Europe

BRUSSELS — The EU’s first vaccinations against COVID-19 could take place in the first quarter of 2021, according to a European health chief. Andrea Ammon, director of the European Center for Disease Control (ECDC), said such […]

LONDON — It is unlikely the European Union will grant the UK a grace period in January to help business adjust to the new post-Brexit trading regime, Ireland’s foreign affairs minister has told Euronews. The EU […]

BRUSSELS — The European Union imposed sanctions Friday on the president of Belarus and 14 other officials over their roles in the security crackdown launched during protests of the country’s contested August presidential election. The EU […]

BRUSSELS — Brussels is to mobilize a further €100 million to purchase rapid antigen tests to combat a „very alarming“ rise in COVID-19 infections, it announced on Wednesday The European Commission is also launching a new […]

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko defied an ultimatum to surrender power by midnight on Sunday, challenging his opponents to make good on their threat to paralyse the country with a national strike. Eleven weeks after a […]

PARIS — France has recalled its ambassador to Turkey after the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan questioned the mental health of French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. Erdoğan questioned Macron’s mental condition while criticizing the French President’s attitude […]

MADRID — The Spanish government on Sunday agreed to declare a new state of emergency, which would allow a curfew to be imposed across the country as it continues to battle a resurgence of coronavirus cases. […]

Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time late on Friday, a record one-day increase as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb the outbreak. Europe, which successfully tamped down […]