German households will have to pay more to heat their homes and are being hit at the petrol pump with higher prices due to a new CO2 tax but environmentalists say it is not tough enough.

Earlier this month, Germany's coalition government reached a hard-fought compromise as it brought in the new ...

The message of international cooperation and collaboration delivered by China's President Xi Jinping is now being echoed by the new U.S. administration, Jim O'Neill, chairman of the Chatham House think tank has told CGTN Europe.

Speaking on Global Business Europe, the economist said the new dyna...

German households will have to pay more to heat their homes and are being hit at the petrol pump with higher prices due to a new CO2 tax but environmentalists say it is not tough enough.

Earlier this month, Germany's coalition government reached a hard-fought compromise as it brought in the new ...

Wind farms generated 50.67% of the UK’s electricity during Storm Bella last December. Britain has the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, Hornsea One, and another larger project is being planned by Danish company Orsted.

"Our ultimate goal is to create a world which runs entirely on green energy...

World leaders at the ‘virtual’ World Economic Forum at Davos will discuss improving cooperation.

The organizers have said 2021 is a crucial year to rebuild trust, with sessions focusing on critical issues such as COVID-19 vaccination programs, job creation and climate change.

"The most importan...

President Biden has made it clear that he wants to focus on domestic issues in his first 100 days in office. So where does that leave relations with Europe, and, indeed, the rest of the world?

Well, as Michael E. O’Hanlon, Director of Research, Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution tells Stephen...

On Friday, Hungary signed a deal with Russia to buy its Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the first European country to do so. The deal is part of Budapest's strategy to procure more vaccine options outside the European Union plan.

"Today we made an agreement that Hungary will be able to purchase vacc...

The Trump presidency and its 'America First' agenda broke with traditional diplomatic convention and placed tremendous strain on relations with many long-term allies – perhaps none more so than the European Union.

According to Pat Cox, former president of the European Parliament, Trump's four ye...

On his first day as US President, Joe Biden has stopped the process of the US withdrawal from the WHO.

Former President Donald Trump had initiated the process of the US withdrawal of the organization in July 2020, and he also froze all its funding.

Thursday’s decision was celebrated by the Worl...

Children in Serbia have returned to school after a month at home, as the national government decided that ending the damage to their education outweighed risks of pupils spreading COVID-19.

The country's entire education system was shut down in December after 7,999 daily cases were reported on D...

🇺🇸🇪🇺Europe rejoiced as Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the U.S. – but what can Brexit Britain expect from a Biden presidency ?🇬🇧

David Manning, former UK ambassador to the U.S., believes that the countries’ once famously “special” relationship will remain, if not special, at least v...

On Tuesday, Serbia became the first country in Europe to start vaccinating its citizens with China’s Sinopharm vaccine. CGTN’s Aljosa Milenkovic was one of the first to receive the jab. 🇷🇸🇨🇳

Watch as he takes you through his journey to the vaccination center, the jab itself and even during the 1...

KN-95, FFP2, community and cloth masks. These are some of the many different types of face coverings available. So, which one should you choose?

Leandro Pecchia, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Warwick says the general population should be using so-called 'comm...

Serbia has started a mass vaccine roll-out with hundreds of its military personnel being inoculated with the Chinese-manufactured Sinopharm vaccine, becoming the first in Europe to use the drug.

"These are all very safe vaccines," said Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar, the first to have received...

Few could have predicted the economic chaos that would be caused by the COVID-19 pandemic but for some experts, it came as no surprise.

On #TheAgenda, John Kay told Stephen Cole why preparation – even for unlikely events – is key.

Read more: https://stories.cgtneurope.tv/the-agenda--forecastin...

Stellantis, the new car company formed from the merger of Fiat-Chrysler and the PSA group, enjoyed an impressive stock-market debut on Monday - its shares gained in Milan and Paris, where it is dual-listed.

The group brings the likes of Peugeot and Fiat together under one roof, becoming the wor...

FFP2 face masks will cost Bavarians between $2 and $6 but could save lives with studies showing that they are more effective at filtering particles, droplets and aerosols from the air.

By 2050 the global population is expected to reach almost 10 billion. Demand for food could rise by 60%, further impacting already depleted land and oceans. So where will all the extra food come from? It could be insects. 🍲 🐜

Formula E is entering it’s 7th season. Can this fledgling but already ...

Serbia has become the first European country to take delivery of the Chinese coronavirus vaccine, made by Sinopharm.

The batch of a million doses was greeted by Serbian President Aleksander Vucic and Chinese Ambassador Chen Bo when it landed at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla airport on Saturday morning.

Germany's largest logistics company DB Schenker has become the latest firm to suspend shipments between the EU and Britain.

As of Friday, the company was working to resolve a backlog of deliveries that's grown since the United Kingdom left the EU customs area on December 31. Many of the goods...

Italian researchers say the discovery of the country’s new COVID-19 ‘patient zero’ is not an end point, but the starting point of finding out the origins of the virus in Italy.

CGTN Europe’s Hermione Kitson spoke to Giovanni Fellegara, a pathologist at the Italian Diagnostic Center, who explaine...

Germany's economy shrank by 5 percent in 2020, according to new data from Berlin's Federal Statistics Office. The contraction is smaller than some economists had predicted, and less than that recorded during the the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.

Early in the pandemic, some feared that Europe's l...

Flexible working conditions could remain in place beyond the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, a U.S. consultant has told CGTN Europe.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of people around the world to work from home and Boston Consulting group's Nick South believes employees will be allowed to...

One of the most abrasive and strained chapters in the centuries-long United States-Europe relationship is coming to a close. When Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States next Wednesday, Europe will be closely watching. Biden's triumph over Donald Trump was warmly welcomed...