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EU's COVID-19 recovery funds start to flow, but Poland left waiting

03:35 Portugal, Luxembourg and Belgium have received the first instalments from the European Union's COVID-19 recovery fund, positioning them to be among the first to get back on their

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EU launches sweeping climate plan targeting every industry

02:25 The European Union has unveiled an aggressive plan to fight global warming positioning itself as a world leader on climate change. Under the plan, called "Fit for 55," every indus

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Billions in recovery funds going to 12 EU countries, Hungary excluded

01:37 The money tap is about to be turned on after European finance ministers greenlit the COVID-19 recovery plans of a dozen nations, marking a milestone in the bloc's recovery from th

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EU lawmakers finally have their say on the post-Brexit trade deal

02:29 European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged the EU Parliament to ratify the post-Brexit trade deal, while also promising to give lawmakers the power to police any breache

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EU 'to hit 70% vaccine target two months early' amid huge Pfizer deal

02:21 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she is "confident" that 70 percent of the adult population in Europe can be vaccinated "in July," in what would mark a mass

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Ukraine hopes to restore ceasefire with Russia, urges Putin summit

01:45 The president of Ukraine said he hoped to restore a ceasefire with Russia next week and called for a summit with President Vladimir Putin, as concerns mount over a build-up of tr

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NATO calls Russia troop build-up around Ukraine 'unjustified'

02:48 NATO has called on Russia to end the "unjustified" build-up of "combat-ready" military forces around Ukraine, as concern mounts that the region could be headed towards an all-out

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EU members split over AstraZeneca vaccine report

02:28 Europe has once again failed to form a united front against the COVID-19 pandemic as a number of member states imposed age restrictions on the use of AstraZeneca's Vaxzevria vacc

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EU drugs regulator clears AstraZeneca jab, can't rule out rare clots

Vials of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. /Reuters Europe's top drug regulator has deemed AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine "safe and effective," but said it couldn't rule out the jab being asso

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EU warns it could block shipments of COVID-19 jabs, UK hits back

02:35 Brussels fired a not-so-thinly veiled shot at London and Washington on Wednesday, threatening to halt shipments of COVID-19 vaccines as a spike in infections and vaccine scarcity

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Europe urges WHO reform, says talks can't wait until after pandemic

WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press briefing from WHO headquarters in Geneva - Reutersr Europe has called for a swift overhaul to the World Health Organization

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WHO says 'the more countries, the better' as China joins COVAX scheme

The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed China's decision to join a global COVID-19 vaccine project, which pools financial and scientific resources to ensure poor countries have fair and affo

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'Mandatory solidarity' in EU migration pact sets stage for showdown

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the pact would strike a "reasonable balance between responsibility and solidarity," but many member states are pushing back. /Stephanie Lec

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European Parliament to EU leaders: Not so fast on your deal

German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron leave after their joint video press conference at the end of the four-day European summit. /John Thys/Pool/AFP As European

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Europe must 'be more honest in addressing weaknesses' - ex-Sweden PM

Bildt says Europe needs to look inwards to address its globalization challenges. /Kyna Studio The former prime minister of Sweden says Europe needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror if i

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Are 'support bubbles' a good idea? Belgium has the answer

02:45 As millions of people across the UK reunite with their loved ones this weekend to create "support bubbles," those wondering how the experiment will fare need look no further than

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The $2 trillion plan that could change the EU forever

04:10 The huge financial package proposed to blunt the economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus could change the European Union forever.If approved, it would allow the European