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Limited legal protection for Covid-19 vaccine makers hampers EU deals

With vaccines being developed at record speed during the pandemic, there is potentially a greater risk they may have unexpected consequences or may not be effective.

Amid souring US ties, China courts Europe with foreign minister's tour

In Rome for a meeting with his counterpart Luigi Di Maio, Wang told reporters that China's relations with the European Union are on a positive trend

India waits for US response on mini trade deal of the kind signed with EU

New Delhi continues to push an early-harvest deal, to be followed up with detailed negotiations on a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement

EssiLux loses Dutch court case against takeover target GrandVision

The court said: "The disclosure of large volumes of corporate information that EssilorLuxottica demands without specific grounds can be characterised as a fishing expedition"

Moderna concludes advanced talks with EU for Covid-19 vaccine supply

Moderna Inc said on Monday it has concluded advanced exploratory talks with the European Commission to supply 80 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

To increase trans-Atlantic market access US, EU announce tariff agreement

As part of the agreement, the US will reduce by 50 percent its tariff rates on certain products exported by the EU

No breakthrough in seventh round of European Union-UK negotiations

The chief negotiator noted that the two sides remained far apart on issues including a level playing field in trade, fisheries, governance and law enforcement

European allies attack Trump admin over bid to restore sanctions on Iran

How this dispute plays out in the weeks ahead remains to be seen, but Thursday's US move set the stage for a showdown in the United Nations

European Union concludes exploratory talks to buy potential Covid vaccine

The company received earlier EU funding. In early July, the European Investment Bank and CureVac signed a 75-million-euro loan agreement for the development and large-scale production of vaccines

European Union regulators wrangle over Twitter data privacy penalty

European Union privacy regulators are wrangling over the penalty Ireland's data privacy watchdog was set to issue Twitter for a data breach

European Union to soon impose sanctions on Belarusian officials

European Council President Charles Michel said in a video briefing that the EU would soon impose sanctions on a "substantial number" of individuals responsible for violence and election fraud

European Union hails Israel's suspension of plans to annex West Bank

The council also welcomed the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Blow to WHO? EU clinches first Covid-19 vaccine deal with AstraZeneca

The EU move could complicate efforts led by the WHO and GAVI, a global alliance for vaccines, to buy shots on behalf of rich and developing countries with a separate scheme

European Union, AstraZeneca agree bloc's first Covid-19 vaccine deal

The European Commission said on Friday it had reached a deal with British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca for the purchase of at least 300 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine.

EU concludes talks on potential coronavirus vaccine supply from J&J

The European Commission has announced that it concluded exploratory talks with Johnson & Johnson to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19.

EU urges US to solve trade disputes after aircraft tariffs kept unchanged

"The EU believes that both sides should now build on this decision and intensify their efforts to find a negotiated solution to the ongoing trade irritants"

ABN Amro exits trade, commodity financing after losses, to cut 800 jobs

The restructuring will affect around 45 per cent of client loans, worth 18 billion euros ($21 billion) and follows several failed attempts to increase the profitability of the corporate bank

EU agrees MoU with eight partners in support for Covid-19 fight

MoU have already been agreed with Albania, Georgia, Jordan, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Ukraine, the Commission said in a press release

EU to review ties with Belarus, mulls action over election crackdown

"We will be assessing the Belarusian authorities' actions … and conducting an in-depth review of the EU's relations with Belarus," Borrell said in a statement

EU to give 1.65 million to support victims of floods in South Asia

The European Union on Tuesday said it is providing 1.65 million euro in humanitarian aid in response to severe flooding that has affected South Asia most notably Bangladesh, India and Nepal.