A European Union official on Monday said the 27-nation bloc will not follow the United States’ decision to evacuate personnel and family members from the Ukrainian embassy in the midst of heightened tensions between Russia and the West. “We are not going to do the same thing,” EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell declared at…
EU Sets Binding 9-Month Validity of Vaccinations for COVID-19 Travel Pass
The European Commission on Tuesday adopted rules that will make the European Union COVID-19 certificate valid for travel nine months after the completion of the primary vaccination schedule. The proposal comes as several EU states introduce additional requirements on travelers in a bid to reduce the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. EU Justice Commissioner…
European Union Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine From US-Based Novavax
The European Union’s executive branch on Monday authorized Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, enabling its use in all 27 member-states. The European Commission previously cleared four COVID-19 vaccines, but Novavax’s, known as Nuvaxovid, is the first protein-based one. A European Medicines Agency panel earlier Monday said data from two clinical studies showed the vaccine is efficacious, safe, and of…
UN Urges Vietnam to Stop Violating ‘Fundamental Freedoms’ and Release Jailed Activists
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has prompted Vietnam authorities to stop violating “fundamental freedoms” and called for the immediate release of four rights and land activists who were jailed for “spreading anti-state propaganda.” Ravina Shamdasani, OHCHR spokeswoman, said Vietnamese authorities have jailed four prominent human rights defenders—Trinh Ba Phuong, Nguyen Thi Tam,…
Taiwan Seeks EU Trade Deal Progress Under the Bloc’s Incoming French Presidency
December 16, 2021
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Taiwan hopes for stronger trade ties with the European Union when France takes over the bloc’s rotating presidency in the first half of next year, President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting French lawmakers on Dec. 16. A six-member French delegation arrived in Taiwan on Dec. 15 for a five-day visit, the second one this year following a…
EU Unveils Trade Sanction Plan to Counter Foreign Coercion
December 9, 2021
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BRUSSELS—The European Union moved Wednesday to set up a system of quick-fire trade sanctions that it could impose on any foreign power, like China, that it accuses of trying to coerce the 27-country bloc for economic or political gain. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, manages trade with the outside world on behalf of…
US and EU Will ‘Compete Vigorously’ With China: Senior US Official
The United States and European Union (EU)will pursue more robust cooperation efforts to secure their interests against Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific, officials said Friday. The remarks followed the second EU-U.S. joint dialogue on China and the Indo-Pacific, which took place throughout the first week of December. Officials said that they would further collaborate on issues…
Channel Deaths Stiffen Resolve to Render Illegal Immigration Route Unviable: UK Minister
December 1, 2021
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A UK immigration minister said on Wednesday that the drowning of 27 people in the English Channel last week had stiffened his resolve to render the illegal immigration route unviable. A boat carrying illegal immigrants sank in the Channel on Nov. 4, killing 27 people onboard, including 17 men, seven women, and three children. Asked…
French Minister Calls for EU Measures Against UK If Fishing Row Talks Fail
France’s minister for Europe has called on the European Union to take retaliatory measures against Britain if there is no resolution to the post-Brexit row over fishing licences by Dec. 10. The European Commission has said the dispute must be settled by that deadline as it upped the pressure on the UK in the negotiations….
EU Wants ‘Verifiable Proof’ Chinese Tennis Player Is Safe
November 30, 2021
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BRUSSELS—The European Union said Tuesday that it wants China to release “verifiable proof” that tennis player Peng Shuai is safe and to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into her sexual assault allegations. Peng, a three-time Olympian and former top-ranked doubles player, dropped out of public view after accusing a former Communist Party official of…
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