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Berlin, Jun 24 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Clemens Bilan) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday chided European states that allow the entry of travelers from high-risk countries with Covid-19 variants, warning the situation remains fragile.
Since the attacks in Brussels there have been heightened concerns over the risk of terrorist attacks, but what to the figures show?
Euro zone businesses expanded in January and retail sales were at their highest in almost eight years in December. As Sara Hemrajani reports, there are signs of a gain in economic momentum.
Belgian prosecutors have opened a probe into Russian "interference" in the European Parliament following allegations lawmakers were paid to spread Kremlin propaganda, Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo says. "Our judicial authorities have now confirmed this interference is subject to prosecution," De Croo said. "The cash payments did not take place in Belgium, but the interference does. As Belgium is the seat of the EU institutions, we have a responsibility to uphold every citizen's right to a free and safe vote." SOUNDBITE
The leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union, together with the prime ministers of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein and several representatives of the European institutions, pose for a photo to mark the 30th anniversary of the European Economic Area (EEA). The ceremony took place on the second day of a European summit devoted largely to EU support for Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion. IMAGES