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UK EU Citizens Register for Residence Status at the Last Minute
EU citizens in the United Kingdom have tried en masse to arrange their residence status just before a deadline. The Guardian newspaper reports that about 50,000 applications were received in one day, about five times more than was usual in…
The European Commission to Buy 150 Million Moderna Vaccines Before 2022
The European Commission is buying 150 million extra doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from the American company Moderna on behalf of the EU countries.
The current contract will be adjusted before 2022 also to purchase vaccines that…
Swedish Government Falls After the No-Confidence Vote
The Swedish minority government of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has fallen. An opposition vote of no confidence was passed on Monday, as expected.
The Social Democrat Löfven now has a week to resign with his government team. The…
King Philip and Prime Minister De Croo Receive President Biden at the Palace
US President Joe Biden is in Brussels this morning, in between NATO and EU summits, for an audience with King Philippe.
It is the second royal visit he makes on his first trip abroad as president after he already had tea with the…
ECB Raises Expectations for Economic Growth and Inflation
The economic recovery in the eurozone is going faster than expected. The European Central Bank (ECB) has, therefore, significantly increased its growth forecast for 2021.
The inflation forecast has also been revised upwards, but…
French Ex-President Sarkozy to Court Again
A new trial against former president Nicolas Sarkozy will start in Paris on Thursday. He is on trial with others for the so-called Bygmalion affair.
He is said to have spent about 20 million euros more on his election campaign in…
Germany Will Only Administer the Janssen Vaccine to People Over 60
In principle, Germany will only use the corona vaccine from Janssen in Leiden to vaccinate people over 60.
Young people can still receive the drug voluntarily after consultation with a doctor, the Minister of Health and the federal…
Merkel: If Federal States Do Not Implement Corona Measures Willingly, Then Badly
Three days before Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of the 16 states would meet again about the lockdown in Germany, that meeting was called off.
The reason is that a quarrel about the corona course to be sailed is…
Tayyip Erdogan Failed to Make the Most of A Summit Meeting With the European Council
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to make the most of a summit meeting with European Council President Charles Michel and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Erdogan turned out not to have provided a chair for…
The German States Defend Relaxation Against Merkel
Several German prime ministers have resisted Chancellor Angela Merkel's criticism and threats over what she sees as a lax application of corona measures.
Merkel threatened in an interview Sunday evening with federal intervention…