brussels bureau IP rights just one part of vaccine production, says EU's trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU's trade chief, told Euronews that other measures, besides patent waivers, need to be considered to ramp up global production of COVID-19 vaccines.
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brussels bureau Brussels wants to cut down EU's dependence on key imports The European Commission has identified 137 products in strategic sectors, like healthcare and high tech, where the EU is highly dependent on imports. 05/05/2021
World European trust in EU hits highest levels in more than a decade Close to half of Europeans say they trust the European Union, findings from the latest Eurobarometer show. 05/05/2021
Europe Nearly half of Europeans unhappy with EU's COVID measures, poll finds The highest proportion of dissatisfaction was found in Greece, Luxembourg and Belgium, the survey found. 05/05/2021
India COVID-19 catastrophe in India worsens as cases and deaths mount India's health ministry reported 357,229 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours and 3,449 deaths. 04/05/2021
World COVID vaccine: Who in Europe is leading the race to herd immunity? The countries ahead on vaccinations, relatively speaking, are those outside the EU, like Serbia and the UK. Hungary is the exception, but Budapest has bought doses from Russia and China to boost its stocks. 04/05/2021
Europe Europe's 'stop-and-go' COVID strategies 'likely led to more deaths' Five countries that opted for COVID elimination policies had fewer deaths and better economic recovery, a new study revealed. 04/05/2021
World What is Vero Cell? EMA launches 'rolling review' of Chinese COVID-19 v Europe's medicines regulator says it has begun a real-time review of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine. 04/05/2021
brussels bureau 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
India India tops 20m coronavirus cases with many more likely undercounted India confirmed more than 20 million coronavirus infections on Tuesday in an official total believed to be a vast undercount. 04/05/2021
USA US air passenger numbers at highest level since the pandemic took hold Air passenger numbers in the US are at their highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic set in. 03/05/2021
brussels bureau How one airline is ensuring its pilots & planes are safe to fly again Bringing dormant planes out of storage and making them airworthy requires a significant amount of work. Pilots need to keep up their air miles in order to be able to fly, too. 03/05/2021
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
Spain Madrid elections: Far-right Vox expected to enter ruling coalition Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the right-wing Popular Party is expected to win Tuesday's regional election in the Spanish capital but she is likely to need the support of Vox to govern. 03/05/2021
Germany Germany's Oktoberfest cancelled for the second successive year The health situation remains too "uncertain" for the "most comprehensive gathering of all" to be held in the autumn, Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder said at a press conference. 03/05/2021
brussels bureau 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
Russia Russia lags behind the West in its COVID-19 vaccination drive By late April, just over 8.2 per cent of Russia's population had received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine compared to 43 per cent in the US and 27 per cent in the EU. 03/05/2021
India India's Modi takes electoral hit amid virus surge Experts say the government’s lax rules about election rallies fueled the outbreak. 03/05/2021
Italy Italian cruises set sail for the first time in four months The flagship Costa Smeralda set off from the port of Savona after being landbound since December when the Italian government banned cruises due to the coronavirus crisis. 02/05/2021
United Kingdom Scottish independence and pro-Union rallies take place in Glasgow The protests come just days ahead of a vote to elect new members of the 129-seat devolved Scottish Parliament at Holyrood. 02/05/2021
India UK rushes aid to India as COVID-19 surge kills thousands daily Hospitals in India have been overwhelmed by the number of coronavirus patients. 02/05/2021
