Mar 22 European Union slaps sanctions on 4 Chinese officials over Uyghur abuses By Associated Press The sanctions move, agreed by EU foreign ministers, was part of a raft of measures targeting alleged human rights offenders around the world, including in North Korea, Libya and Sudan. Continue reading
Mar 18 EU drug agency discounts any link between vaccine and clots By Maria Cheng, Frank Jordans, Associated Press On Thursday, ahead of the EMA's announcement, Britain's drug regulatory agency said there is no sign AstraZeneca's vaccine causes clots, and it urged people to continue getting the shot. Continue reading
Mar 16 E.U. regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk By Raf Casert, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The European Medicines Agency urged governments Tuesday not to halt use of the vaccine at a time when the pandemic is still taking thousands of lives each day. Continue reading
Mar 12 Tussle between U.S., allies over vaccine supply escalates By Zeke Miller, Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Even though it is not approved in the U.S., well over 10 million doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine are stockpiled in the country for domestic use and cannot be exported under the terms of the company’s agreement with the federal government. Continue reading
Mar 05 E.U., U.S. agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing dispute By Raf Casert, Associated Press In a sign of goodwill to rebuild trans-Atlantic relations, the European Union and the United States have decided to suspend tariffs used in the longstanding Airbus-Boeing dispute. Continue reading
Feb 24 Sanctions prompt Venezuela to expel head of EU delegation By Jorge Rueda, Associated Press Venezuela's government has ordered the expulsion of the head of the EU delegation in the South American nation following the bloc's decision to impose sanctions on several Venezuelan officials accused of undermining democracy or violating human rights. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 6:23 Supply shortages and delays leave Europe’s vaccination campaign in crisis By Lucy Hough Europe’s vaccination rollout is in crisis with manufacturing delays causing supply shortages and thousands of appointments cancelled indefinitely. The European Union wants to see 70 percent of its population inoculated by the fall. But frustration is growing amongst its citizens… Continue watching
Feb 20 Pope, others hail Italian health workers on COVID anniversary By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Pope Francis and Italy’s president on Saturday marked a newly established annual day to honor doctors, nurses and other health care workers, exactly one year after the nation’s first known native case of COVID-19 emerged. Continue reading
Feb 15 Kosovo’s leftist opposition party gains landslide win By Llazar Semini, Associated Press The left-wing opposition leader who's poised to become Kosovo's next prime minister says that he would push hard for his country to join the European Union. Continue reading
Feb 15 Russia says it’s open to better ties with the European Union By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after talks in St. Petersburg with his Finnish counterpart, Pekka Haavisto, that "if the EU decides that it's necessary to restore relations, we will be ready for it."… Continue reading