Europe’s ‘historic’ recession threatens eurozone survival
The EU has forecast that the eurozone economy will contract by a staggering 7.7 percent in 2020, warning the wreckage from the coronavirus outbreak could endanger the single currency
Sun, sand and social distancing: Spain seeks tourism revival
The coronavirus crisis has dealt a devastating blow to Spain's tourism industry and forced it to look for creative ways to lure back tourists in the post-pandemic era
Romania’s seasonal workers sidestep lockdown out of necessity
Romanian workers are in high demand as farms and home care firms in western Europe clamour for help from the east, even with borders closed because of the coronavirus pandemic
Resourceful Belgians team up to supply virus masks
Belgium has promised every resident a protective mask from next week, when the country begins to lift its coronavirus lockdown, and mayors like Yves Kinnard are taking matters into their own hands
Spain’s four-phase plan for easing lockdown
How will Spain end its coronavirus lockdown? Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the restrictions will be gradually eased in a four-step procedure which should be completed by the end of June
Coronavirus: the difficult process of counting the dead
How do you count the dead? The daily count of fatalities of the COVID-19 pandemic is a sensitive business, with data often incomplete and differing methods between countries
Tourism collapse threatens second virus blow to Mediterranean
Northern Europeans may not be able to decamp to Mediterranean beaches this summer because of the coronavirus, but will their governments support the devastated tourism sector?
Coronavirus highlights role of foreign staff in British hospitals
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the important contribution foreign workers make to Britain's National Health Service, prompting a possible rethink on their immigration status post-Brexit
Why has Spain been hit so hard by the coronavirus pandemic?
Spain is one of the hardest-hit countries by the coronavirus pandemic and experts say lifestyle and close ties between young and older family members as significant factors in the virus's spread
German start-up in demand with anti-virus escalators
Tanja Nickel and Katharina Obladen were still in school when they patented an idea to disinfect escalator handrails -- now their start-up can barely keep up with orders during the coronavirus crisis