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As France imposes curfews, even countries that previously managed well are struggling badlyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage“It’s not a word I’ve heard in a long, long time,” an elderly Paris resident said, leaving her apartment in mask and gloves for an early expedition to the shops. “A curfew. That’s for wartime, isn’t it? But in a way I suppose that’s what...

Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland failed to comply with 2015 programme, ECJ saysPoland, Hungary and the Czech Republic broke European law when they failed to give refuge to asylum seekers arriving in southern Europe, often having fled war in Syria and Iraq, the EU’s top court has ruled.The three central European countries now face possible fines for refusing to take a share of refugees,...

Viktor Orbán is using the pandemic to seize more power. This backsliding could permanently change the face of the EUCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTo say that Europe is united by its divisions is an exaggeration – but only a small one. Closing national borders during the pandemic may have been a rational health response, but the longer term political consequences become...