brussels bureau At least 80% of priority groups should be vaccinated by March, EU says "We can soon start to see the beginning of the end of the pandemic," said health commissioner Stella Kyriakides in a statement.
brussels bureau Future trade deals won't be negotiated as fast as Brexit, says MEP London and Brussels agreed on a post-Brexit trade deal just before Christmas, giving their respective parliaments little time to scrutinise the agreement.
brussels bureau EU vaccine plan 'morally and politically unjustified', says Albania PM "If you see how the European Union has conceived this process, for the moment it has decided to think only of itself," said Albania's PM Edi Rama. 15/01/2021
brussels bureau 'Really dramatic' spike in COVID-19 cases Ireland, warns PM In Ireland there are only 22 ICU beds available for use. Almost half of all the country's COVID-19 cases were reported in the last fortnight. 14/01/2021
brussels bureau EU's top court holds its first hearing in Irish Historic! It is the first case to be heard in Irish at the European Court of Justice for nearly 50 years. 14/01/2021
brussels bureau Death of young black man after Brussels arrest to be probed by judge The man, 23, fainted at a police station and then died later in hospital, according to Brussels prosecutor's office. 13/01/2021
brussels bureau EU countries 'should be able to challenge' big tech firms over privacy Data protection agencies should be allowed to pursue legal action against Facebook and other firms over privacy issues, says the advocate general of the ECJ. 13/01/2021
brussels bureau Pompeo cancels EU trip amid apparent 'snub' by Luxembourg Luxembourg declined to comment on the reason, but confirmed the planned trip had been cancelled. 13/01/2021
brussels bureau EU's border agency Frontex probed over migrant pushback claims The investigation comes after MEPs called for Frontex's director to resign over alleged migrant pushbacks. 12/01/2021
brussels bureau 'We bought as much as we were offered,' says EU amid rollout criticism Amid rising criticism of a slow approach to immunisation, the EU defended its vaccine strategy in front of MEPs. The Commission's vaccine negotiator said that vaccinations are expected to ramp up from April and that no member state 'should be left behind'. 12/01/2021
brussels bureau MEPs will see EU vaccine contract but calls for more transparency grow MEPs will see details of the EU's deal with COVID-19 vaccine provider CureVac on Tuesday. But that hasn't stopped calls for Brussels to be more transparent on all its vaccine contracts. 11/01/2021
brussels bureau Coronavirus: Belgium lockdown measures to continue for two more weeks Lockdown measures 08/01/2021
brussels bureau Why does the EU take longer than the UK to approve a COVID-19 vaccine? Europe's medicines agency approved two vaccines for use in recent weeks, but Britain has put three into general circulation in the same time period 08/01/2021
brussels bureau We should cherish Europe's democracy daily, says MEP after US violence "The rule of law and democracy should not be taken as self-evident and easy but something that we have to cherish and respect every day," said Finnish MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri. 08/01/2021
brussels bureau EU no longer recognises Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's interim president The European Union has dropped its recognition of Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's interim president after he lost his position as head of its parliament. 07/01/2021
brussels bureau Belgian government says a new vaccine plan will work faster With many EU countries struggling to get people vaccinated against COVID-19 as fast as citizens might like, Belgium is re-evaluating its strategy. 06/01/2021
brussels bureau EU's health chief defends COVID vaccine rollout after criticism "This is not about a blame game," said EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides. "This is about fighting the pandemic." 06/01/2021
brussels bureau Ten people to stand trial over 2016 Brussels terror attacks The suspects will be tried for murder or attempted murder in a terrorist context following the attacks on Brussels airport and a metro station in which 32 people died and 340 people were wounded. 05/01/2021
brussels bureau Bosnia: EU gives €3.5 mln over 'unacceptable' conditions for migrants The Commission said the funds will help migrants and refugees "facing a humanitarian disaster" by financing warm clothing, blankets, food, healthcare and mental health and psychological support. 03/01/2021