An old people's home in Alzano Lombardo, one of the area that most suffered the first wave of COVID-19, in Northern Italy, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020

Video. Europe's week: Vaccine approval and a final dose of Brexit

With Christmas finally upon us this week, so was the welcome news of the EMA's vaccine approval. But failure to secure a Brexit agreement still plagued European leaders, as the continent shut its borders to the UK over fears of a mutant COVID-19 strain spreading further outside of Britain.