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Reducing air pollution ‘could prevent 50,000 EU deaths’
Limiting air pollution to levels recommended by the World Health Organization could prevent more than 50,000 deaths in Europe annually, according to a new study that calls for urgent action
EU chiefs express relief as ‘friend’ replaces Trump
The European Union's top officials express relief that they will again have a 'friend' in the White House as Joe Biden replaces Donald Trump as US president
Covid-19 vaccines: 40 million doses worldwide
More than 40 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccines have been given around the world according to an AFP count, with Israel topping the global table.
Denmark leads EU in Covid vaccinations with smooth roll-out
Denmark leads the EU in vaccinations against the novel coronavirus thanks to a swift and smooth roll-out, and even more people would have got the jab if it had more available doses
Raab: British fishing industry’s problems will pass
Brexit trade deal stipulates that EU fishing boats must forego some of their fishing rights in British waters.
Gene-mapping champion Iceland leads the way in Covid sequencing
Iceland has genetically sequenced all its positive Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, an increasingly vital practice as worrying new strains emerge from Britain and South Africa
How Ireland became ‘most infectious’ coronavirus country
In the midst of a third wave of coronavirus infections, Ireland now holds the unhappy title of the nation with the highest transmission rate in the world.
Race to succeed Merkel in top job thrown wide open
Armin Laschet may have won a key vote to become the new leader of Germany's conservative CDU party, but his victory has thrown open the question of who will succeed Angela Merkel in the top job
Facing Biden, Erdogan extends olive branch to EU
Facing a potentially hostile US administration, Turkish President Erdogan is trying to break his isolation by mending EU relations, torn by what the bloc views as his bellicose foreign policy
Europe vaccine rollout shifts up a gear as supply worries linger
France and Russia prepare to beef up their coronavirus inoculation programmes, even as authorities seek to allay concerns about vaccine supplies while the global pandemic shows no sign of abating