place on 16 March are the first since President Macron was elected and an important test of his popularity. They are also the first set of municipal elections in which British citizens in France will be unable to vote.

Former European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Javier Solana is being treated at a Madrid hospital for coronavirus, a source close to the Spanish politician said Saturday (14 March). “He tested positive and is evolving favourably,” the source told...

There have been 35 registered coronavirus cases of coronavirus in Serbia as of Friday (13 March), of which four of 25 were tested positive. Director of WHO Office in Belgrade, Marijan Ivanuša, said on Thursday (12 March) that Serbia had...

As of Friday (13 March), Slovenia has 141 confirmed coronavirus cases. The coronavirus epidemic and its future consequences are the biggest crisis that has hit Slovenia since it declared its independence, Slovenia’s new Prime Minister Janez Janša said on Thursday...

While the number of infected people rose to 96 (10 more cases than the day before) on Saturday (14 March), no one has yet died from the virus and seven people considered to have recovered. As the country is nearing...

As the total of infections has now grown to 32 and there have still been no fatalities as of Saturday (14 March), according to the government's website with no fatalities, the country has decided to close its schools for two weeks.

While nine news cases have been confirmed as of Friday (13 March), bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 25, no one has yet died from the virus. As of Friday (13 March), those entering the country will have to work or live Slovakia and will have to self-quarantine upon arrival or face a €1,659 fine.

On Friday (13 March), the Czech Republic decided to ban entry to all foreign citizens and to ban all Czech nationals from leaving the country after it had a declared a state of emergency for the next 30 days on Thursday. New measures will take effect on Monday (16 March). EURACTIV.cz's Aneta Zachová reports.

Poland has cancelled all international flights and trains and has closed the border for ten days, while Polish citizens will be quarantined for 14 days. "Then, we will see what is next," said PM Mateusz Morawiecki, adding that "other countries will do the same with their borders. EURACTIV Poland looks into what prompted the situation

The European Commission said on Friday (13 March) that the coronavirus COVID-19 will “very likely” push the European economy into recession this year, and warned that the rebound next year will depend on a bold response from member states.

The Greek government has decided to take stricter measures to tackle escalating coronavirus outbreak. The new measures resemble Belgium’s “lockdown” and are due to apply from tomorrow morning. EURACTIV's Sarantis Michalopolous reports.

Stadiums are a great environment in which to trial sustainability measures because of the number of people who regularly attend sporting and entertainment events, according to those involved in their day-to-day running.

Whoever said that British exceptionalism would end with Brexit? While the continental cousins put themselves on self-imposed lockdown – closing schools and ordering people to work and stay at home as much as possible, it is almost business as usual across the Channel.