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Netherlands, Ireland, Indonesia, Germany latest countries to stop AstraZeneca vaccine rollout due to side effects
Mar 15, 2021 12:22The Netherlands, Ireland, Indonesia, and Germany have become the latest countries to stop using AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine over fear of deleterious side effects after a number of other countries, including Norway, did the same.
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Terror victims’ families call on EU intl. institutions to prosecute MKO terror group
Mar 14, 2021 03:14Families of the Iranian victims of terrorism have called on the international institutions of the European Union to take legal proceedings against the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), a terrorist group that has claimed the lives of thousands of Iranians.
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More than 100 million EU citizens living in poverty
Mar 13, 2021 09:00Social Rights Commissioner Nicolas Schmit has presented plans in the European Parliament to lift 15 million people, living in the 27-nation EU, out of poverty by 2030.
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EU accuses UK of banning coronavirus vaccine exports to bloc
Mar 12, 2021 04:21Faced with production problems with the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines, the European Union has blocked shipments to places like Australia amid shortages.
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Denmark becomes 6th European state to suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot fears
Mar 11, 2021 12:01Danish health authorities said Thursday they were temporarily suspending the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after some patients developed blood clots since receiving the jab.
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Survey shows 74% of UK firms hit by delays with EU markets
Mar 11, 2021 10:51Three-quarters of British manufacturers are experiencing Brexit-related delays in moving goods in and out of the European Union, according to a new survey by industry group Make UK.
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Iran: No talks needed on US return to JCPOA, only sanctions removal counts
Mar 11, 2021 09:09A senior Iranian diplomat says the United States’ possible return to a 2015 nuclear agreement signed between Tehran and major world states does not require any negotiations since Washington held no consultations with anyone before its withdrawal from the multilateral deal in 2018.
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Iran countermeasures legal, meant to maintain balance of nuclear deal: FM Zarif
Mar 11, 2021 05:04Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the countermeasures Iran began to take one year after the United States’ withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear agreement are legal and aimed at preserving the balance of the multilateral deal, reiterating that they can be reversed in case the Washington returns to compliance with its obligations.
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2015 nuclear deal implemented only by Iran not other signatories: Zarif
Mar 10, 2021 03:42Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran is the only participant to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to has fulfilled its commitments under the landmark accord and that the rest of the signatories have failed to deliver on their obligations.
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European Parliament strips 3 MEPs of immunity over 'sedition' charges in Catalonia
Mar 09, 2021 09:35The European Parliament has lifted the immunity from prosecution of former regional president of Catalonia and two of his government officials over charges of "sedition."