Europe Brussels warns UK over downgrading EU ambassador status "We will not accept that the United Kingdom will be the only country in the world that does not recognise the Delegation of the European Union as the equivalent of a diplomatic mission," High Representative Josep Borrell warned on Monday. 26/01/2021
Europe Scottish and English drinkers most frequently drunk, study suggests The findings were part of the Global Drug Survey 2020, which included data from 110,000 people from 25 countries. 25/01/2021
brussels bureau EU threatens to block vaccine exports over AstraZeneca delivery delays "In the future, all companies producing vaccines against COVID-19 in the EU will have to provide early notification whenever they want to export vaccines to third countries," the bloc's Health Commissioner said following a call with AstraZeneca. 25/01/2021
Malta Legal bid seeks to stop Malta's political parties owning TV stations In a historic case that could change the face of the Maltese media, one independent news outlet is taking on the political establishment to restore impartiality to the airwaves. 25/01/2021
brussels bureau No EU agreement for sanctions on Russia over Alexei Navalny arrest Meeting in Brussels on Monday, EU foreign ministers could not agree to impose additional sanctions over the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and over 3,000 protesters 25/01/2021
Netherlands COVID-19: Dutch police arrest over 150 at violent anti-curfew protests A nighttime curfew running from 21:00 to 04:30 came into force across the Netherlands on Saturday evening. 25/01/2021
Estonia Kaja Kallas to become Estonia's first female prime minister The centre-right Reform Party and the ruling left-leaning Centre Party have voted in favour of joining a Cabinet headed by Reform’s prime minister-designate and chairwoman Kaja Kallas. 24/01/2021
Portugal Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa re-elected The record low turnout of 39.5% is believed to be due to voters avoiding the ballot boxes for fear of COVID-19. 24/01/2021
View Human rights lawyers in Turkey face threats and detention | View Day of the Endangered Lawyer, Amnesty International's Stefan Simanowitz writes about lawyers in Turkey who were threatened for standing up for human rights. 24/01/2021
France Emmanuel Macron promises crackdown on incest following online campaign The French president told victims they would "never be alone again" as he responded to an online conversation that went viral when social media users shared their traumatic stories of childhood incest. 23/01/2021
Vatican Pope Francis cancels three more appearances after sciatica flareup The pope will not deliver Mass, nor evening prayer, on Sunday. A meeting with diplomatic corps on Monday has also been rescheduled. 23/01/2021
United Kingdom British doctors seek review of gap between Pfizer vaccine doses Doctors at the British Medical Association are calling for a review of the UK's 12-week gap between the first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine. 23/01/2021
Europe EU vaccine delays dog effort to speed up COVID inoculations Delays to vaccine deliveries from AstraZeneca and Pfizer have raised concerns about the EU's vaccination timeline. 23/01/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Brussels eager for a new start after Biden inauguration "This new dawn in America is the moment we have been waiting for, for so long," said EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. 22/01/2021
Spain Holiday plans threatened as Spain warns of possible tourism disruption Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said earlier this week that Spain would be better equipped to welcome foreign tourists at the end of summer. 22/01/2021
United Kingdom Four men jailed for 78 years over migrant deaths in Essex lorry The four men were sentenced for 39 counts of manslaughter relating to Vietnamese migrants found dead in the back of a lorry in the UK. 22/01/2021
Europe Economists revise eurozone growth downwards amid second COVID wave Lockdowns and pandemic-related restrictions were likely to slow down Europe's economic recovery as the ECB cut its predicts for 2021 and beyond. 22/01/2021