European Union

India halts AstraZeneca vaccine exports, EU considers own controls

Mar 26, 2021 01:52

India puts a halt to exports of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and the European Union considers it own export bans as the cases of the deadly respiratory rise in their communities.
Vaccine failures cast shadow over EU summit as COVID-19 surges

Mar 26, 2021 00:12

European Union leaders met on Thursday to discuss a coordinated path out of the COVID-19 pandemic as infections surge again in many of their countries, seeking agreement on how to ramp up supplies of vaccines after a feeble start to inoculation.
US says German companies could face sanctions in case of cooperation with Nord Stream 2 project

Mar 25, 2021 03:51

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that German companies could face sanctions in case of cooperation with the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
EU health chief says COVID-19 pandemic getting worse in many EU countries

Mar 25, 2021 01:58

The pandemic is getting worse in many European countries, with the numbers of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise, European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides told a news conference on Wednesday.
China accuses EU of ‘hypocrisy’ amid escalating row with West

Mar 24, 2021 09:27

China has accused the European Union (EU) of “hypocrisy and bullying,” as tensions hit another high between Beijing and the West over new sanctions that have prompted Chinese retaliation.
Top EU official: AstraZeneca responsible for reputational damage

Mar 24, 2021 07:40

Less than five percent of the population in the European Union has been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. A top EU official has blamed pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca for the damage done to the bloc’s reputation.
North Korea denounces EU's 'psychotic way of thinking' after sanctions

Mar 24, 2021 02:42

North Korea has denounced the European Union (EU)'s "psychotic way of thinking," following the imposition of sanctions by the bloc on its top officials over allegations of human rights violations.
China summons ambassadors of EU, UK over sanctions

Mar 23, 2021 12:10

China has summoned the ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom to protest recent sanctions imposed on Beijing over allegations of human rights violations in the western state of Xinjiang.
EU export ban would delay UK Covid vaccine drive by two months

Mar 23, 2021 09:37

Britain’s Covid vaccine programme faces a two-month delay in the event of an EU export ban, derailing the government’s plans to reopen the economy this summer, an analysis for the Guardian has revealed.
US health agency raises 'concern' over AstraZeneca COVID vaccine trial data

Mar 23, 2021 09:22

AstraZeneca may have used "outdated information" in the results of a large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial, a US health agency said on Tuesday, casting fresh doubt on the shot, its potential US rollout and plunging its developers, once again, into controversy.