Tag: European Union

• Tuesday, April 27th 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Europe willing to welcome US tourists if vaccine passport question is worked out

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen admitted this past weekend there was a growing interest in welcoming tourists from the United States.

• Wednesday, March 17th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  EU regulatory body convinced that AstraZeneca vaccines benefits outweigh possible risks

  

  The EU regulatory body is “fully convinced” that the vaccine's benefits outweigh possible risks. Global health experts have been under growing pressure to answer questions over the safety of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot. “There is ”no indication'' that AstraZeneca vaccines are the cause of blood clots reported in some shot recipients, the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) chief said on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, March 16th 2021 - 09:14 UTC

  EU launches legal action against Britain over Northern Ireland and alleged Brexit accord breach

  

  The European Union launched legal action against Britain on Monday for unilaterally changing trading arrangements for Northern Ireland that Brussels says breach the Brexit divorce deal agreed with London last year.

• Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  UK/EU post Brexit first month trade figures are not encouraging

  

  UK/European Union trade contracted in the first month of their new post-Brexit relationship, with record falls in British exports and imports of goods as COVID-19 restrictions continued on both sides.

• Wednesday, March 10th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Austrian coalition will block EU/Mercosur trade accord if it goes against the European Green Deal

  

  Austria’s coalition government has confirmed it will block the landmark EU-Mercosur trade agreement – which should create the biggest free-trade area in the world – saying it goes against the EU’s environmental ambitions set out in the European Green Deal.

• Wednesday, March 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  UK/EU controversy over “vaccine nationalism” and exports bans

  

  European Council President Charles Michel on Tuesday rejected charges of “vaccine nationalism” leveled against the EU, saying that while Britain and the United States have outright bans on exports of COVID-19 shots, the EU had not stopped exporting.

• Monday, March 8th 2021 - 08:25 UTC

  EU medicines' regulator calls for refrain in approving Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

  

  A senior European Medicines Agency (EMA) official urged European Union members on Sunday to refrain from granting national approvals for Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V while the agency reviews its safety and effectiveness.

• Saturday, March 6th 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  UK-Gibraltar partnership strengthened by new funding stream

  

  The UK Government has included Gibraltar in the UK Community Renewal Fund for 2021-22. This means that projects in Gibraltar will be eligible for funding up to a maximum of half a million pounds.

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2021 - 09:31 UTC

  EU will formally propose a digital vaccination passport by end of March

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU executive would propose a digital vaccination passport later this month, she said on Monday. Members of the bloc will then decide whether to press ahead with the scheme to allow each other to recognize citizens' proof of vaccination.

• Friday, February 26th 2021 - 12:01 UTC

  EU declares Venezuela ambassador persona non grata and expels her

  

  The European Union has declared Venezuela's ambassador in Brussels as a “persona non grata” in a tit-for-tat diplomatic move. A EU statement said member states had agreed that Venezuela's ambassador would no longer be welcome as an envoy to the bloc.