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Italy suspends distribution of J&J shots after use paused in U.S

ROME (Reuters) - Italy said on Wednesday it had suspended the use of some 184,000 shots of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, after the brand delayed its introduction in…

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Greek PM says agrees to talks with Libya on maritime zones

Greece and Libya have agreed to hold talks on marking out their maritime zones in the Mediterranean, Prime Minister Mitsotakis said on Wednesday, after a meeting with the president of…

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Photo Story – Trail of Serbian national accused of murder in Andorra, Spain

Serbian defendant Norbert Feher (C) in court during the third day of his trial in Teruel, Spain, 14 April 2021. Feher is accused of murdering a farmer and two Civil…

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Greece to lift quarantine rule for more travelers from next week

Greece plans to lift quarantine restrictions from next week for travelers from the European Union and five other countries who have been vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19, a senior…

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Italy’s medicines agency may discuss use of J&J vaccine only for over 60s

Italy's AIFA could discuss the possibility of using Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine only for people over the age of 60, the head of the medicines agency told a…

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UPDATED: Italy considering alternative options for Alitalia if talks with EU fail

Italy's government is exploring alternative plans for the revamp of troubled airline Alitalia should ongoing negotiations with the European Commission fail, Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Wednesday. "Discussions are…

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Italy might revamp COVID-19 tracing app for vaccine passports

Italy could revitalise the smartphone app it launched last year to trace COVID-19 infections and use it for so-called vaccine passports, Innovation Minister Vittorio Colao revealed. The app, called Immuni…

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France could return to pre-COVID normal economic growth levels by mid-2022 – Villeroy

France could return to pre-COVID normal economic growth levels by the middle of 2022, Bank of France governor and European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday. "We will gradually climb back to the altitude we had prior to COVID," Villeroy told France Culture radio. The…

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Greece to receive first 33,600 doses of J&J COVID-19 vaccine this week

ATHENS, April 12 (Reuters) - Greece will get a first tranche of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 on Wednesday and will start inoculating people with it next…

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Italian Campania region rejects Draghi’s ‘stupid’ vaccine guidelines

ROME (Reuters) - The head of Italy's southern Campania region said on Monday he would ignore a government order to give the elderly vaccination priority and would instead focus on…

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France reports nearly 6,000 COVID-19 intensive care patients

PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported that the number of patients in intensive care units with COVID-19 increased by another 78 to a new 2021 record of 5,916…

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Protesters scuffle again with Italian police over COVID-19 curbs

ROME, April 12 (Reuters) - Protesters scuffled with police for a second week running on Monday as frustrated restaurant and small business owners demonstrated against continued coronavirus restrictions that are…

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Greece’s Aegean Airlines posts full-year loss on pandemic impact

Greece's largest carrier Aegean Airlines on Monday reported a full-year net loss for 2020 as passenger traffic fell amid the coronavirus pandemic. Aegean said its net loss was 227.9 million…

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Gunman shoots man dead, injures woman in front of Paris hospital – UPDATED

PARIS (Reuters) -An unidentified gunman shot dead a man and injured a woman on Monday in Paris before fleeing on a motorcycle, in what the local mayor said appeared to be a private…

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Four Italian firms can activate bioreactors for vaccine production

Italy’s Farmindustria has identified with the government several Italian companies ready for the bottling of vaccines and four that can activate bioreactors for the production of shots, the chairman of…

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New protocols, vaccine supplies to boost Italy’s vaccination campaign

A series of new rules and the supply of new doses will boost Italy's vaccination campaign, allowing the government to lift restrictions on businesses and citizens starting from May, the…

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Photo Story: The Estampa art fair in Madrid

A woman looks at one of the artworks exhibited during the opening ceremony of Estampa art fair at Ifema convention and exhibition grounds, in Madrid, Spain. Estampa was the first…

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Next week crucial for Italy, EU talks over Alitalia – minister

MILAN, April 11 (Reuters) - Talks between Italy and the European Commission over the revamp of Alitalia will enter a key phase next week, Italian Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said…

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Summer holiday abroad? Too soon to guarantee that, says French minister

PARIS, April 11 (Reuters) - France said on Sunday it was too soon to say whether holidays abroad would be possible this summer as a third wave of coronavirus infections…

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Fears that Italian Mafia infiltrated country’s vaccination programme

Politico - The Italian mafia is diverting vaccines away from those who need them the most, lawmakers fear. The parliament's anti-mafia commission is investigating whether crime syndicates are redirecting vaccines…

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80% of Sicilians refuse AstraZeneca Vaccine

80% of Sicilians refuse the AstraZeneca vaccine. The announcement was made by the president of the Region Nello Musumeci. He said that the concern is only natural but there is…

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France extends gap between vaccine shots to speed-up rollout

PARIS, April 11 (Reuters) - France will lengthen the period between the first and second shots of mRNA anti-COVID vaccines to six weeks from four weeks as of April 14…

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Italian prosecutor says Salvini should not be tried in Gregoretti migrant case

ROME (Reuters) - A prosecutor said on Saturday that Italy's right-wing League leader Matteo Salvini should not be sent to trial over illegally detaining migrants in a case being considered…

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Italy’s elderly pay high price for regional vaccine lottery

Agostino Airaudo, 86, died of the coronavirus on March 21. Ninety minutes earlier he had received an SMS telling him that, after weeks of waiting, he had got an appointment…

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Preliminary hearing for Salvini in case of kidnapping on migrants ship docking delays

Italy's League Party leader and former Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini (L) sits inside the bunker hall room of the Bicocca prison during a preliminary hearing on the Gregoretti case,…

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Portugal ex-PM Socrates to face trial for alleged money laundering

More than six years after his arrest in a major corruption investigation, Portugal’s former Prime Minister Jose Socrates will stand trial, but only on lesser charges of money laundering and…

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French COVID-19 intensive care numbers resume upward trend

The number of people in intensive care units (ICU) with COVID-19 in France increased by 52 to 5,757 on Friday, a nearly five-month high, after dipping on Thursday, health ministry…

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Italy eases COVID-19 curbs as infections decline, but deaths still high

Lockdown measures will be eased from Monday in six Italian regions, the health ministry ruled on Friday, even as the nationwide daily death toll remains well above 400. New infections…

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Greek crime journalist shot dead by motorcycle gunmen: police

ATHENS (Reuters) - Two gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a prominent Greek crime journalist near his home in Athens on Friday, police said. George Karaivaz, a veteran journalist…

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French far-right politician Marine Le Pen to stand in 2022 election

French far-right politician Marine Le Pen said on Friday she would stand in the 2022 presidential election and that she thought victory was entirely "plausible". "I am once again standing…

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France still in favour of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The French health regulator should say later on Friday that Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, like those developed by Pfizer and BioNTech , should be used as a second dose for people…

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Italy could sign contract with Moderna for more vaccine doses

Italy's government is in talks with Moderna Inc and could soon sign a contract with the group for further COVID-19 vaccine doses, on top of those supplied under a broader…

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UPDATED: France recommends second mRNA COVID-19 dose for under-55s who got first dose with AstraZeneca

France's top health body said recipients of a first dose of AstraZeneca's traditional COVID-19 vaccine who are under 55 should get a second shot with a new-style messenger-RNA (mRNA) vaccine,…

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Italian PM Draghi accuses Erdogan of humiliating European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday accused Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of humiliating European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this week and said it is important to be…

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‘Caravaggio’ discovered at Madrid auction house

Top Italian art critic Vittorio Sgarbi says he has discovered a lost Caravaggio at a Madrid auction house. The painting, The Crown of Thorns or Ecce Homo, attributed to Spanish…

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Draghi wants new Italian airline launched before the summer

ROME, April 8 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday he hoped a new state-owned airline, dubbed ITA, would be launched before the summer, adding it was…

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Brexit weighs on French exports to Britain in February

French exports to Britain picked up 4% in February but were still at only 84% of the monthly average of the second half of 2020, as post-Brexit trade rules continued…

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Spain to revise down 2021 growth forecast after tough first quarter

Spanish government will lower its forecast for gross domestic product growth in 2021 after the first quarter was worse than expected, Economy Minister Nadia Calvino said on Thursday. "We leave…

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Photo Story – Exhibition on the death and legacy of Napoleon I opens in Paris

Visitors look at the artwork 'Napoleon coming out of his Tomb' by French painter Horace Vernet on display during a press visit of the exhibition 'Napoleon N'Est Plus' (Napoleon is…

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Italy’s Illy seeks investor for food portfolio

Italy's Illy Group has hired Mediobanca as financial adviser to find a minority investor for its Polo del Gusto portfolio of food ventures, Chairman Riccardo Illy was quoted as saying…

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Photo Story – Spanish far-right party VOX campaign kicks off in Vallecas

Spanish National Police members clash with protesters during Spanish far-right party VOX's regional election kick-off campaign rally in Vallecas, Madrid, Spain, 07 April 2021. Madrid will hold regional elections on…

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Photo Story: Heavy snow in Barrea, Italy

Freshly fallen snow in Barrea, in the heart of the Abruzzo National Park, central Italy. Via EPA-EFE/BRUNO CELIDONIO

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Italian businesses, government sign protocol for worker vaccination

Italy’s government, the country’s main unions and employer associations said on Wednesday they had signed a protocol to organise the administration of vaccines in workplaces, as Rome steps up its…

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Greece to open high schools despite a increasing number of daily new cases

Greece will open high schools next week despite a record number of daily new cases recently, officials said, as the government began mass distribution of home-testing kits it hopes will…

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Italy, Britain suggest age limits for AstraZeneca vaccine but still recommend it

Italy recommended that AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot only be used on those over 60 and Britain that people under 30 should get an alternative, due to possible links between the vaccine…

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France to open Mitterrand’s Rwanda archives

PARIS (Reuters) - France will open the Rwanda archives of former French president Francois Mitterrand, President Emmanuel Macron's office said in a statement on Wednesday. Macron's office said the decision…

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French services slowdown eases in March despite COVID curbs -IHS Markit

A slowdown in France's service sector eased in March despite tougher coronavirus restrictions, a monthly survey showed on Wednesday, offering the euro zone's second-biggest economy some relief. Data compiler IHS…

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Italian service activity shrinks for 8th month running in March -PMI

Italy's services sector contracted for the eighth month running in March, and at a marginally faster rate than in February, a survey showed on Wednesday. IHS Markit's Business Activity Index…

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Spain plans to fully vaccinate 53% of population by late July

Spain is accelerating its COVID-19 vaccination rollout and will have fully inoculated 25 million people by late July, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, also confirming the end-August target of giving…

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Spain’s Castile and Leon region suspends AstraZeneca shots

A regional Spanish health authority said on Wednesday it had suspended AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots pending a European Medicines Agency (EMA) safety report, though the national government said it would continue…

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UPDATED: Former Italian PM Berlusconi in hospital since Tuesday

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been in hospital since Tuesday afternoon for check-ups, two sources from his Forza Italia party said on Wednesday. One of the sources said…

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Rare COVID-19 variant identified in Sardinia

Cagliari's Policlinico university hospital said Tuesday that one of its laboratories has identified a rare variant of COVID-19 in Sardinia. At the moment there have been no other reports of…

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France’s COVID-19 hospitalisations at a near five-month high

France’s hospital system is under heavy pressure from the pandemic, with the number of people treated in intensive care units for COVID-19 at the highest in almost a year, even…

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Scuffles as Italy’s lengthy COVID-19 curbs spark small business protests

Dozens of small business owners scuffled with police on Tuesday as they tried to force their way into Rome’s parliament square to protest against Italy’s long-running coronavirus restrictions. “Freedom, freedom,”…

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Italy abolishes film censorship

The Italian Government has moved to abolish film censorship after more than 70 years, during which more than 700 flms were banned while over 34,000 were requested to carry out…

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269 priests died in Italy in first year of pandemic

269 Catholic priests have died of COVID-19 in Italy over the past year, according to religious news agency SIR. The vast majority of these fatalities happened in Northern Italy, with…

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Claims that vaccinated people are more likely to infect others have no scientific basis – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly denied claims that Covid-19 vaccines were among the factors causing the spread of new variants of the virus. These reports were being fuelled…

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