BRUSSELS—The European Commission on Thursday said it would expand financial and policy support to help achieve a goal for a quarter of Europe’s farmland to be organic by 2030. Organic farmland, which restricts chemical pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and genetically modified organisms, has expanded by more than 60 percent over the last decade in the European…
European Union Targets 11 Burmese Officials Over Coup, Crackdown
BRUSSELS—The European Union and the United States imposed sanctions Monday on a number of Burmese officials accused of involvement in the country’s military coup and the ensuing crackdown on protesters. The EU announced penalties on 11 officials, including 10 top military officers. Most had already been sanctioned by the United States. The Biden administration, meanwhile,…
EU and Vietnam to Exclude China-Made Vaccines
March 16, 2021
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The European Union is expected to exclude Chinese-made vaccines from its “vaccine passport” certification program because they are not approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). At the same time, Vietnam is reportedly buying large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines from Western counties and Russia, but not China. On March 12, Euronews reported that the EU is…
EU and Vietnam Exclude China-Made Vaccines
March 16, 2021
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Asia & PacificAstrazenecaCanSinoBIOCCP VirusChinaChina Business & EconomyChinese RegimeCOVID-19 VaccinesEMAEUEuropeEuropean Medicines AgencyEuropean UnionHungaryInternationalJohnson JohnsonModernaPandemic Ties to CCPPfizerSerbiasinopharmSinovacvaccine passportsWorld
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The European Union is expected to exclude Chinese-made vaccines from its “vaccine passport” certification program because they are not approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). At the same time, Vietnam is reportedly buying large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines from Western counties and Russia, but not China. On March 12, Euronews reported that the EU is…
Germany Urges EU to Prepare Sanctions on Russia Over Navalny
BRUSSELS—German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday urged his EU counterparts to give the green light to sanctions against Russian officials responsible for jailing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and cracking down on pro-democracy activists. Berlin’s call paves the way for sanctions to be imposed next month in what the 27-member bloc says should be seen…
Nearly Half of UK Exporters Report Difficulties in Post-Brexit Goods Trade
Nearly half of all British exporters are facing difficulties in the trade of goods following the UK’s exit from the EU single market on Jan. 1, according to a survey by a leading UK business group. Some 49 percent of UK exporters who responded to the survey conducted by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said they…
EU Expels 3 Russian Diplomats, Defends Envoy’s Ill-Starred Moscow Trip
BRUSSELS—Germany, Poland and Sweden expelled three Russian diplomats in a coordinated retaliation on Monday for the expulsion of three European Union diplomats by Russia while the EU’s foreign policy chief was visiting Moscow last week. The tit-for-tat expulsions underscore the volatility in East-West relations and an erosion of trust among former Cold War foes, as…
EU Claims Court Errors in Bid to Overturn $15.7 Billion Apple Tax Judgment
BRUSSELS—EU antitrust enforcers have claimed a court made legal errors when it scrapped their order for iPhone maker Apple to pay 13 billion euros ($15.7 billion) in Irish back taxes, in a filing to have the verdict overturned. The stakes are high for the European Commission in its crackdown against what it sees as aggressive…
Canada Prepping Trade Options in Case EU Breaks Promise to Keep Vaccines Flowing
OTTAWA—Canada is putting together possible options for leverage if Europe breaks its promise not to cut off Canada’s shipments of COVID-19 vaccines. International Trade Minister Mary Ng said Monday that multiple European leaders have promised Canada that new export controls on vaccines will not prevent Canada’s shipments from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna from going out as…
EU Chief Says AstraZeneca Will Deliver 9 Million More Vaccine Doses
AstraZeneca will deliver 9 million more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union in the first quarter of this year, making a total of 40 million for the period, and will start deliveries one week earlier than expected, the president of the European Commission said on Sunday. The Anglo-Swedish company unexpectedly announced earlier…
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