Europe News Deal reached to introduce an EU-wide COVID travel pass The digital certificate, designed to facilitate free movement for work and tourism across the bloc, will include information about vaccination, tests and recovery from the disease. 20/05/2021
world news EU and Pfizer sign deal for extra 1.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses Brussels and Pfizer sign deal for additional 1.8 million COVID-19 vaccine doses 20/05/2021
Germany German vaccine tsar: everyone may need a third dose next year The head of Germany's Standing Committee on Vaccination says the country must prepare for the possibility that all citizens will need a third 'booster' dose of vaccine in 12 months' time. 16/05/2021
Turkey Turkey's tourism minister faces calls to resign over 'insulting' video Turkey is currently on a drive to promote foreign tourism. But this is resulting in unfair prioritisation of vaccinations and restrictions which discriminate against Turks. 14/05/2021
Good Morning Europe Hungary first EU country to allow COVID-19 vaccine from 16 Teenagers are getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Hungary - the first EU nation to allow it from the age of 16. Children from 12 are getting it in Canada, Israel, UAE and US. 14/05/2021
world news EMA: mRNA COVID vaccines appear effective against Indian variant Both Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna used mRNA technology for their COVID-19 jabs. 13/05/2021
Italy Italian woman mistakenly given six doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine A 23-year-old woman in Tuscany remains under observation after she was mistakenly given an entire vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine - equivalent to six doses. 10/05/2021
world news European Union opts not to renew AstraZeneca vaccines contract Commissioner Thierry Breton says a post-June order has not been made as French President Emmanuel Macron says the bloc will focus on different vaccines 09/05/2021
world news EU agrees to buy up to 1.8 billion Pfizer vaccine doses The European Commission deal with Pfizer-BioNTech is its biggest vaccine contract so far 08/05/2021
China WHO approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use Sinopharm can now be used and distributed as part of the COVAX mechanism. 07/05/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Intellectual property waiver & clampdown on China Europe changed its position on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines and also announced a series of measures aimed at reducing China's influence in Europe. 07/05/2021
no comment Serbia incentifies vaccination with shopping coupons Long lines of people queued at a shopping mall for their jab, and the first 100 in the queue received shopping coupons as an additional incentive. 06/05/2021
Japan Pfizer/BioNTech to donate COVID jabs to athletes at Tokyo Olympics The Olympic Games, which were scheduled to take place in 2020 but were postponed due to the pandemic, will kick off on July 23. 06/05/2021
world news First EU-funded COVID-19 vaccines arrive in the Balkans Most of the Balkan countries have struggled to obtain coronavirus vaccines, except for Serbia, which had launched a successful inoculation campaign mainly thanks to millions of doses of China's Sinopharm and Russia's Sputnik V shots. 04/05/2021
Europe News EMA begins review of Pfizer COVID jab for teens as US set to OK it The US is expected to back the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for people aged 12 to 15 within a week. Europe's watchdog launched its review on Monday with a decision expected in June. 04/05/2021
Denmark Denmark drops Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine over side effect fears The Danish Health Authority has concluded that the benefits of using the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson do not outweigh the risk of causing the possible adverse effect, VITT, in those who receive the vaccine. 03/05/2021
Europe News EU Commission recommends entry of fully vaccinated non-EU travellers Brussels considers that the latest scientific advice indicates that vaccination "considerably helps to break the transmission chain". 03/05/2021