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WHO warns Europe experiencing ‘coronavirus fatigue’
Covid is taking an emotional toll across Europe with rising levels of apathy among some populations, the World Health Organization is warning.…
European Parliament backs a 60% EU emissions-cutting target for 2030
The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of a legally binding target for the European Union to cut its greenhouse gas…
“Big progress” in Brexit talks leaves EU seeing trade deal closer
Britain and the EU are closer to agreement on reciprocal social security rights for their citizens after Brexit, two diplomatic sources said,…
Renew Europe MEPs react to Eurogroup’s male-only list of candidates to ECB Board
Renew Europe deplores the decision made by the Eurogroup to present, once again, a male-only shortlist of candidates for the position of…
EU member states urged to agree on Rule-of-Law to safeguard trust among member states
Vera Jourova, European Commission vice-president for values and transparency, was reported on the Financial Times urging the 27 countries and EU parliament…
EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel in self-isolation
European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel said on Twitter that she is self-isolating after she was notified…
EP to award outstanding journalism with Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize
As of October 2021, the European Parliament will start awarding The Daphne Caruana Prize for Journalism on a yearly basis. This new…
Germany expects EU to impose new sanctions against Russia over Navalny’s poisoning
Germany expects the European Union to impose new sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with an internationally…
Powerbroker Aguila Saleh removed from EU’s Libya Sanction List
The European Union on Friday removed an east Libyan powerbroker from its sanctions blacklist to encourage peace efforts and ensure the EU…
ECB urged to prepare to issue a digital euro
The European Central Bank must prepare to issue a digital euro to complement banknotes "if and when" it becomes necessary, ECB board…
Europe lays ground for fast-tracking COVID-19 vaccine reviews
The European health regulator has started reviewing data on AstraZeneca and Oxford University's potential COVID-19 vaccine in real time, the first of…
ECB plans more intrusive checks on bank directors
The European Central Bank plans stricter and more intrusive checks on the suitability of bank directors, hoping to close national loopholes, ECB…