Tag: European Union
Russia lags behind others in its COVID-19 vaccination drive
MOSCOW — While at the Park House shopping mall in northern Moscow, Vladimir Makarov saw it was offering the coronavirus vaccine to customers, so...
Ukraine, Baltics, Poland leaders meet on Polish holiday
WARSAW, Poland — The presidents of Ukraine, the Baltic nations and Poland are meeting in Warsaw Monday to mark the 230th anniversary of Poland’s...
G-7 ministers to hold first in-person talks in 2 years
LONDON — Foreign and development ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrial nations will be meeting in London this week in their first...
EU’s executive arm proposes to reopen external borders
BRUSSELS — The EU's executive branch proposed Monday to ease restrictions on travels to the 27-member bloc as vaccination campaigns keep gathering speed.
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EU summons Russia envoy over blacklisting of its officials
BRUSSELS — The European Union has summoned Russia’s ambassador after Moscow blacklisted eight EU officials in retaliation for the bloc’s decision to impose sanctions...
EU drug regulator evaluating Pfizer vaccine for youngsters
AMSTERDAM — The European Union's drug regulator said Monday it has begun evaluating a request by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech to extend approval of...
Belarus opposition leader in Slovenia before EU presidency
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — The exiled Belarusian opposition leader on Monday called for sustained international focus on the struggle for democracy in her country against...
Poland sends its virus recovery plan to EU for approval
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s government says it has sent European Union officials its spending plan for the 58 billion euros ($70 billion) it expects...
Restrictions easing in US and Europe amid disaster in India
Air travel in the U.S. hit its highest mark since COVID-19 took hold more than 13 months ago, while European Union officials are proposing...
Yacht with 170 migrants towed to southern Greek port
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s coast guard says it has towed a yacht carrying 170 migrants to a port on the country’s southern mainland after...