Annette Young talks to the Irish Ambassador to France, Patricia O’Brien, on how Ireland is using St Brigid’s Day on February 1 which celebrates the country’s only female saint, to promote the...
EU-China relations: Human rights concerns over new trade agreement
The European Commission has just reached a landmark trade and investment agreement with the most populous nation in the world: China. The deal comes after seven years of talks. It aims to liberalise trade between the...
Happy birthday! Mr. Men books still going strong 50 years on
It’s an occasion that might make even Mr. #Grumpy crack a smile. The colourful #MrMen children’s books are celebrating their 50th #birthday. The popular series has now entered its sixth decade in 2021...
Germany expects limited EU approval for AstraZeneca vaccine
#Germany’s health minister says he expects the European Union’s drug regulator to authorize a further coronavirus vaccine made by #AstraZeneca on Friday, but that currently available data may mean it is not...
Portugal in dramatic phase of pandemic, President Rebelo de Sousa says
#Portugal reported a record-breaking 303 #Covid-19 deaths and 16,432 cases on Thursday, as it struggles to contain a crippling surge in cases over the past month. The country of 10 million people, which has so far...
Michel Barnier: ‘There was never a spirit of revenge’ in Brexit talks
Michel #Barnier, the man who’s just stepped off a four-year #Brexit rollercoaster, speaks to FRANCE 24’s Europe Editor Catherine Nicholson about holdups at British borders, whether he trusts Boris...
