Saturday, November 16, 2024

EU backs helping Afghanistan's neighbors cope with refugees

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union justice and home affairs ministers pledged Tuesday to support Afghanistan's neighbors to help them host people fleeing the new Taliban regime and prevent a new wave of migrants heading to Europe.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU backs helping Afghanistan's neighbors cope with refugees

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union justice and home affairs ministers pledged Tuesday to support Afghanistan's neighbors to help them host people fleeing the new Taliban regime and prevent a new wave of migrants heading to Europe.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU takes US off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there, but member countries will keep the option of allowing fully vaccinated U.S. travelers in.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU backs helping Afghanistan's neighbors cope with refugees

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union justice and home affairs ministers pledged Tuesday to support Afghanistan's neighbors to help them host people fleeing the new Taliban regime and prevent a new wave of migrants heading to Europe.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU takes US off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there, but member countries will keep the option of allowing fully vaccinated U.S. travelers in.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU takes US off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there, but member countries will keep the option of allowing fully vaccinated U.S. travelers in.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU to recommend reinstating restrictions on US travelers

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union plans to recommend that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infection levels there, EU diplomats said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU set to recommend reinstating restrictions on US travelers

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union plans to recommend that its member states reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infection levels in the country, EU diplomats said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc, amid fury over the forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest an opposition journalist.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc, amid fury over the forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest an opposition journalist.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc, amid fury over the forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest an opposition journalist.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Clock is ticking for EU vaccine certificates as summer looms

BRUSSELS (AP) — As strict lockdowns are loosened across Europe and many EU citizens dream about holidays in the sun, the 27-nation bloc has yet to agree on how to quickly implement a virus certificate scheme to boost summer travel and tourism.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Clock is ticking for EU vaccine certificates as summer looms

BRUSSELS (AP) — As strict lockdowns are loosened across Europe and many EU citizens dream about holidays in the sun, the 27-nation bloc has yet to agree on how to quickly implement a virus certificate scheme to boost summer travel and tourism.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Attention travelers! EU proposes reopening external borders

BRUSSELS (AP) — In an announcement sure to be welcomed by travelers worldwide, EU officials on Monday proposed easing restrictions on visiting the 27-nation bloc as vaccination campaigns across the continent gather speed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Clock is ticking for EU vaccine certificates as summer looms

BRUSSELS (AP) — As strict lockdowns are loosened across Europe and many EU citizens dream about holidays in the sun, the 27-nation bloc has yet to agree on how to quickly implement a virus certificate scheme to boost summer travel and tourism.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Attention travelers! EU proposes reopening external borders

BRUSSELS (AP) — In an announcement sure to be welcomed by travelers worldwide, EU officials on Monday proposed easing restrictions on visiting the 27-nation bloc as vaccination campaigns across the continent gather speed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Attention travelers! EU proposes reopening external borders

BRUSSELS (AP) — In an announcement sure to be welcomed by travelers worldwide, EU officials on Monday proposed easing restrictions on visiting the 27-nation bloc as vaccination campaigns across the continent gather speed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Continental Europe could allow US tourists back this summer

BRUSSELS (AP) — American tourists could soon be visiting continental Europe again, more than a year after the European Union restricted travel to the 27-nation bloc to a bare minimum to contain the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Continental Europe could allow US tourists back this summer

BRUSSELS (AP) — American tourists could soon be visiting continental Europe again, more than a year after the European Union restricted travel to the 27-nation bloc to a bare minimum to contain the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Continental Europe could allow US tourists back this summer

BRUSSELS (AP) — American tourists could soon be visiting continental Europe again, more than a year after the European Union restricted travel to the 27-nation bloc to a bare minimum to contain the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

EU finalizing plans to allow US tourists back this summer

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is finalizing plans to allow tourists from the United States to travel to the 27-nation bloc this summer, officials said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue

BRUSSELS (AP) — Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives, was treated like a second-rank official during a visit to Ankara.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue

BRUSSELS (AP) — Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives, was treated like a second-rank official during a visit to Ankara.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue

BRUSSELS (AP) — Gender equality issues took center stage Wednesday in Brussels a day after Ursula von der Leyen, one the EU's most powerful executives, was treated like a second-rank official during a visit to Ankara.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders grapple with surge of infections, vaccine issues

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders failed to settle a fight about the distribution of COVID-19 shots among member states Thursday but pledged to strengthen vaccine export controls and production on EU soil amid a shortage of doses and spikes in new cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders grapple with surge of infections, vaccine issues

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders failed to settle a fight about the distribution of COVID-19 shots among member states Thursday but pledged to strengthen vaccine export controls and production on EU soil amid a shortage of doses and spikes in new cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders grapple with surge of infections, vaccine issues

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders failed to settle a fight about the distribution of COVID-19 shots among member states Thursday but pledged to strengthen vaccine export controls and production on EU soil amid a shortage of doses and spikes in new cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders grapple with surge of infections, vaccine issues

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders failed to settle a fight about the distribution of COVID-19 shots among member states Thursday but pledged to strengthen vaccine export controls and production on EU soil amid a shortage of doses and spikes in new cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive body proposed Wednesday issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated, tested negative for COVID-19 or recovered from the disease.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive body proposed Wednesday issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated, tested negative for COVID-19 or recovered from the disease.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive body proposed Wednesday issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated, tested negative for COVID-19 or recovered from the disease.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Conflict grows between US and allies over vaccine supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is stockpiling tens of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine whose authorization in the U.S. remains uncertain, frustrating U.S. allies who say those doses should be used now to save lives overseas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Conflict grows between US and allies over vaccine supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is stockpiling tens of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine whose authorization in the U.S. remains uncertain, frustrating U.S. allies who say those doses should be used now to save lives overseas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Conflict grows between US and allies over vaccine supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is stockpiling tens of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine whose authorization in the U.S. remains uncertain, frustrating U.S. allies who say those doses should be used now to save lives overseas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Conflict grows between US and allies over vaccine supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is stockpiling tens of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine whose authorization in the U.S. remains uncertain, frustrating U.S. allies who say those doses should be used now to save lives overseas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Conflict growing between US and allies over vaccine supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is stockpiling tens of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine whose approval in the U.S. remains uncertain, frustrating U.S. allies who say those doses should be used now to save lives overseas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Tussle between US, allies over vaccine supply escalates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses are in cold storage in the U.S. that can’t be injected in the states because they are not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but the Biden administration is not allowing them to be sent overseas, where American allies are …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU hails deals to get more vaccine shots, tackle variants

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union announced Wednesday that it has agreed to buy a further 300 million doses of Moderna's vaccine against COVID-19 and was injecting almost a quarter of a billion euros (almost $300 million) into efforts to counter the threat of coronavirus variants that are spreading on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU hails deals to get more vaccine shots, tackle variants

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union announced Wednesday that it has agreed to buy a further 300 million doses of Moderna's vaccine against COVID-19 and was injecting almost a quarter of a billion euros (almost $300 million) into efforts to counter the threat of coronavirus variants that are spreading on …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like the United Kingdom, deepening a dispute with London over scarce supplies of potentially lifesaving shots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like the United Kingdom, deepening a dispute with London over scarce supplies of potentially lifesaving shots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like the United Kingdom, deepening a dispute with London over scarce supplies of potentially lifesaving shots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU explores legal avenues amid AstraZeneca vaccine dispute

BRUSSELS (AP) — Amid a dispute over expected shortfalls, the European Union is looking at legal ways to guarantee the delivery of all the COVID-19 vaccine doses it bought from AstraZeneca and other drugmakers as regulators are set to consider approving the Anglo-Swedish company's vaccine for use in the 27-nation …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like the United Kingdom, deepening a dispute with London over scarce supplies of potentially lifesaving shots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU spar over vaccine delays

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca sparred Wednesday over a delay in coronavirus vaccine deliveries amid a deepening dispute that raises concerns about international competition for limited supplies of the shots needed to end the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU explores legal avenues amid AstraZeneca vaccine dispute

BRUSSELS (AP) — Amid a dispute over expected shortfalls, the European Union is looking at legal ways to guarantee the delivery of all the COVID-19 vaccine doses it bought from AstraZeneca and other drugmakers as regulators are set to consider approving the Anglo-Swedish company's vaccine for use in the 27-nation …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU explores legal avenues amid AstraZeneca vaccine dispute

BRUSSELS (AP) — Amid a dispute over expected shortfalls, the European Union is looking at legal ways to guarantee the delivery of all the COVID-19 vaccine doses it bought from AstraZeneca and other drugmakers as regulators are set to consider approving the Anglo-Swedish company's vaccine for use in the 27-nation …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

German draft adds to spotlight on AstraZeneca vaccine in EU

BRUSSELS (AP) — As the European Union's medicines regulator prepared to consider clearing AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for use, a draft recommendation Thursday from a German expert committee called for offering it only to under-65s for now — adding to the spotlight on the vaccine.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Vaccine factory inspected amid EU dispute with AstraZeneca

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian health authorities said Thursday they have inspected a pharmaceutical factory to determine whether expected delays in the deliveries of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine are actually due to production issues amid a heated public dispute between the European Union and the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU spar over vaccine delays

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca sparred Wednesday over a delay in coronavirus vaccine deliveries amid a deepening dispute that raises concerns about international competition for limited supplies of the shots needed to end the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU spar over vaccine delays

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca sparred Wednesday over a delay in coronavirus vaccine deliveries amid a deepening dispute that raises concerns about international competition for limited supplies of the shots needed to end the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU hold vaccine delivery talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s dispute with AstraZeneca over vaccine supplies intensified Wednesday as the drugmaker defended itself against claims that it had reneged on contractual commitments and the two sides sparred over plans for further talks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree to keep borders open, want to limit travels

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed that borders should remain open and assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree to keep borders open, want to limit travels

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed that borders should remain open and assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree to keep borders open, want to limit travels

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed that borders should remain open and assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders asses more restrictions to stop virus' variants

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

EU summit assesses virus restrictions amid worrying reports

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

4 detained from Belgium demonstration over Black man's death

BRUSSELS (AP) — Four people, including two minors, remained in custody Thursday after a Brussels demonstration over the weekend death of a young Black man detained by police turned violent, the prosecutor’s office said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

4 detained from Belgium demonstration over Black man's death

BRUSSELS (AP) — Four people, including two minors, remained in custody Thursday after a Brussels demonstration over the weekend death of a young Black man detained by police turned violent, the prosecutor’s office said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Brussels police arrest 116 at protest over Black man's death

BRUSSELS (AP) — Police in Belgium made 116 arrests after a demonstration in Brussels over the death of a young Black man who collapsed while in police custody turned violent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Belgian judge asked to investigate death of young Black man

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian prosecutors have requested the appointment of an investigative judge following the death of a 23-year-old Black man who was detained by police last week in Brussels.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Belgian high schoolers demand to get back in-person learning

BRUSSELS (AP) — A late-stage side effect of the coronavirus pandemic has turned up in Belgium, where a group of teenagers is begging to go back to school.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU regulators OK increasing doses from virus vaccine vials

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's drug agency on Friday approved doctors drawing one more dose from each vial of the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech, in a move that — combined with the purchase of 300 million extra shots of the serum — could speed up the pace of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU doubles COVID-19 vaccine order with Pfizer-BioNTech

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm said Friday it has secured 300 million extra doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, a move that could ease criticism that the EU's executive arm has not done enough to procure doses for the entire bloc.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU doubles COVID-19 vaccines order with Pfizer-BioNTech

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission said Friday it has secured 300 million extra doses of the coronavirus Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, a move that could ease criticism that the EU's executive arm has not done enough to procure coronavirus shots for the entire bloc.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Karim Benzema to stand trial in 'sex tape' case

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema will face trial for his alleged involvement in blackmailing former France teammate Matthieu Valbuena in a “sex tape" scandal, the Versailles prosecutor's office said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

10 people to stand trial over deadly 2016 Brussels attacks

BRUSSELS (AP) — Ten people including the lone known surviving suspect in the 2015 deadly Paris attacks have been ordered to stand trial in connection with the suicide bombings which killed 32 people and injured hundreds in the Brussels subway and airport nearly five years ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU rejects criticism for slow vaccine rollout across bloc

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission defended its coronavirus vaccination strategy Monday amid growing criticism in member states about the slow rollout of COVID-19 shots across the region of 450 million inhabitants.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU rejects criticism for slow vaccine rollout across bloc

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission defended its coronavirus vaccination strategy Monday amid growing criticism in member states about the slow rollout of COVID-19 shots across the region of 450 million inhabitants.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU avoided chaos, explored new paths in turbulent 2020 year

BRUSSELS (AP) — Between the specter of Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic and a new leadership team facing a budget battle, the European Union looked set to remember 2020 as an “annus horribilis.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU avoided chaos, explored new paths in turbulent 2020 year

BRUSSELS (AP) — Between the specter of Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic and a new leadership team facing a budget battle, the European Union looked set to remember 2020 as an “annus horribilis.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament voted resoundingly on Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for an orderly break with the bloc that will finally complete the U.K.’s long and divisive Brexit journey.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU avoided chaos, explored new paths in turbulent 2020 year

BRUSSELS (AP) — Between the specter of Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic and a new leadership team facing a budget battle, the European Union looked set to remember 2020 as an “annus horribilis.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament voted resoundingly on Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for an orderly break with the bloc that will finally complete the U.K.’s long and divisive Brexit journey.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament voted resoundingly on Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for an orderly break with the bloc that will finally complete the U.K.’s long and divisive Brexit journey.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU, China leaders seal long-awaited investment deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a business investment deal Wednesday that will open big opportunities to European companies, but has the potential to irk the new American administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament voted resoundingly on Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, paving the way for an orderly break with the bloc that will finally complete the U.K.’s long and divisive Brexit journey.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU, China leaders seal long-awaited investment deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a business investment deal Wednesday that will open big opportunities to European companies, but has the potential to irk the new American administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU, China leaders meet to seal investment deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping will conclude a business investment deal Wednesday that will open big opportunities to European companies, but has the potential to irk the new American administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU officials sign Brexit trade deal as UK lawmakers debate

LONDON (AP) — On the eve of the U.K.’s seismic economic split from the European Union, British lawmakers were being asked to turn a 1,200-page trade agreement with the bloc into law in a single day on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU and China to sign investment deal amid unease over rights

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and China are set to sign a long-awaited business investment deal after seven years of intense discussions despite concerns about the human rights situation in the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU and China to sign investment deal amid unease over rights

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and China are set to sign a long-awaited business investment deal after seven years of intense discussions despite concerns about the human rights situation in the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Volkswagen loses top EU court case in diesel scandal

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that Volkswagen breached the law by installing on its cars a so-called defeat device to cheat on emission tests and cannot argue it was merely protecting car engines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU, UK leaders concede big gaps remain in post-Brexit talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.K. and the European Union provided sober updates Thursday on the state of post-Brexit trade discussions, with only two weeks to go before a potentially chaotic split.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU, UK leaders concede big gaps remain in post-Brexit talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.K. and the European Union provided sober updates Thursday on the state of post-Brexit trade discussions, with only two weeks to go before a potentially chaotic split.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU top official sees 'progress' in post-Brexit talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top official said Thursday that “substantial progress on many issues” has been made in post-Brexit talks, yet big differences remain to be bridged.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

UK and EU leaders to discuss post-Brexit talks in call

BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union's executive commission, are to discuss the state of post-Brexit trade talks in a call later Thursday — with just two weeks to go before a potentially chaotic economic split.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

European lawmakers set new deadline for post-Brexit deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament issued on Thursday a three-day ultimatum to Brexit negotiators to strike a trade deal if they are to be in a position to ratify an agreement by the end of the year when the U.K. leaves the European Union's tariff-free single market and customs …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Volkswagen loses top EU court case in diesel scandal

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that Volkswagen breached the law by installing on its cars a so-called defeat device to cheat on emission tests and cannot argue it was merely protecting car engines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU Parliament issues 3-day ultimatum for post-Brexit deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament has issued a three-day ultimatum to Brexit negotiators to strike a trade deal, warning that MEPs won't have time to ratify an agreement this year unless it is ready by Sunday night.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Volkswagen loses top court case in EU in diesel scandal

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that Volkswagen breached the law by installing on its cars a so-called defeat device to cheat on emission tests and cannot argue it was merely protecting car engines.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders reached a hard-fought deal Friday to cut the bloc’s net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels, avoiding a hugely embarrassing deadlock ahead of a U.N. climate meeting this weekend.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders reached a hard-fought deal Friday to cut the bloc’s net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels, avoiding a hugely embarrassing deadlock ahead of a U.N. climate meeting this weekend.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders struggle to break deadlock on climate deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders were still looking Friday for an agreement to cut the bloc’s net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared to 1990 levels following a night of intense discussions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU looking to reinforce climate credentials during summit

BRUSSELS (AP) — Five years after the Paris agreement, the European Union’s climate credentials will be put to the test as the bloc's leaders meet Thursday to try and seal an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared to 1990 …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU wants to boost border security against extremist attacks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission wants member states to reinforce external border controls and police cooperation to better protect the 27-nation bloc from extremist attacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pressure mounts on Hungary, Poland to unlock EU stimulus

BRUSSELS (AP) — The German presidency of the EU said Tuesday that further delaying the European Union's landmark 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.21 trillion) long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package would be “irresponsible" as diplomats envisage a solution without Poland and Hungary, the two EU states holding up the measure.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pressure mounts on Hungary, Poland to unlock EU stimulus

BRUSSELS (AP) — The German presidency of the EU said Tuesday that further delaying the European Union's landmark 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.21 trillion) long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package would be “irresponsible" as diplomats envisage a solution without Poland and Hungary, the two EU states holding up the measure.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Tough budget talks risk delaying EU's new emissions target

BRUSSELS (AP) — Under pressure to deliver an updated climate target this month, European Union leaders are unlikely to agree on a more ambitious number when they meet this week if they can't compromise on the 27-nation bloc's long-term budget, top European diplomat says.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pre-trial hearings in Brussels attacks start at NATO's ex-HQ

BRUSSELS (AP) — More than four years after suicide bombings killed 32 people and injured hundreds in the Brussels subway and airport, massive pre-trial hearings started Monday on the outskirts of the Belgian capital to determine which suspects will eventually be tried.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU stops short of advising against holiday travel over virus

BRUSSELS (AP) — As millions of European citizens gear up for the festive season, the European Union's executive commission urged member countries to keep strong anti-COVID 19 restrictions in place to avoid a post-holiday surge of coronavirus cases and deaths but stopped short of advising against travel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU eyes Dec 29 approval for 1st virus vaccine, later than US

BERLIN (AP) — The European Union drug agency said Tuesday it may need four more weeks to approve its first coronavirus vaccine, even as authorities in the United States and Britain continue to aim for a green light before Christmas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU eyes Dec 29 approval for 1st virus vaccine, later than US

BERLIN (AP) — The European Union drug agency said Tuesday it may need four more weeks to approve its first coronavirus vaccine, even as authorities in the United States and Britain continue to aim for a green light before Christmas.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hungarian MEP resigns after Brussels lockdown party

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian European Parliament lawmaker on Tuesday admitted he was present at an illegal party broken up by Belgian police in central Brussels last week, following reports he took part in a COVID-19 lockdown sex orgy.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

European regulator could OK 1st COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 29

BERLIN (AP) — European regulators may approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech within four weeks, the EU’s drug agency said Tuesday, a time frame that could mean the shot is rolled out first in the United States and Britain.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

European regulator to decide Dec. 29 on 1st virus vaccine

BERLIN (AP) — The European Medicines Agency will convene a meeting on Dec. 29 to decide if there is enough data about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for it to be approved, the regulator said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Europe's medical agency eyes safety of 2 COVID-19 vaccines

BERLIN (AP) — The European Medicines Agency said it would convene a meeting on Dec. 29 to decide if there is enough data about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for it to be approved.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

BioNTech, Pfizer ask Europe to quickly approve virus vaccine

BERLIN (AP) — The German pharmaceutical company BioNTech and its U.S. partner Pfizer say they have submitted an application for speeded-up, conditional approval of their coronavirus vaccine with the European Medicines Agency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Report: EU greenhouse gas emissions down 24% since 1990

BRUSSELS (AP) — Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union have been reduced by 24% compared to 1990 levels, according to the bloc's annual climate report, but the EU said Monday it still needs to intensify efforts to keep to its target of making Europe the first climate-neutral continent by …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Facing terror charges, Iran diplomat skips trial opening day

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — An Iranian diplomat suspected of masterminding a thwarted, state-sponsored bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group in France did not show up at a courthouse in Belgium on the opening day of his trial on terror charges Friday, invoking his diplomatic immunity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Iran diplomat on trial over plot to bomb opponents in France

BRUSSELS (AP) — The bomb was meant to explode in a Paris suburb during a huge rally being held by an exiled Iranian opposition group. It could have caused carnage.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders fail to solve political fight blocking big budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders made no progress Thursday toward resolving a diplomatic dispute with EU members Poland and Hungary to unlock a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and recovery package aimed at putting the bloc's economy back on track after the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders fail to solve political fight blocking big budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders made no progress Thursday toward resolving a diplomatic dispute with EU members Poland and Hungary to unlock a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and recovery package aimed at putting the bloc's economy back on track after the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders fail to solve political fight blocking big budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders made no progress Thursday toward resolving a diplomatic dispute with EU members Poland and Hungary to unlock a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and recovery package aimed at putting the bloc's economy back on track after the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders try to solve political fight blocking big budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — EU leaders on Thursday sought ways to resolve a diplomatic dispute with members Poland and Hungary to unlock a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and recovery package aimed at putting the economy back on track after the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

EU Commission recommends wide use of rapid COVID-19 tests

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm asked member nations Wednesday to generalize the use of rapid antigen tests as winter approaches and Europe struggles to contain a second wave of coronavirus infections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

EU urges Poland, Hungary to sign up to big money budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — With the European Union on the verge of an embarrassing crisis, EU officials and a large majority of member states urged Poland and Hungary on Tuesday to lift their veto of a huge budget and coronavirus recovery package, saying it threatens to derail the bloc's efforts to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Report: Belgium nursing homes failed patients amid pandemic

BRUSSELS (AP) — Amnesty International said Belgium authorities “abandoned” thousands of elderly people who died in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic following an investigation published Monday that described the situation as “human rights violations."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Report: Care homes policies violated human rights in Belgium

BRUSSELS (AP) — Amnesty International said Belgium authorities “abandoned” thousands of elderly people who died in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic following an investigation published Monday going through a series of inadequacies described by the group as “human rights violations."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Hard-hit Belgium sees light at the end of virus tunnel

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian health authorities are confident the second wave of hospital admissions related to COVID-19 has peaked in the hard-hit country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

'Difficult winter': Europe divided on lockdowns; cases soar

BRUSSELS (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe director expressed deep concern on Thursday after the region again recorded the highest-ever weekly incidence of cases, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of a “difficult winter” as residents in France braced for life under a new month-long lockdown and Spain's parliament …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

'Difficult winter': Europe divided on lockdowns; cases soar

BRUSSELS (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe director expressed deep concern on Thursday after the region again recorded the highest-ever weekly incidence of cases, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of a “difficult winter” as residents in France braced for life under a new month-long lockdown and Spain's parliament …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Court: Belgium violated human rights in Sudan migrant's case

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Belgium violated the rights of a Sudanese refugee it deported three years ago despite a judicial decision that suspended the move.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Tensions between EU and Turkey escalate over Erdogan insults

BRUSSELS (AP) — Tensions between the European Union and Turkey have risen further after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan questioned the mental state of his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Restrictions tightened, but no new virus lockdown in Belgium

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian Prime minister Alexander De Croo stopped short Friday of imposing another full lockdown, as the country did in March, but introduced a series of new restrictive measures as the number of COVID-19-related hospital admissions and deaths continues to soar.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU awards human rights prize to Belarus opposition

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday awarded its top human rights prize to the Belarus opposition movement and its leader, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, for their challenge to President Alexander Lukashenko’s long, hard-line reign.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Former Belgian PM in intensive care with COVID-19

BRUSSELS (AP) — Sophie Wilmes, who as Belgian's prime minister led the country's fight against the coronavirus, has been hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19, her office said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Belgium limits care home visits as COVID-19 cases increase

BRUSSELS (AP) — Authorities in Belgium fear another deadly wave of coronavirus cases could soon hit care homes as the country confronts the risk of seeing its hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, leading them to restrict nursing home visits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU takes action against Malta, Cyprus for 'golden passports'

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission launched infringements procedures Tuesday against Cyprus and Malta over their “golden passport” programs, in which wealthy people can acquire EU citizenship in exchange for an investment.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU takes action against Malta, Cyprus for 'golden passports'

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission launched infringements procedures Tuesday against Cyprus and Malta over their “golden passport” programs, in which wealthy people can acquire EU citizenship in exchange for an investment.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Belgium fears virus "tsunami" as virus cases keep soaring

BRUSSELS (AP) — Bars and restaurants across Belgium shut down for a month and a night-time curfew took effect Monday as health authorities warned of a possible “tsunami" of new virus cases in the hard-hit nation that host the European Union's headquarters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Finnish PM leaves EU summit as 'precautionary' measure

BRUSSELS (AP) — Another day at the European Union summit, another leader gone away.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU leaders divided over new climate goals for 2030

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders remain divided about a more ambitious target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and will not reach an agreement at their summit starting Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU leaders divided over new climate goals for 2030

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders remain divided about a more ambitious target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and will not reach an agreement at their summit starting Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

European lawmakers won’t be back in Strasbourg this month

BRUSSELS (AP) — European lawmakers won't be returning to the French city of Strasbourg for next week's plenary session because of the COVID-19 resurgence in France, the European Parliament president said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU countries adopt common travel guidelines amid pandemic

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries on Tuesday approved a series of guidelines aimed at facilitating free movement across the bloc and avoiding further disruption during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU chief: Fighting virus should not erode democratic rights

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top official urged member countries Tuesday to respect the bloc’s core values amid fears that restrictions imposed by some national governments to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic could erode democracy across the continent.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders order up recovery plan for after coronavirus

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union national leaders told the bloc’s finance ministers Thursday to draw up new measures to tackle the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic after failing to bridge major differences over how best to share the debt burden.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Too close for comfort: Belgian hairdressers seek shutdown

BRUSSELS (AP) — When the Belgian government announced last week that hairdressers would still be able to operate during the coronavirus epidemics, many in the profession were dumbfounded and furious.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has coronavirus

BRUSSELS (AP) — Michel Barnier, the European Union's chief negotiator for the bloc's future relationship with Britain after Brexit, has been infected with the new coronavirus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU to ban most foreign travelers for 30 days to curb virus

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Tuesday to immediately impose travel restrictions on most foreigners entering Europe for at least 30 days to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, and to set up fast-track transport lanes to keep vital medical equipment, food and goods flowing smoothly inside the …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

France says people must stay home to slow spread of virus

PARIS (AP) — France said Monday that it would follow other European countries in confining residents mostly to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the European Union considered closing its external borders to foreign travelers to impede infections.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

France to 'strongly reduce' movement to slow spread of virus

BRUSSELS (AP) — France is imposing nationwide restrictions on how far from their homes people can go and for what purpose as part of the country's strategy to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

France to 'strongly reduce' movement to slow spread of virus

BRUSSELS (AP) — France is imposing nationwide restrictions on how far from their homes people can go and for what purpose as part of the country's strategy to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU seeks unified action against virus as case count mounts

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union interior ministers on Friday were trying to coordinate their response to the novel coronavirus as cases spread throughout the 27-nation bloc and countries took individual measures to slow the disease down.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU condemns Trump travel ban from Europe as virus spreads

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday lashed out at President Donald Trump’s decision to restrict travel from Europe to the United States because of the new coronavirus, calling the the pandemic a global crisis that “requires cooperation rather than unilateral action.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU vows united response as virus hits its political heart

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders vowed Tuesday to stand united in combating the spread of the coronavirus ravaging member country Italy, and agreed to draft a plan to address any medical shortages and set up a fund to help overburdened health care systems.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU seeks united front to tackle medical shortages from virus

BRUSSELS (AP) — Fearing a possible shortage in masks and protective equipment to fight the new coronavirus, top European Union officials are urging members to put solidarity above national interests as the virus spreads quickly across the continent.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU's Barnier warns of big divergences with UK in talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU's chief trade negotiator with former member Britain warned Thursday of “serious divergences" between the two sides after the conclusion of the first round of talks.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU commission unveils climate law amid criticism

BRUSSELS (AP) — Amid fierce criticism from environmental activists, the European Commission unveiled plans Wednesday for its first ever climate law, which will act as the basis of the European Union's aim to make the 27-country bloc climate neutral by 2050.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Greens, Thunberg say EU climate law lacks ambition

BRUSSELS (AP) — Climate activists and Green members of the European Parliament are urging the European Union to be more ambitious as the bloc gets ready to unveil plans for a climate law to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO