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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...

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