German MEP Peter Liese, of the Chancellor’s CDU party, joined the chorus of politicians urging UEFA

AMSTERDAM--The European Medicines Agency has recommended that Pfizer's coronavirus antiviral drug be authorized for use in the 27-nation European Union, the first time the agency has recommended a pill for treating COVID-19.In a statement on Thursday, the EU drug regulator said giving the green light to Pfizer's Paxlovoid could help people infected with COVID-19 avoid more serious disease and being hospitalized.... EMA's expert committee recommended the pill be given to adults who don't require

“ Now it becomes clear that not only the pace of vaccination in the first months but also the long-term strategy is important.” The turnaround in Spain has been pronounced.... Now officials say it is on track to reach 70% by the end of the summer. Like the American vaccination drive, the European Union effort started around Christmas and struggled to meet initial demand.... But it quickly turned into a major political embarrassment for European officials, as the U.S. and Britain jumped ahead.

One EU commissioner – Austrian budget boss Johannes Hahn – even voted against the greening policies during a tense meeting of the EU executive’s top brasses.... Another six senior eurocrats voiced serious concerns over the plans to extend carbon pricing to cars and tougher emissions standards for carmakers.... And for them, 2035 is quite soon and they will be challenged by that.” DON'T MISSRejoiner lays out ‘salvation’ plan to take down Boris Johnson[ INSIGHT] It’s crazy!...

Mrs Merkel has been pushing EU leaders to impose stricter quarantine restrictions on British tourists.... This is intended to stop the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus.... The German Chancellor has many EU top brass on side, including Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron. Her concerns have spread to the Euro 2020 games, which have taken place around Europe. Since the beginning of the tournament, strict quarantine rules in Germany have thrown in

BRUSSELS( REUTERS)-At the height of Europe's vaccine supply crisis in March, Johnson Johnson's( JJ) single-dose Covid-19 vaccine was touted as a game changer.... But two months into its roll-out, the shot has the lowest uptake of all four approved vaccines. Supply problems, safety concerns, improved deliveries of rival vaccines and countries' inoculation strategies have all played a part in holding back usage. Despite the shot's clear logistical advantage of not requiring a booster, the Europea

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gestures during an interview at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov.... In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Guterres said the negotiations set to end Friday in Glasgow, Scotland, will" very probably" not yield the carbon-cutting pledges he has said are needed to keep the planet from warming beyond the 1.5-degree threshold.... " What's important to discuss is what will be your first step....

The European Parliament has voted in favour of three key climate laws, barely two weeks after the same legislative files caused scenes of chaos in the hemicycle. That incident, in which MEPs booed and jeered at each other, prompted a flurry of behind-the-scenes negotiations to achieve a new compromise between the main political groups. The concentrated push paid off on Wednesday, when a majority of lawmakers approved the three draft laws with a comfortable majority: a revision of the EU's Emissi

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia says it will ease lockdown restrictions for people who are fully vaccinated as the government seeks to allay public anger against perceived mismanagement of the pandemic. Daily infections breached 20, 000 for the first time Thursday despite a lockdown since June 1.... The kingdom is currently reported fewer than 1, 000 new cases a day. Early on in the pandemic, King Salman ordered the government to cover the cost of medical treatment for COVID-19 patients in th