TENSION: The “overwhelming majority” of EU countries voted on Tuesday in favour of systematic Covid-19 tests for travellers from China Faced with the relaxation of the zero Covid policy and the multiplication of cases in China, Europe is tense. The “overwhelming majority” of EU countries voted on Tuesday in favour of systematic Covid -19 tests for travellers from China before […]
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VACCINATION: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen relies on accelerated production and new vaccine contracts The European Union hopes to be able to reach the goal set for September of vaccinating 70% of adults against the coronavirus by July, announced the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, this Friday during a visit to a Pfizer factory. -BioNTech […]
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PANDEMIC: At the end of a European summit, leaders warned of the next “difficult” weeks, especially on the vaccination front It is too early to let our guard down. European leaders at the summit called on Thursday to “maintain firm restrictions” while speeding up vaccination campaigns to stem the mutations of the coronavirus, but have not settled their differences on the […]
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The European Union is looking at a common vaccine certificate to help get travellers to their vacation destinations and prevent tourism from suffering another disastrous year due to the coronavirus pandemic. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the certificates for individuals who have been vaccinated could be combined with coronavirus Covid-19 tests for […]
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HIGH-SPEED: European high-speed internet could emerge in the late 2020s with the development of the Internet by Satellite After developing its own satellite positioning system – Galileo – Europe wants to free itself from foreign satellites by setting up its own network in order to guarantee its digital sovereignty. In this way, the European Union could offer high-speed Internet […]
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UNITED KINGDOM: The British would have given in on very important points relating to fishing in Brexit negotiations The British have made “huge concessions” in the Brexit negotiations, a French government source said on Wednesday. The negotiators of the United Kingdom have agreed to give in on very important points relating to fishing, said this source, that is to say the […]
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SOCIAL NETWORKS: Users whose content and messages have been removed will be able to challenge this decision by filing an appeal The European Union (EU) will impose the removal within an hour of photos, videos and messages “of a terrorist nature ” on the Internet. An agreement was reached on Thursday between MEPs and representatives of the member states for the […]
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DIPLOMACY: London calls for “fundamental change of approach” from Europeans on Brexit trade negotiations The standoff between the European Union and the United Kingdom continues. “We will not have a new approach”, declared Clément Beaune before the European Affairs Committee of the National Assembly. He thus clearly rejected a demand by Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding post- Brexit negotiations. The head of the […]
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NEGOTIATIONS: UK and EU blame each other for the stalling of the Brexit negotiations on this future relationship The negotiations stalled. Discussions on the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom after Brexit are blocked because of “the intransigence and unrealism of London”, estimated the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, this Monday. The “negotiations are not progressing because […]
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COVID-19: The European executive is also continuing “intensive discussions” with other vaccine manufacturers The European Commission announced on Friday that it had reserved on behalf of the 27 member states 300 million doses of the vaccine against Coronavirus Covid-19 in preparation by the French laboratory Sanofi. The European executive is also continuing “intensive discussions” with other vaccine manufacturers, it is specified […]
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