The European Commission says COVID-19 cases are on the rise in almost all of the EU's 27 member states. High hospital admission numbers are putting health systems under pressure.

A donor conference organised by the EU and UN raises 5.3 billion euros for those impacted by the Syrian conflict.

The EU Commission has warned that young adults are twice as likely to lose jobs during the COVID-19 crisis.

The UK having formally rejected the option to extend its post-Brexit transition period beyond the end of this year, British companies are left with a matter of months to prepare for more restrictive trading conditions with the EU.