state of the union Europe's week: AstraZeneca jab troubles and Turkey's diplomacy mistake The European Medicines Agency said the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine could potentially cause rare blood clots and Commission President von der Leyen got sidelined in Ankara. Here's a look at two key stories making the news in Brussels this week. 09/04/2021
brussels bureau Omit Mediterranean products from EU-wide food labelling plan, says MEP Spanish MEP Adrián Vázquez Lázara has told Euronews that Mediterranean products like olive oil should be left out of plans to introduce a mandatory food labelling system, designed to inform consumers of healthier choices. 08/04/2021
real economy The Gig Economy: flexible freedom or wage slavery? As Spain passes a law classing food delivery riders as employees with full social benefits - we ask should there be EU-wide legislation? And we meet the Barcelona riders - who aren’t all happy. 07/04/2021
brussels bureau Hurdles ahead for Borissov despite victory in Bulgaria's election Despite his party likely emerging victorious from Bulgaria's election on Sunday, plenty of hurdles lie ahead for Boyko Borissov, an expert has told Euronews. 07/04/2021
France EU banks on homegrown COVID-19 vaccines amid delays and supply issues The EU wants to become the world's leading vaccine producer in a bid to accelerate its sluggish inoculation campaign. Will it work? 07/04/2021
France EU approves €4 billion aid to Air France, with strings attached The European Commission has approved a plan for France to provide up to €4 billion in aid to Air France, which has suffered from the collapse of passenger traffic due to the coronavirus pandemic. 06/04/2021
Iran France urges Iran to avoid nuclear escalation ahead of talks Washington and Tehran said they would take part in indirect talks in Vienna next week, nearly three years after President Trump pulled the US out of the 2015 nuclear deal. 03/04/2021
Ethiopia G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Tigray The conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the semi-autonomous Tigray region erupted in early November 2020. 02/04/2021
brussels bureau The German Constitutional Court has blocked the EU's recovery fund. What happens now? In a surprising decision, the court prevented the German President from signing off the ratification of the legal text that would enable the Commission to raise funds on the capital markets. 30/03/2021
United Kingdom Brexit: Quarter of small UK firms have temporarily suspended EU sales Increased paperwork and border checks have put small UK businesses under strain and left them wondering if exporting to the bloc is worth the hassle, a new survey shows. 29/03/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Leaders meet virtually, as EU and US renew their vows EU heads of state and government held a videoconference Thursday as a third wave of the coronavirus hits the continent. 26/03/2021
France Russia and China use COVID jabs as 'means of propaganda', France says "China, Russia are conducting a policy of influence through the vaccine even before vaccinating their own population," France's top diplomat said on Friday. 26/03/2021
world news Slow vaccine rollout tops agenda as European leaders meet virtually Three months after vaccination campaigns started, fewer than 5% of the EU's 450 million residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 25/03/2021
brussels bureau Russia-Germany gas pipeline 'is a bad idea and a bad deal for Europe' The US Secretary of State said the controversial project "undermines basic EU principles" and poses a challenge to Ukraine and Poland. 25/03/2021
brussels bureau EU summit in Brussels: Four key things to look out for European leaders will hold a videoconference Thursday where the vaccine rollout and the transatlantic relationship will be just some of the issues discussed. 24/03/2021
