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EU to get 4 mn extra doses of Pfizer vaccines to target hard-hit borders

The European Union mentioned Tyrol in Austria, Nice and Moselle in France, Bolzano in Italy and some parts of Bavaria and Saxony in Germany where COVID-19 hospitalisations have been on the rise

J&J 'under stress' to meet EU second-quarter vaccine supply goal: Report

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has told the European Union it is facing supply issues that may complicate plans to deliver 55 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the bloc in the second quarter of the year, an EU official told Reuters.

Russia to make Sputnik V vaccine in Italy; a first in European Union

Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the European Union, the Italian Russian Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday.

Shake off your ill will, Britain tells EU over post-Brexit trade

Since Britain left the EU last year, relations between the two have soured

China slams European Union for remarks on Hong Kong electoral reforms

In a development reflecting growing tensions between China and the European Union, Beijing has slammed the 27-country bloc for its comments on the controversial Hong Kong electoral reforms.

Australia asks EU to review block of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

The EU executive backed Italy's decision to block a shipment of 250,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Australia, European officials said

France backs Italy in Covid vaccine ban as EU defends mechanism

The European Union defended the Italian authorities' decision to stop a large shipment of doses destined for Australia as part of a longstanding feud with drug manufacturer AstraZeneca

EU antitrust regulators ready Apple charges on Spotify complaint: Report

EU antitrust regulators are finalising a charge sheet against Apple triggered by a complaint by Swedish music streaming service Spotify, two people familiar with the matter said

European Union regulator starts a review of Russia's Covid-19 vaccine

The European Medicines Agency said it has started a rolling review of Sputnik V

European Union, Britain clash again as post-Brexit tensions escalate

The Protocol was designed to ensure an open border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic after Brexit

European Union set to warn Aon over its $30 billion Willis buy: Report

EU antitrust regulators are set to warn Aon that its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson to create the world's largest insurance broker may hurt competition

6-week sprint got Canada's nod for AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine

Health Canada's relatively fast approval was underpinned by SII and Verity's four years of working to bring a cancer treatment to Canada

European Union, China to promote, protect specific agri-food products

With the bilateral agreement on geographical indications (GIs) entering into force, the EU and China will work on promoting the registered agri-food products as well as protecting the iconic names

European Union drug regulator audits manufacturing site of Serum Institute

AstraZeneca Chief Executive (CEO) Pascal Soriot has indicated that the company may look at factories outside of the EU to meet the supply commitments.

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EU audits Serum's facility as AstraZeneca looks to boost supplies: Report

The EU and Britain are mainly supplied by local facilities, but production problems have cut deliveries by the British-Swedish drugmaker to the EU, forcing it to look elsewhere

European Union told to back vaccine passports or Google may do it anyway

Europe's leaders have been anxious to find a response after facing criticism for a vaccination program that lagged behind the US and UK

Health authorities call for common approach to Covid-19 treatments: EU

Global coronavirus infections have exceeded 110 million as highly transmissible variants are prompting drug developers and governments to tweak their testing and immunisation strategies

European Commission bets on data to prepare for climate change impacts

As European Union countries attempt to eliminate their net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, they will still face decades of climate-related impacts, locked in from previous years' emissions

AstraZeneca to miss second-quarter EU vaccine supply target by half: Report

AstraZeneca's contract with the EU, which was leaked last week, showed the company had committed to delivering 180 million doses to the 27-nation bloc in the second quarter