Europe vaccination drive gathers pace
“As we enter 2021, over 230 million people in the European Region are living in countries under full national lockdown, with more
Ireland announces more measures
The measures include a mandatory requirement for all travellers coming into Ireland from Britain and South Africa to provide evidence of a
EU nod for 2nd Covid vaccine
EC has granted a conditional marketing authorisation for the vaccine developed by Moderna, an American pharmaceutical company, and the decision was endorsed
Germany extends Covid curbs to Jan-end
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Germany has already closed all non-essential shops and services. Schools are largely closed and students are
Spain sees 90.2% plunge in tourism
In the first 11 months of 2020, just 18.3 million international tourists visited Spain compared with 79.2 million in 2019, according to
Greek PM reshuffles cabinet
Key portfolios in the economic team, the Foreign Ministry, and other ministries remained unchanged…reports Asian Lite News Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
EU Presidency: Portuguese PM sets out goals
On January 1, Portugal assumed the Presidency of the the EU Council for a fourth time…reports Asian Lite News Portuguese Prime Minister
Greece extends lockdown till Jan 11
The second lockdown in Greece amidst the pandemic started on November 7, 2020, and was initially scheduled to end on November 30…reports
Ireland joins UN Security Council
The Council also has 10 non-permanent members which are elected by the UN General Assembly for two-year terms starting on January 1,
US imposes additional tariffs on certain EU goods
Washington started to impose additional tariffs on a wide range of European products worth $7.5 billion in October 2019, after a World