Britain FINALLY agrees to grant full diplomatic status to the EU’s ambassador in London after fears the post-Brexit row would poison the UK’s relations with Brussels UK and EU agreed Brussels’ ambassador in London will get full diplomatic status Agreement made during meeting between Dominic Raab and EU’s Josep Borrell Agreement should resolve long-running Brexit … Read more
Britain is set to grant full diplomatic status to the European Union‘s first ambassador to the UK, it emerged today. João Vale de Almeida took up the role in February last year after Brexit was confirmed, but he was not given the same status as other ambassadors. Foreign Office sources now say the move had … Read more
‘My profit has been wiped out by a £250,000 cost’: EU’s new export rules leave small British firms struggling Jerry Lawson of Frogbike said administration fees charged by each government to his customers had forced him to pause selling into Denmark, Spain and Poland He had to hire extra employees to cope with the added … Read more
Vaccine expert slams EU’s ‘completely hopeless’ tracking of Covid outbreaks as he warns ‘biggest risk’ to UK is importing South African variant from Europe Professor Sir John Bell is leading member of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine team He said ‘biggest risk’ to the UK is importing South African variant from Europe He said Europe has been ‘completely … Read more
Europe’s rush to ban the AstraZeneca vaccine over sporadic reports of blood clots may have cost ‘thousands’ of lives, a British expert has said, as EU regulators gave their definitive verdict that the jab is safe and effective. A series of countries including Germany, France and Italy have already U-turned and said they will resume … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… the EU’s vaccine caution By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 02:09 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 02:09 GMT, 18 March 2021 Advertisement To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or one by Pugh, visit Mailpictures.newsprints.co.uk or call 0191 6030 178. Share or comment on this article:
Severe allergies should be added to the list of possible side effects of AstraZeneca‘s Covid-19 vaccination, the EU’s drug regulator said. The development comes after 41 reports of possible anaphylaxis were detected in the UK, with likely links to the vaccination. Severe allergic reaction is listed as ‘not known’ under possible side effects of the AstraZeneca jab … Read more
The EU’s vaccine-buying programme provided it with an opportunity to demonstrate the superiority of its trans-national way of doing things over the go-it-alone approach of Brexit Britain. Instead, it has highlighted everything that is wrong with the bloc – and why member states should think about following Britain’s example and getting out. Now the EU’s … Read more
Just imagine Angela Merkel’s teenage years in the German Democratic Republic. The Berlin Wall was dividing the city, and dozens of her fellow citizens were shot dead when they tried to climb it and escape. Across East Germany, every second German was informing on neighbours and work colleagues to the Stasi secret police. Soviet KGB … Read more
Hopes of foreign summer holidays were given a boost last night after the European Union said its ‘vaccine passports’ scheme could be opened up to the UK. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced plans for a so-called ‘Digital Green Pass’ to kick-start travel. It could come into force as early as June and the … Read more