Greeks must stick to rules aimed at containing the coronavirus more closely than ever, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned on Wednesday, adding that new restrictions are possible if a worrying rise in daily cases does not abate. Greece reported 121 new cases on Tuesday, the highest tally since 22 April with most cases of local origin, Reuters reported.

France announced on Monday it would not ratify a 2017 extradition treaty with Hong Kong after China introduced a controversial national security law for the global financial hub.

Government spokesperson Stelios Petsas on Tuesday announced a small number of changes to the composition of the government, described as functional improvements, mainly at the level of deputy ministers.

The European Union is willing to compromise to help break a deadlock in Brexit talks by softening its demand that Britain heed EU rules on state aid in the future, diplomatic sources told Reuters.

The German citizens are largely in favour of almost 12,000 US soldiers being withdrawn from their country, a survey, conducted by opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of dpa, shows.

The results of serological tests conducted and analysed by the Italian health ministry and statistics agency ISTAT suggest that 1.482 million people in the country or 2.5% of the resident population have developed antibodies for SarsCov2. The estimate suggests that six times as many people have come into contact with the coronavirus than the number of confirmed cases identified so far, ANSA reported.

Spain’s ex monarch Juan Carlos I has told his son, King Felipe VI of his "well-considered decision" to move away from Spain after Swiss and Spanish prosecutors opened an investigation into allegations of financial irregularities, El Pais reported on Monday.

Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella and PM Giuseppe Conte on Monday took part in the ceremony for the inauguration of Genoa's new viaduct, two years after its predecessor, the Morandi Bridge, collapsed in a disaster that claimed 43 lives. The national anthem was played, the names of the victims were read out and three minutes of silence were observed in mourning, ANSA reported.

Around 200 asylum seekers landed on eight different boats on Lampedusa overnight, further complicating the already difficult situation on the southern Italian island, ANSA reported. They were taken to the island's migrant hotspot, rising the number present at the facility up to 910. In theory the structure has a capacity of 95.

Rules on wearing masks outdoors in the hardest-hit parts of France take effect on Monday, the latest move to tighten coronavirus restrictions after a nationwide decree last month required people to wear masks in all indoor public places. Pressure is growing on the government to mandate the use of masks outdoors nationwide, AFP reported.