The European Medicines Agency was on Monday expected to approve the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, with rollout across EU member states set to begin from Sunday. France’s health minister has said the...
Britain holds crisis meeting over travel ban
British lawmakers, in recess since Thursday, are calling for parliament to be recalled amid the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, and the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus that led many countries on Sunday to shut...
UK travellers and goods banned as countries fear spread of new strain
Several countries have imposed restrictions on travel with the UK, in a bid to stop the spread of a new strain of coronavirus that is up to 70% more infectious. On Monday, Poland and Norway became the latest countries...
Explainer: Is new coronavirus variant cause for concern?
Reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily are causing alarm, but virus experts say it is unlikely they will undermine vaccine immunity.Â
Brexit talks miss deadline as fisheries dispute threatens prospect of a deal
Britain insisted on Sunday that the European Union should shift position to open the way to a post-Brexit trade pact, drawing a swift response from the bloc’s negotiator defending the union’s right to...
EU fishers still hopeful of compromise on UK fishing rights
Denmark hopes the EU can reach a last-minute compromise on fishing in UK waters, as the prospect of a no-deal Brexit scenario looms large. Kenn Skau Fischer, CEO of the Danish Fishers Organisation, says nearly one-third...
UK military ready to assure vaccine delivery as EU shuts borders
FRANCE 24 correspondent Herve Amoric says trucks are being turned around systematically at the UK port of Dover, after France suspended trade and travel between the two countries for 48 hours. The UK announced Saturday...