brussels bureau MEPs ratify EU-UK trade deal marking beginning of post-Brexit world Michel Barnier addressed the European Parliament ahead of the vote on Tuesday, calling Brexit a "failure of the European Union" and urged both Brussels and national governments to draw lessons from the UK's departure. 27/04/2021
brussels bureau Brussels steps up pressure on Serbia over Kosovo talks Serbian President Alexander Vučić was in Brussels on Monday to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. 26/04/2021
brussels bureau EU to vaccinate 70% of adult population by July, says Von der Leyen The European Commission president has announced that 70% of the adult population in the EU will receive at least one vaccine dose by July. 23/04/2021
brussels bureau EU launches digital platform to let citizens debate the bloc's future The multilingual platform is the starting point of a year-long exercise to reshape and reform the European Union. 19/04/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Vaccine ups and downs, 'Sofagate' and Ukraine conflict What are the key stories from the Brussels bubble this week? 16/04/2021
Italy Italian PM slams ‘dictator’ Erdogan over von der Leyen chair incident Mario Draghi said he was “very displeased by the humiliation” the EU Commission president suffered during her meeting with the Turkish president. 08/04/2021
Europe EU and US agree to suspend tariffs over Airbus-Boeing dispute The tariffs will be suspended for four months initially as the standoff between the bloc and the US eased. 05/03/2021
brussels bureau EU unveils plan to prepare for battle against COVID-19 variants The EU plan to fight variants, called HERA Incubator, will be a public-private partnership, pooling knowledge from researchers, biotech companies, manufacturers, the health sector and public authorities and regulators. 17/02/2021
brussels bureau Von der Leyen defends EU vaccine plan but admits mistakes over Ireland Speaking before the European Parliament, the President of the European Commission said the EU's common vaccine strategy was the right thing to do in the name of European solidarity. 10/02/2021
