German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking agreement on stricter measures against the coronavirus, such as limits on gatherings and restrictions on alcohol sales, as she prepares to meet with the leaders of the nation's 16 states later on Tuesday, dpa reported.

French police on Tuesday dismantled a migrant camp in the northern port of Calais, from where thousands of illegal economic migrants and would-be asylum seekers have sought to cross the English Channel to reach British shores.

Automated travelling, driverless and electric transport solutions, hydrogen city bus that only emits water and improves air quality are just a slice of the big topic ‘Zero-emission mobility for all’, that will be in the forefront of the first Urban Mobility Days. The initiative starts on Tuesday, 29 September and will run until Friday, 2 October.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday promised to help mediate in the Belarusian political crisis during a meeting with opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, AFP reported. "We will do our best as Europeans to help mediate," Macron told reporters after the talks during his visit to Lithuania. "We had a very good discussion but now we need to be pragmatic and to support the Belarusian people and we will do our best, believe me," the French president added, without elaborating.

Dutch Health minister Hugo de Jonge announced on Monday new plan to stem the spread of Covid-19, as the government expects the number of positive cases a day to reach 5,000 by next week. The new measures, which will last for an initial three weeks, focus on reducing social contacts, De Jonge said, cited by local media.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonian cities late Monday to protest Catalan separatist leader Quim Torra being suspended from office for disobedience, dpa reported.

On Monday, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruţa Kövesi and 22 EU Prosecutors of the new European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) have taken their oath in a ceremony at the European Court of Justice. This marked solemnly the commencement of the activities of this Luxembourg-based EU body.

Initiatives on reducing the risks and making customs authorities in the EU countries acting as one, are among the main elements of the Customs Action Plan, launched by the Commission on Monday. 

Poland’s foreign minister stated on Monday that If the European Union does not impose sanctions on Belarusian officials, EU Member States neighbouring Belarus could consider imposing their own national sanctions.

Chancellor Angela Merkel warned leaders of her Christian Democrats (CDU) on Monday that COVID-19 infection rate could hit 19,200 per day in the country if the current trend continues. She, however, stressed that the economy must be kept running, a party source said.