Covid-19 infections have been soaring to almost record levels across Europe, prompting some EU governments to reintroduce lockdown measures - despite high vaccination rates.
The World Health Organisation has estimated that another 500,000 people in the continent could die of coronavirus by March next year, unless urgent action is taken to cope with the surge in cases.
But new rules are causing discontent among some sections of the public, which led to Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.
Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.