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29.01.2021 / 17:47

EU, AstraZeneca publish heavily redacted deal in vaccine row

BRUSSELS – The European Union and AstraZeneca agreed Friday to make public a heavily redacted version of their coronavirus vaccine agreement, which lies at the heart of a dispute over how many shots the pharmaceutical company should be supplying the EU's 27 nations.

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In virus-struck Europe, jabs trigger intense political fight

BRUSSELS – There was little effort to mask the gloating, just one month after Britain's full — and, at times, tempestuous — divorce from the European Union.

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Vaccine factory inspected amid EU dispute with AstraZeneca

BRUSSELS – Belgian health authorities announced Thursday they have inspected a pharmaceutical factory in Belgium to find out whether expected delays in the deliveries of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine are due to production issues.

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EU’s dispute with AstraZeneca over COVID-19 vaccine commitments intensifies

European Union’s dispute with AstraZeneca intensified Wednesday with the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker denying the EU’s assertion that it had pulled out of talks on vaccine supplies.AstraZeneca said in a statement that it still planned to meet with EU officials in Brussels later in the day.

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EU official: AstraZeneca pulls out of vaccine delivery talks

BRUSSELS – AstraZeneca has pulled out of meeting with the European Union to discuss delayed vaccine commitments to the bloc, an EU official said.

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Belgium fears spread of Dutch riots over virus restrictions

BRUSSELS – Riots in the Netherlands over coronavirus restrictions could spark similar protests in neighboring Belgium, the Belgian interior minister warned Wednesday as she instructed local authorities on how to limit the risks that protesters will spread the virus.

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EU approves more state aid to boost car batteries industry

BRUSSELS – The European Union has approved 2.9 billion euros in subsidies from 12 member countries for a second pan-European project to develop the electric battery industry and move away from its reliance on Asian imports.

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EU demands that vaccine makers honor their commitments

BRUSSELS – The European Union on Tuesday warned pharmaceutical giants that develop coronavirus vaccines to honor their contractual obligations after slow deliveries of shots from two companies hampered the bloc's vaunted vaccine rollout in several nations.

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EU threatens to block or restrict Covid vaccine exports as row explodes over supply

The EU has threatened to slap tight controls on exports of a key Covid vaccine after a row exploded over supply.

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EU wants full recognition for UK envoy in post-Brexit spat

BRUSSELS – The European Union called Monday on the United Kingdom to grant the EU’s first-ever ambassador to the country full diplomatic status after the government in London declined to accord him those rights, but gave no clear signal that it would take retaliatory action.

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EU pressures AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines as promised

BRUSSELS – The European Union is pressuring the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to deliver more coronavirus vaccine doses to its 27 nations and to stick to its initial promises once the jab gets EU approval, especially since the bloc has already invested in enhancing production capacity.

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EU to require advance registration of Covid-19 vaccine exports

BRUSSELS : The European Union will require pharmaceutical companies producing Covid-19 vaccines inside the bloc to register in advance any exports of doses to third countries, an EU official said on Monday.The move comes after AstraZeneca on Friday unexpectedly announced a large cut in supplies of vaccines to the bloc for the first quarter of the year.The executive European Commission would create a transparency register for vaccine exports outside the bloc, the official told Reuters, adding that the new rule was due to enter into force in the coming days."Export licences for humanitarian purposes will be regularly issued," the official said.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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EU weighs response to Navalny arrest, protest crackdown

BRUSSELS – European Union foreign ministers on Monday debated the 27-nation bloc’s response to the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and a weekend police crackdown that saw thousands taken into custody during protests in support of President Vladimir Putin’s most well-known critic.

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Delay in Pfizer vaccine shipments frustrate Europe, Canada

BRUSSELS – Frustration is mounting from Europe to North America over reduced shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine while the U.S. pharmaceutical company increases production capacity at its Belgian plant.

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EU sighs with relief as Biden readies to enter White House

BRUSSELS – The European Union’s top officials breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday that Joe Biden will be taking over as president of the United States, but they warned that the world has changed after four years of Donald Trump and that trans-Atlantic ties will be different in the future.“This new dawn in America is the moment we’ve been awaiting for so long,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, hailing Biden’s arrival as “resounding proof that, once again after four long years, Europe has a friend in the White House.”“The United States are back, and Europe stands ready to reconnect with an old and trusted partner to breathe new life into our cherished alliance,” she told EU lawmakers, hours before Biden was to be

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EU lashes Bosnia for failing to properly care for migrants

BRUSSELS – The European Union’s top migration official on Tuesday criticized Bosnian authorities for failing to properly care for hundreds of migrants living in sub-zero temperatures on its territory, warning the Balkans country of its obligations if it hopes to join the EU.Bosnia has faced sharp criticism for leaving around 1,000 people without shelter after a fire gutted the makeshift Lipa refugee camp near the northwest border with EU-member Croatia just before Christmas. The authorities at first said they would move the migrants to another location, but finally set up military tents at the site instead after locals elsewhere protested.“Bosnia-Herzegovina must show it’s capable of managing migration.

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Coronavirus: Global death toll hits 2M amid vaccine rollout

vaccines developed at breakneck speed are being rolled out around the world in an all-out campaign to vanquish the threat.The milestone was reached just over a year after the coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan. WHO team arrives in Wuhan.

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‘This is not a game’: Global virus death toll hits 2 million

MEXICO CITY – The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but so uneven that in some countries there is real hope of vanquishing the outbreak, while in other, less-developed parts of the world, it seems a far-off dream.The numbing figure was reached just over a year after the coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The number of dead, compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Brussels, Mecca, Minsk or Vienna.

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Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 2M amid vaccine rollout

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday as vaccines developed at breakneck speed are being rolled out around the world in an all-out campaign to vanquish the threat.The milestone was reached just over a year after the coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan.The number of dead, compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Brussels, Mecca, Minsk or Vienna.While the count is based on figures supplied by government agencies around the world, the real toll is believed to be significantly higher, in part because of inadequate testing and the many fatalities that were inaccurately attributed to other causes, especially early in the outbreak.It took eight months to hit 1 million

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The Latest: Germany passes 2 million mark for COVID cases

bring oxygen supplies to the Brazilian rainforest’s biggest city.While much of Europe is increasingly locked down, Spain insists it can stay open and still beat the virus.President-elect Joe Biden unveils $1.9 trillion plan for tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

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Brussels police arrest 116 at protest over Black man's death

BRUSSELS – Police in Belgium made 116 arrests after a demonstration in Brussels over the death of a young Black man who collapsed while in police custody turned violent.Police said most of violence took place after a largely peaceful demonstration Wednesday of about 500 protesters — some holding Black Lives Matter signs — ended in downtown Brussels.“A group of demonstrators (50-100 people) remained on the spot and caused various incidents and degradations," police said, adding that several police officers were injured in the clashes.According to a police statement, protesters threw projectiles, set fires, damaged street furniture and police vehicles. They also smashed a window and a door at a police station.

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Johnson & Johnson likely to apply for EU approval for its Covid vaccine in Feb

BRUSSELS : US firm Johnson & Johnson is likely to apply for EU approval for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in February, a top lawmaker said on Wednesday."EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides announced during our (EU lawmakers) group meeting this morning that the vaccine manufacturer Johnson & Johnson is likely to submit an application for approval to the EU for their vaccine in February," said Peter Liese, who represents health matters for the EU's centre-right group, the assembly's largest.The EU drugs regulator had said in December it expected the company to apply in the first quarter of this year.The European Medicines Agency (EMA) started on Dec.

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Belgian high schoolers demand to get back in-person learning

BRUSSELS – A late-stage side effect of the coronavirus pandemic has turned up in Belgium, where a group of teenagers is begging to go back to school. Fed up with the COVID-19 restrictions keeping them at home most of the time, students in the last two years of a high school in the city of Liege launched an online petition asking for more in-person class time.

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EU regulators OK increasing doses from virus vaccine vials

BRUSSELS – Germany’s Health Ministry says European Union regulators have approved doctors drawing up to six doses from each vial of the coronavirus vaccine made by BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine.The European Medicines Agency had last month said it was considering a request from the companies to allow more than the permitted five doses to be drawn per vial.The agency confirmed Friday that its human medicines committee has recommended updating the product information for the vaccine to clarify that each vial contains 6 doses.Health Ministry spokesman Hanno Kautz told reporters in Berlin on Friday that the change would come into effect immediately, boosting available doses of the vaccine by 20%.Many doctors across the EU have already been drawing six

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Stunned EU leaders yearn for Biden presidency -- ASAP

BRUSSELS – For European Union nations, Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration as the next U.S.

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EU says it will redouble efforts to save Iran nuclear deal

BRUSSELS – The European Union said Tuesday it would redouble its efforts to save the Iran nuclear agreement despite what it calls Tehran’s “important breach” of commitments made in the 2015 deal by starting to enrich uranium to new levels. EU spokesman Peter Stano said that Iran’s actions “will have serious implications when it comes to nuclear nonproliferation.” Stano said it was in everyone’s interest to rescue the deal and said the 27-nation bloc “will strengthen” its attempts to make sure all adhere to the commitments made in the landmark deal.

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EU rejects criticism for slow vaccine rollout across bloc

BRUSSELS – The European Commission defended its coronavirus vaccination strategy Monday amid growing criticism in member states about the slow rollout of COVID-19 shots across the region with 450 million inhabitants.Vaccinations programs in the 27 nation-bloc have gotten off to a slow start and some EU members have been quick to blame the EU's executive arm for a perceived failure of delivering the right amount of doses.

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UK judge rejects US extradition request for Julian Assange

Protesters hold a sign to support WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in front of the EU British Embassy in Brussels on December 07, 2020. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images) New York - A British judge has rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be "oppressive" because of his mental health.District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said Monday Assange was likely to commit suicide if sent to the U.S.The U.S.

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EU ready to help expand vaccine production

The European Union is ready to help drug companies expand coronavirus vaccine production to clear a "bottleneck" in distribution, its top health official said today.

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COVID-19: Belgian St. Nick party for elderly leads to 27 virus deaths

A transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as the 2019 novel coronavirus. BRUSSELS - Authorities in Belgium say a 27th elderly person has died in an outbreak at a nursing home from a super-spreading St.

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BioNTech founders warn of Covid-19 vaccine supply gaps: Report

Berlin: BioNTech is working flat out with partner Pfizer to boost production of their COVID-19 vaccine, its founders said, warning there would be gaps in supply until other vaccines were rolled out.The German biotech startup has led the vaccine race but its shot has been slow to arrive in the European Union because of relatively late approval from the bloc's health regulator and the small size of the order placed by Brussels.The delays in rolling out the home-grown vaccine have caused consternation in Germany, where some regions had to halt vaccinations within days of starting an inoculation drive."At the moment it doesn't look good - a hole is appearing because there's a lack of other approved vaccines and we have to fill the gap with our

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EU avoided chaos, explored new paths in turbulent 2020 year

BRUSSELS – Between the specter of Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic and a new leadership team facing a budget battle, the European Union looked set to remember 2020 as an “annus horribilis.”Instead, a last-minute trade deal with the United Kingdom coupled with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the final days of the year produced a sense of success for the 27-nation bloc and brought glimmers of hope to the EU's 450 million residents.After months of chaotic negotiations, the EU also will head into 2021 with both a long-term budget and a coronavirus recovery fund worth 1.83 trillion euros ($2.3 trillion) that could help the EU's member nations bounce back from Europe's most brutal economic crisis since World War II.

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Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals

BRUSSELS – The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union. But don’t bet on it.The U.K.

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EU officials formally sign post-Brexit trade deal with UK

BRUSSELS – The European Union’s top officials on Wednesday formally signed the long fought-over post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom.European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Charles Michel put pen to paper during a brief signature ceremony in Brussels. The documents will now be flown across the Channel to London in a RAF plane for British Prime minister Boris Johnson to sign them.“The agreement that we signed today is the result of months of intense negotiations in which the European Union has displayed an unprecedented level of unity,” Michel said.

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Pfizer to complete supply of covid-19 vaccines to European Union by September

BRUSSELS : The distribution of an initial 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech across the European Union will be completed by September, a spokesman for the EU Commission said on Monday.The protracted timetable, which was previously unknown, confirms that the bloc, with a population of 450 million, will need vaccines from other suppliers to speed up inoculations against the new coronavirus.Most EU countries began inoculating healthcare workers and vulnerable people on Sunday with the Pfizer vaccine, which is the only one so far authorised in the 27-nation bloc, and requires a two-dose regimen."Distribution of the full 200 million doses is scheduled to be completed by September 2021," the spokesman told

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Gibraltar’s border with Spain still in doubt after Brexit

BARCELONA – While corks may have popped in London and Brussels over the end to a four-year saga known as Brexit, there is one rocky speck of British soil still left in limbo.Gibraltar, a British colony jutting off the southern tip of Spain's mainland, wasn't included in the Brexit trade deal announced on Christmas Eve between the European Union and the United Kingdom to reorganize the commercial and trade relations between the now 27-member bloc and the first nation to exit the group. The deadline for Gibraltar remains Jan.

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Europe, Latin America start Covid vaccination, UK to roll out Oxford jab in Jan

vaccination programme of unprecedented scale on Sunday as part of efforts to end a COVID-19 pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives around the world.The region of 450 million people has secured contracts with a range of suppliers for over two billion vaccine doses and has set a goal for all adults to be inoculated during 2021.With surveys pointing to high levels of hesitancy towards the vaccine in countries from France to Poland, leaders of the 27-country European Union are promoting it as the best chance of getting back to something like normal life next year."We are starting to turn the page on a difficult year," Ursula von der Leyen, president of the Brussels-based European Commission coordinating the

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EU nations start assessing post-Brexit trade deal with UK

BRUSSELS – European Union ambassadors were convening on Christmas Day to start assessing the massive free-trade deal the bloc struck with Britain that should kick off next next week when the acrimonious Brexit divorce process finally comes to an end. After the deal was announced on Thursday, EU nations already showed support for the outcome and it was expected that they would unanimously back the agreement, a prerequisite for its legal approval.

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UK and EU reach historic post-Brexit trade agreement

BRUSSELS - Britain and the European Union have struck a provisional free-trade agreement that should avert New Year chaos for cross-border traders and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.With just over a week until the U.K.’s final split from the EU, the U.K. government said the "deal is done."British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are expected to make statements imminently.The deal should ensure the two sides can trade in goods without tariffs or quotas.

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UK, EU on cusp of striking Brexit trade deal at last

BRUSSELS – European Union and British negotiators worked through the night and right into Christmas Eve to put the finishing touches on a trade deal that should avert a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year’s Day. After resolving the remaining fair-competition and fisheries issues on Wednesday, negotiators combed through hundreds of pages of legal text that should become the provisional deal for a post-Brexit relationship after nine months of talks.Sources on both sides said the long and difficult negotiations were on the cusp of being wrapped up as negotiators, holed up at EU headquarters in Brussels with a stack of pizzas, worked to deliver the text to their leaders at dawn on Thursday.

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Covid roadblocks could hit New Years Eve as fears grow of police clashes

anti-lockdown protesters were planning a major demonstration on December 31.It's believed the demonstration will follow clashes that occurred on Saturday that saw 29 people arrested, reports The Telegraph.Concerns are growing over New Year's Eve as it may coincide with potential clashes over Brexit if people ignore Covid rules restricting gatherings.In January, people were given the go-ahead for people to meet at Big Ben to mark Brexit, ahead of the coronavirus pandemic.

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EU approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine; deliveries expected within days

European Union on Monday gave official approval for the coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer to be used across the 27-nation bloc, raising hopes that countries can begin administering the first shots to their citizens shortly after Christmas.The EU’s executive commission gave the green light just hours after the European Medicines Agency said the vaccine meets safety and quality standards. Brussels had been expected to take two or three days to endorse the market authorization move.“As we have promised, this vaccine will be available for all EU countries at the same time, on the same conditions,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

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EU-UK trade talks slog on past another Brexit deadline

BRUSSELS – Problems increased Monday in the bid to put a trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom on the rails before a Brexit transition period ends on New Year's Day, with the EU legislature insisting ever more it will not have time to vet and approve an agreement. British and EU negotiators were still deadlocked over fishing rights on Monday with only 10 days to go before a chaotic, costly economic break between both sides is to become official.

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Chaotic scenes as hundreds of passengers stranded at Heathrow after travel bans

Thousands of anxious Brits have been left stranded at Heathrow Airport as swathes of countries closed their borders to the UK amid concerns over the new coronavirus strain.

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Calls for extension of EU transition period as Brexit deadline passes with no progress

direct to your inboxThere are tonight calls for an extension on the EU transition period as a deadline for a Brexit deal set by European Parliament passed with no sign of progress.Brexit trade talks may now grind on through Christmas until December 31.The deadline to reach a deal tonight was set by the European Parliament.The UK will continue in its efforts to persuade Brussels to agree on key points of contention.In a tweet this evening the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was among many who urged Boris Johnson to seek an agreement to extend the Brexit transition period.She wrote: "It’s now imperative that PM seeks an agreement to extend the Brexit transition period."The new Covid strain - & the various implications of it - means we

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Brexit talks could go on after Christmas as tonight's deadline passes without progress

Brexit trade talks may grind on through Christmas and go to the wire on December 31 as the UK tries to get Brussels to budge on key stumbling blocks.

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Port of Dover and Eurostar closed in bid to stop mutant coronavirus spread

The port at Dover and Eurostar services to Paris will close at midnight in a bid to tackle the mutant coronavirus spreading to France.

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European countries ban flights, trains from Britain over Covid fears

Italy is to join other European countries in imposing a ban on passenger flights from Britain, the foreign minister said, as the British government warned that a new more infectious strain of the virus was "out of control".

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