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What are the real reasons behind the EU's slow vaccine rollout?

As the EU faces heightened criticism over delays to the coronavirus vaccine rollout, we take a look at why it's taking so long.

United Kingdom

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective in UK study

While the Novavax vaccine study is still ongoing, initial results show it is nearly 96% effective against the older coronavirus and nearly 86% effective against the new variant circulating in the UK.

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Boris Johnson travels to hospital laboratory in Glasgow amid lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson travelled to Scotland on Thursday to laud the rapid rollout of coronavirus vaccines across the United Kingdom

Germany

Germany considers stopping flights from countries with COVID variants

The country is set to take "drastic measures" to stop the spread of coronavirus variants, with plans to stop flights from the UK, Brazil, South Africa and Portugal.

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Europe News

EU is 'stuck between a rock and a hard place' on vaccine rollout

"The problem for the European Commission is going to be once the rollout happens, it's not going to get the credit. The member states ... are going to take the credit," said Finland's ex-PM Alexander Stubb

France

France reports around 2,000 daily cases of new variants

France's health minister said that although the 6 pm curfew is having an effect, infections are still rising.

France

French restaurant customers 'will be fined' after unlawful lunch

Restaurant owner Christophe Wilson defiantly served lunch to dozens of people in defiance of pandemic restrictions in the French Riviera City.

United Kingdom

UK steps up travel restrictions to crack down on rule flouters

'Going on holiday is not a valid reason to travel', said UK home secretary Priti Patel.

Serbia

Serbia has second fastest vaccine rollout in Europe thanks to China

The President of Serbia has compared the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine in Europe to the sinking of the Titanic - saying the rich are being saved while the poor of the Balkans are being left to drown.

World News

Which COVID variants have been identified and how infectious are they?

Here's what we know about the coronavirus variants that have emerged in the UK, South Africa, Brazil and California

My Europe Series

Why the riots in the Netherlands go beyond a COVID curfew

Violence rocked Dutch towns and cities for successive nights after a curfew to stop the spread of coronavirus was imposed. It is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to grievances with the government.

United Kingdom

Auschwitz survivor marks Holocaust Memorial Day after COVID recovery

Lily Ebert, 97, survived Auschwitz and COVID-19. Now she and her great-grandson are writing a book together.

Netherlands

Dutch police arrest 131 people on 'calmer' night of curfew protests

Authorities said the fourth night of a national coronavirus curfew on Tuesday passed more peacefully than the previous three nights of rioting.

World

German start-up company makes 120,000 FFP2 masks a day

Most countries in Europe now require people to wear facemasks on public transport and in shops. In Germany, new rules allow only medical masks to be worn on public transport and supermarkets. Euronews has visited one small factory in the German capital that is ramping up its production.

Netherlands

Dutch police out in force to prevent further anti-lockdown rioting

Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb posted a video message on Twitter, asking rioters: “Does it feel good to wake up with a bag full of stolen stuff next to you?”

France

French teachers strike in Paris over government's response to COVID-19

Teachers complain of working conditions, low pay, and a bungled pandemic response.

World News

Global COVID-19 cases pass 100-million milestone

A third of all confirmed cases around the world are in Europe.

Europe News

Hungary bought Russia's COVID-19 vaccine 'because EU was too slow'

Hungary's foreign minister has been defending Budapest's move to buy two million doses of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine

United Kingdom

'Grassroots anti-myth' website aims to bust COVID misinformation

"People need to know what these people in the public eye have been saying. And they need to know that these people in the public eye have been really irresponsible ... I hope that the outcome will be more understanding of the reality of COVID," co-founder Sam Bowman told Euronews.

France

COVID vaccine: France returns to 3 weeks between doses

Health Minister Oliver Véran said there is "no consensus in the scientific community" that doubling the time between the two doses is risk-free.