Germany to set up special aid fund as national fatalities reach 156; worst storms in living memory draw attention to climate change policy ahead of elections

Recent storms across parts of western Europe made rivers and reservoirs burst their banks, triggering deadly flash floods that have wrought havoc and destruction

International Organization for Migration says the 1,146 fatalities recorded in January-June may be even higher due to unreported shipwrecks

Urgency coincides with Europe’s summer holiday months, with good weather bringing more social gatherings

Infections, hospitalizations and deaths all plummet as vaccination drives accelerate across continent, allowing for further reopening and some semblance of normalcy

More than a third are in information and software fields; report comes at event to mark 25th anniversary of EU-Israel business relations

AFP tally of continent's 52 countries and territories shows 1,000,288 dead, with 60 percent in just six countries; toll highest for any region in the world

After several European countries suspend use, drug regulator says benefits of UK-developed inoculations outweigh risk of blood clots

At least a dozen countries including Germany, France, Italy and Spain have suspended use of shot; experts reviewing safety data

Number of new daily cases increases by six percent over past week to 384,200 in reversal after unprecedented 51% plunge recorded from mid-January to mid-February