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Will travel be possible this summer with the EU's Digital Green Certificate?

"No, I do not think that Europe is losing the battle of vaccines. I think there is a lot of noise around the European vaccination programme". - Margaritis Schinas, Vice President of the EU Commission, tells all about the Digital Green Certificate, travel and the EU vaccination process.

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

By March 14, France had vaccinated 10.85 people per 100 inhabitants, compared to 32.01 in the United States and 38.39 in the United Kingdom, according to Our World in Data.

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Green Pass should be ready between May 17 and June 1, says Schinas

Vice-President Schinas told Euronews that EU governments and the European Parliament will fast-track the approval in time for the summer season.

Travel News

Everything you need to know about the EU's proposed 'vaccine passport'

The EU has outlined plans for its new "Digital Green Certificate". Here's everything you need to know about it.

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China

China warns EU against 'confrontational' human rights sanctions

Brussels is set to debate sanctions on four Chinese officials and one entity over human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority.

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Europe's week: A year of the COVID pandemic and women's day

These have been the key talking points in Brussels this week.

United Kingdom

UK sees record fall in trade with EU after end of transition period

Figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics show exports to the EU fell £5.6 billion and imports fell £6.6 billion in the first month after the end of the Brexit transition period.

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Poland and Hungary file complaint over EU’s rule of law requirements

The two countries are challenging a mechanism that links EU funding with respect for the rule of law.

France

French minister was "pressured" not to visit Polish 'LGBT-free' zones

But Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk has denied the allegations and says the minister's comments are "clearly not true".

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EU orders extra 4 million vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech

The extra doses will be delivered in the next two weeks as the bloc faces sharp criticism over the slow rollout of vaccinations.

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EU's much-criticised vaccination plan 'better than the alternative'

The EU's vaccination strategy has come under heavy criticism for being too slow but some say the alternative would have been worse.

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Nearly half of EU citizens uninterested in having say on bloc's future

A Eurobarometer survey found that 48% of citizens do not want to be involved in the Conference on the Future of Europe, a continent-wide consultation of EU citizens on want they want from the bloc.

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Lockdown generation: Europe's students in despair as pandemic lingers

Euronews looks at the toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on Europe's students and how governments across the bloc have responded to support their youth.

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MEPs to debate making the EU an LGBT 'freedom zone'

The European Parliament is scheduled to debate a motion that would declare the entire 27-member EU to be a "freedom zone" for LGBT people.

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Johnson rebukes EU's Michel: 'UK has not blocked vaccine exports'

"This pandemic has put us all on the same side in the battle for global health. We oppose vaccine nationalism in all its forms," said the UK prime minister.

Travel News

What does the UK’s Erasmus alternative mean for students?

Studying abroad in Europe will be vastly different thanks to Brexit. Here’s what the new UK Turing scheme entails.

Europe News

Kerry calls for enhanced cooperation on climate between EU and US

John Kerry, the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, said that the EU and his own nation must intensify their work on climate change during a visit to Brussels Tuesday.

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EU to receive 100m doses per month from April, says Von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told German newspapers that the bloc will receive 300 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines between April and June.

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Euroviews. MEPs must back vote to accurately count EU's fish stocks ǀ View

MEPs will this week take part in a vote that will prove crucial to the future of our seas and the communities who depend on them, says the EU Fisheries Control Coalition

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Forests must be protected for 'people, planet and prosperity,' says UN

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on people and governments to increase their efforts to protect forests and support forest communities, in order to achieve global sustainability goals.