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EU urges AstraZeneca to explain vaccine delay

The European Commission has issued a strongly worded statement demanding that the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca spells out what Covid-19 vaccine doses it has produced and ...

Coronavirus • 19 hrs

Anti-curfew protests spark clashes in Netherlands

Protests against a curfew to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the Netherlands degenerated into clashes with police and looting in cities across the country ...

Europe • 25 Jan

Germany buys antibody treatments used to treat Trump

Germany will become the first European Union country to start using the same experimental antibodies treatment credited with helping Donald Trump recover from Covid-19, health ...

Coronavirus • 24 Jan

EU gravely concerned over Covid-19 variants

EU leaders have expressed grave concern over the emergence of new variants of the coronavirus and their potential impact on the pandemic in Europe.

Coronavirus • 22 Jan

Europe, vaccines and variants: The race against time

Europe is in a race against time. While the early roll-out of the vaccine has been beset by difficulties, it is expected to pick up ...

Analysis and Comment • 23 Jan

Italy tells TikTok to block users after death of girl

The Italian data privacy watchdog has ordered video app TikTok to block the accounts of any users in Italy whose age it could not verify ...

Europe • 23 Jan

Italy probes death of 10-year-old girl linked to TikTok

Italian prosecutors have opened a probe into the accidental death of a 10-year-old girl who allegedly took part in a "blackout challenge" on the video-sharing ...

Europe • 22 Jan

EU leaders discuss border closures to curb variants

EU leaders discussed tighter travel restrictions for Europe's internal borders at a virtual summit as part of efforts to slow and detect the spread of ...

Coronavirus • 21 Jan

Italy PM under pressure to strengthen majority

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is under pressure from his coalition to quickly broaden his majority but has made little progress since narrowly surviving an ...

Europe • 21 Jan

Barnier: UK would be 'wise' to solve ambassador dispute

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said it would be "wise" for the UK to find a solution to the dispute over the ...

World • 21 Jan

EU chief: Europe again has 'friend in the White House'

The European Union's top officials have expressed relief that they would again have a friend in the White House as Joe Biden replaces Donald Trump.

World • 20 Jan

Three dead after blast at religious complex in Madrid

At least three people died and six were injured when a building in central Madrid belonging to the Catholic Church was blown apart by an ...

Europe • 20 Jan

70% of population should be vaccinated by summer - EU

The European Commission has called on member states to accelerate the roll-out of vaccination across the EU so that by March 2021, at least 80% ...

Coronavirus • 19 Jan

Extension sought for ratification of EU-UK trade deal

The European Union will seek an extension to the deadline by which the free trade agreement with the UK must be ratified.

Brexit • 18 Jan

Shellfish trucks protest in London over export delays

Several people have been fined after a protest in London over the post-Brexit fishing agreement involving trucks being parked on roads near 10 Downing Street ...

Brexit • 18 Jan

Merkel ally Laschet elected Germany's CDU party leader

Moderate Armin Laschet has been elected as the head of Germany's conservative CDU party.

Europe • 16 Jan

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