EU tourism industry begs for standardized regulations.
The Brazilian prisoners battling wetland fires
Prison inmates are joining the effort to quell raging wildfires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands, part of a reintegration scheme to help them adapt to life on the outside.
EU warns of worrying rise in Covid-19 death tolls in seven countries
Seven EU countries are of “high concern” because of rising virus death rates, with worrying trends in several other countries, the EU’s disease control agency warned on Thursday.
Coronavirus pandemic: EU urges new measures to head off virus second wave
The European Commission urged #EU members states Thursday to better explain and enforce social distancing and hygiene rules to halt a dangerous new wave of #coronavirus infections. FRANCE 24’s Dave Keating tells...
‘We are at a decisive moment’: EU warns of slim window to avoid repeat of prior virus peak
European Union officials urged member nations Thursday to move quickly to slow the latest wave of #Covid-19 infections to avoid a repeat of the broad lockdowns that paralyzed the continent’s economy in the spring. #EU...
EU refuses to acknowledge Lukashenko as Belarus’s president
The European Union refuses to recognise Alexander Lukashenko as Belarus president after his inauguration that lacked “democratic legitimacy” and Brussels is reviewing its relations with Minsk, the EU’s diplomatic chief...
Why don’t the Swedish wear masks?
The France 24 debate’s panellists argue over the wearing of face masks in Sweden and the lack of quarantine for household contact. Masks in Sweden are neither obligatory nor recommended. But how is that going to...