Europe

EU countries will receive corona vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 as early as December 13, the German Ministry of Health reports. That is a week earlier than planned and therefore also means that countries can start rolling out the…
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The eurozone is more resilient to the economic consequences of a new wave of corona infections or the new Omikron variant. But, that said, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Several European countries…
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Two corona infections have also been detected in Denmark with the Omicron variant. The health institute SSI confirmed this on Sunday after two suspicious cases were examined a day earlier. The passengers concerned had travelled by…
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The Brussels Court of Appeals has ruled that drivers can no longer work with the Uber app. Today, about 2,000 professional drivers drive around Brussels who work with the Uber app. They have a VVB license: a license to rent out a vehicle…
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Several privacy regulators in Europe want a ban on so-called tracking cookies: small files that advertisers can use to track people online. This allows them to see exactly what consumers are doing and tailor advertisements accordingly.…
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The migrants trapped in the Belarusian border region do not want to return home, claims President Alexander Lukashenko. Belarus is trying to repatriate migrants, he says, but that group would not be persuaded. "We are actively…
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The number of corona infections that Germany has identified since the start of the pandemic has passed five million. The RKI, the German counterpart of the RIVM, reported 33,498 new corona cases on Sunday. Germany has seen a rapid…
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European Commissioner Frans Timmermans has called on all countries at the climate summit to agree with the conclusions as they are now on paper. "For God's sake, don't give up this moment," he shouted. His message was mainly…
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The German vaccination committee STIKO advises people under the age of 30 only to be vaccinated with the corona vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech. Also, only this drug should be used to vaccinate pregnant women against Covid-19. The…
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The Polish government is threatening not to pay its EU contribution in retaliation for the lack of €36 billion in European corona support. The country accuses the European Commission of acting in bad faith. Commission president…
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