With infection numbers rising, Europe is relying on pandemic measures that have scarcely changed since the Black Death in the 14th century

The UK, with an inflated view of its negotiating power, is threatening to renege on the EU withdrawal agreement

As a new school year begins across Europe, governments are balancing the need to get children back in the classroom against the risks of a new spike in covid infections

On the EU’s doorstep, Alexander Lukashenko remains in power after 26 years, deploying riot police to cling on amid widespread protests

Quarantine is again being used as a means to try to stop the spread of coronavirus

In the week MPs published their report, ministers said Russian state-sponsored hackers were targeting UK scientists developing a coronavirus vaccine

As life across Europe gets back to normal, Covid-19 prepares the next wave of outbreaks

European governments are rushing to restart their economies, confident they can succeed, having seen off the worst dangers of coronavirus

Across Europe, governments have imposed lockdown measures to combat Covid-19. But they are working in isolation rather than together

Europe is at the centre of the global pandemic, and long-held assumptions about the continent are being tested

Brexit and the surprising gains for Sinn Féin in Ireland’s general election have combined to reopen the debate about economic and political partition

Britain and the EU approach each other with caution, just as the coronavirus outbreak has been marked by the appearance everywhere of protective masks

The rest of the EU is mesmerised as the UK prepares for Brexit – and Harry and Meghan begin their transition to exiting the royal family

Australia is burning, climate disaster goes unaddressed and the Middle East is in turmoil, but Europe’s influence on global issues is weak