World Markets look to ECB for reassurance on cheap money The European Central Bank is on Thursday expected to stress its commitment to keeping borrowing costs low, as inflation concerns and a slow vaccination... 4 hours ago
Health Australian PM plays down Italy vaccine blockade Australia's prime minister on Friday played down the impact of Italy's landmark decision to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses... on 5 March 2021
Politics ‘The EU cannot defend Europe’ : NATO chief NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday that Europe's defence depends on close transatlantic bonds and not on a quest for the... on 4 March 2021
Health Italy blocks export of AstraZeneca doses to Australia Italy said Thursday it has blocked a shipment to Australia of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine in the first such export ban under an EU vaccine... on 4 March 2021
Health Russia’s Sputnik vaccine takes key step to EU approval Europe's drug regulator launched a review of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, putting it on course to be the first non-Western... on 4 March 2021
World Russia warns West after ‘unacceptable’ sanctions Moscow hit back at Western capitals Wednesday for sanctioning senior Russian officials over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, warning... on 3 March 2021
Business EU warns UK over delayed N.Ireland food checks A new cross-Channel row erupted Wednesday as Britain threatened to break the terms of the Brexit withdrawal treaty by unilaterally delaying checks... on 3 March 2021
World EU ambassador leaves Venezuela after expulsion order The European Union's ambassador to Venezuela left the South American country on Tuesday after she was expelled last week over a diplomatic spat... on 2 March 2021
World US concludes Russia poisoned Navalny, joins EU in sanctions The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on senior Russian officials in a coordinated action with the European Union as US intelligence... on 2 March 2021
World US says Russia poisoned Navalny, imposes sanctions The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on seven senior Russians as it said its intelligence concluded that Moscow was behind the poisoning... on 2 March 2021
World EU launches mediation of Georgia crisis The European Union on Monday initiated talks between Georgia's government and opposition to defuse a spiralling post-electoral political crisis... on 1 March 2021
Health EU to propose vaccine ‘green pass’ The European Commission will propose rules for an EU vaccine "green pass" this month, as the bloc prepares to ramp up its Covid-19 immunisation... on 1 March 2021
World Expelled EU envoy to leave Venezuela on Tuesday EU ambassador to Caracas, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, will leave Venezuela on Tuesday after being expelled by the government in response to new... on 27 February 2021
Health US set to approve third vaccine, but fears grow for poorer nations A US panel on Friday recommended Johnson & Johnson's one-dose Covid-19 shot for emergency approval, as some of the world's most powerful... on 27 February 2021
World EU eyes more ‘responsibility’ for its own security EU leaders agreed Friday that the bloc should take more responsibility for its own security, insisting Brussels needs to be a strong partner... on 26 February 2021
World EU leaders debate push to boost defences EU leaders debated efforts aimed at bolstering the bloc's ability to tackle security threats Friday, as Brussels looks to convince sceptics over... on 26 February 2021