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France’s new COVID-19 cases up amid fears of new lockdown

PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 22,086 new coronavirus infections over the previous 24 hours on Tuesday, up sharply from Monday's 4,240 and close to last Tuesday's level of 23,608, adding to fears of a third national lockdown. The number of people being trea...

Italy asks EU to take action against Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine delays

MILAN, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Italy asked the European Commission on Tuesday to take action against Pfizer over cuts to its COVID-19 vaccine deliveries, the government's special commissioner said. The request to Brussels came a day after Rome sent a formal warning letter to the U.S. drug co...

UK PM Johnson: Sorrow of 100,000 COVID-19 death toll “hard to compute” (UPDATE)

The sorrow of Britain's COVID-19 death toll, which passed 100,000 on Tuesday, was hard to compute, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. "It's hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic, the years of life lost, the family gatherings not attended, and for so many relatives ...

New restrictive measures expected in Feb – Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 26 January 2021

Updated 1745 Times of Malta reports that Malta ordered 80,000 more Moderna vaccines as 14,000 Pfizer doses arrive MaltaToday reports that Moviment Graffitti says the gender corrective mechanism to enhance the number of women MPs will only serve to strengthen the main political partie...

Malta: Country orders 80,000 more Moderna vaccines as 14,000 Pfizer doses arrive

Malta is to spend €2 million to purchase an additional 80,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the prime minister said on Tuesday. Speaking in parliament, he also announced that Malta received another consignment of 14,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday. Source Times of ...

Malta: Carl Brincat appointed as Malta Gaming Authority CEO

The Board of Governors of the Malta Gaming Authority has appointed Dr Carl Brincat as Chief Executive Officer of the MGA with immediate effect. In a statement the Authority said that the appointment follows a highly competitive selection process which was commenced with the launch of a pub...

Gaps in the exchange of tax data in the EU may encourage tax avoidance and evasion

There is still insufficient sharing of tax information between EU Member States to ensure fair and effective taxation throughout the Single Market, according to a new special report published today by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The problems are not only with the EU’s legislative...

EU green light for 3 billion euro pan-European battery project

EU competition regulators on Tuesday approved a 2.9-billion-euro battery project funded by Germany, France, Italy and nine other EU countries, responding to the growing demand for car and industrial batteries in the 27-country bloc. Members of the scheme called European Battery Innovati...

European Union calendar

Here is the calendar for this week's events: 26 January: Ms Stella Kyriakides participates via videoconference in a virtual high-level stakeholder event for the launch of the ‘Code of Conduct for Responsible Business and Marketing Practices,' organised by the European Commission. 27 ...

Britain starts work on post-Brexit asset management sector

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Britain set out options on Tuesday for increasing the global attractiveness of its 9.9 trillion pound ($13.59 trillion) asset management sector after Brexit put European Union retail fund investors out of reach. The finance ministry said in a public consultati...

Mastercard to increase charges for UK purchases from EU – FT

Financial Times - Mastercard will increase fees more than fivefold when a British shopper uses a debit or credit card to buy from an EU-based company, sparking alarm among companies that rely on online payments and concern among MPs over higher consumer prices. Mastercard and Visa levy an...

MEPs vote to add Channel and British Virgin Islands to tax haven blacklist

The European parliament is pushing for UK overseas territories including the British Virgin Islands, Guernsey and Jersey to be added to an EU tax havens blacklist after the conclusion of the Brexit deal. Sending a signal that tougher action on tax avoidance was required in response to t...

CDE News Views – This Day in Photos

Today's salient news in pictures as taken by the pool of photographers of EPA/EFE for CDE News. Stay informed daily with www.cde.news, for local perspective with a global outlook. An image taken with a drone shows a mural of the late former Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe B...

France’s new COVID-19 cases up amid fears of new lockdown

Gaps in the exchange of tax data in the EU may encourage tax avoidance and evasion

Romania’s ruling party leader sentenced to prison

The leader of Romania’s ruling party, Liviu Dragnea, has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for instigating abuse of office. The ruling came from the High…

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Hungary is to step up its anti-immigration measures with a new 25 percent special tax on aid groups which support migration

Euronews: Hungary is to step up its anti-immigration measures with a new 25 percent special tax on aid groups which support migration. Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government has been among…

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Belgian mayor invites Orban to migrant-diverse town

EU Observer - The mayor of a Belgian town with reportedly more Muslims than Slovakia and Hungary combined wants Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister, to visit. Mechelen mayor Bart Somers said…

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Poland will face disciplinary hearing on rule-of-law dispute with EU

Politico: EU ministers will hold a hearing on Poland’s alleged rule-of-law violations later this month, pushing forward with a disciplinary process that Warsaw insists is unjustified. The decision by EU diplomats…

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German Interior Minister forms ‘axis’ with Austria, Italy against Merkel

Reuters: Germany should ally itself with Austria and Italy on migration and security policies, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday, a shift that could prove uncomfortable for Chancellor Angela Merkel.…

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Hungary’s Orbán, offers help to Italy, to expel migrants

La Repubblica: Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian Prime Minister, in an interview broadcast by the Hungarian public radio said "I understand that the Italians through a free vote said that they…

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Poland – The price of emigration

DW: Thousands of Polish nurses, caregivers and workmen leave the country for employment. That has consequences: Many Polish children grow up without parents, who are gone for months or even…

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Austria to close down mosques funded by foreign countries

Austria has said it will close down seven mosques and expel imams who it says are funded by foreign countries. The country’s coalition government, formed of conservative and far-right figures,…

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Putin visits Austria in first visit in EU state since re-election

Easing of sanctions against Russia, the relations with the US and the European Union were the main topics discussed during a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Austrian chancellor, Sebastian…

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Differences at EU Commission on how to deal with Poland

POLITICO reports that in the battle over the rule of law, Poland is splitting the European Commission at its highest level. EU officials and diplomats familiar with the latest developments say…

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Maltese 17-year-old without driving licence fatally hits a cyclist in Bielawa, Poland

TVN Warsawa reports that a 17-year-old citizen of Malta, who was driving without licence, fatally hit a cyclist in Bielawa, near Warsaw, The accident occurred on Powsińska St. before 17.00 on…

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Slovenia Democratic Party ahead in highly fragmented election

The state election commission put Slovenia Democratic Party (SDS) ahead in the election with 26.3 percent of the votes after 25 percent of votes were counted. According to ExitPolls by…

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Elections underway in Slovenia

The Slovenian Democratic Party looks set to win the most votes in the election taking place today. The party let by Led by Janez Janša, seen an increase in support, mainly…

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European Court of Human Rights concludes that Lithuania and Romania violated the European ban on torture

The European Court of Human Rights said on Thursday it had concluded that Lithuania and Romania hosted a CIA detention centres and allowed for Tortures. Lithuania hosted this prison from…

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I want to stop Romania from turning into another Hungary

Romania’s former Prime Minister Victor Ponta has told Euronews he wants to stop the country from turning into a new Hungary. He launched his political comeback bid this week after…

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Polish Political Scientist refused entry in Russia

Poland's government has asked Moscow to explain why Russia has refused entry to the head of Poland's Institute of international affairs, the Polish Foreign Ministry said on May 29. Slawomir…

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Juncker to meet Polish Prime Minister amid rule-of-law dispute between Poland and the EU

Poland’s prime minister and the European Commission chief will meet for talks on Wednesday amid a protracted rule-of-law dispute between Warsaw and Brussels, according to reports. Radio Poland, reports that the…

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Polish MPs vote for their own paycut

Euronews reports that Polish MPs have voted to give themselves a 20% pay cut after a bonus scandal involving senior ministers. The move, backed by members of the ruling Law and…

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Crying over spilled chocolate – Poland

Authorities in Poland were left with a sticky situation indeed after an accident saw a lorry spill 12 tons of warm, liquid chocolate onto the motorway, Polish radio station RMF…

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Hungary – Reactions to Orban’s Victory

Winning a two-thirds majority for the third time straight time in Sunday’s election, gives Victor Orban the power to change constitutional laws - potentially paving the way for further friction…

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The election in Hungary

Hungary’s right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is the second-longest-serving government leader after Germany's Angela Merkel, seeks a third consecutive term in parliamentary elections on Sunday. Opinion polls show…

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France’s new COVID-19 cases up amid fears of new lockdown

PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 22,086 new coronavirus infections over...

Italy asks EU to take action against Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine delays

MILAN, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Italy asked the European Commission on Tuesday to take action against Pfi...

UK PM Johnson: Sorrow of 100,000 COVID-19 death toll “hard to compute” (UPDATE)

The sorrow of Britain's COVID-19 death toll, which passed 100,000 on Tuesday, was hard to compute, ...

Twitter permanently suspends My Pillow CEO for election misinformation

Twitter Inc has permanently suspended the account of My Pillow chief Mike Lindell fo...

Photo Story: Temperatures to reach 40 degrees Celcius in parts of Sydney

A general view of Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, 26 January 2021. Temperatures in parts of Sydne...

Malta: Unemployment rate stable for third month in a row

The rate of unemployment in December 2020 remained at 4.5 percent for the third consecutive month, 0...

Britain confident that vaccine makers will deliver for both UK and EU

Britain and the European Union should both get the vaccines they have ordered and it...

Ten Rotterdam police officers injured, 150 people arrested in coronavirus lockdown riots

Dutch police detained more than 150 people in a third night of unrest in cities across the Net...

Photo Story: Invasion Day rally in Melbourne

People take part in an Invasion Day rally in Melbourne, Australia, on 26 January 2021. Australia Da...

Blast heard in Saudi capital Riyadh – UPDATED

RIYADH, Jan 26 (Reuters) - An explosion was heard in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Tue...

US Senate Committee greenlights Blinken as Secretary of State

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday approved the nomination of President Joe Bide...

Vaccine delays push European stocks to two-week low

European shares closed at two-week lows on Monday as a slump in German business morale undersc...

Turkey’s economy to grow by 6% in 2021 – IMF

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Turkey's economy will grow by about 6% in 2021, before settling...

China, NZ ink trade deal as Beijing calls for reduced global barriers

China and New Zealand signed a deal that upgrades their existing free trade pact on ...

Italian President receives PM Conte’s resignation

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte went to see the head of state on Tuesday to hand in his resig...

Oil price slides continues as hopes for rapid approval of US stimulus plan fades

Oil prices fell on Tuesday as fading hopes for a rapid approval of new U.S. economic stimulus ...

Trump’s impeachment formal charge submitted to Senate

The House of Representatives formally delivered to the Senate on Mond...

Injured Tunisian protester dies, fuelling new clashes

TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian protester injured during clashes with police has died in hospital, sta...

Putin calls pro-Navalny marches illegal, new protest set for Sunday

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned weekend protests demanding the release of jailed Kremlin...

Merkel, Biden agree to stronger cooperation

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed in a phone call on Mo...