Tag: European Union

• 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.

• Thursday, February 25th 2021 - 10:05 UTC

  Venezuela declares EU's head of delegation persona non grata and gives her 72 hours to leave the country

  

  Venezuela announced on Wednesday that the head of the European Union's delegation in Caracas had 72 hours to leave the country and declared her persona non grata after the bloc imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan officials this week.

• Wednesday, February 24th 2021 - 08:20 UTC

  Warsaw claims to have the tallest skyscraper in the European Union

  

  Warsaw claims to have the tallest skyscraper in the European Union after workers mounted an 80-meter needle bringing the total height of the building to over 310 meters, developer HB Reavis said.

• Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  Maduro complains sanctions are hurting Venezuela's ability to fight the pandemic and consequences

  

  Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Monday denounced international sanctions against his country, saying they have limited the government’s ability to fight the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis. European Union foreign ministers on Monday imposed new sanctions on 19 leading Venezuelan officials.

• Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 - 08:37 UTC

  European Union adds 19 senior Venezuelan officials to its list of sanctions

  

  The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on 19 senior Venezuelan officials, lawmakers and members of the security forces in response to December's legislative election that the bloc said was rigged in favor of President Nicolas Maduro.

• Friday, February 19th 2021 - 07:30 UTC

  Super Mario to the rescue of Italy with full support from all the political arch

  

  Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday secured final parliamentary approval for his government of national unity. The lower house, Chamber of Deputies, backed the former European Central Bank (ECB) chief and his mixed Cabinet team of technocrats and politicians with 535 votes in favor, 56 against and five abstentions.

• Wednesday, February 17th 2021 - 08:48 UTC

  Majority of Europeans favor protection of Brazilian Amazon, before EU ratifies Mercosur trade deal

  

  A new poll shows that the grand majority of Europe’s people favors implementing effective protections of the Brazilian Amazon, ending deforestation there, before the EU agrees to ratify the free trade agreement with Mercosur (composed of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay).