Under-fire EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen brands the race for Covid vaccine supplies the new ‘Cold War space race’ – days after her jab strategy was branded ‘really s**t’ by a senior German minister Brussels chief warned against ‘confrontational mindset’ in the vaccine rollout Vaccine rollouts on the Continent have been comparatively sluggish … Read more
Under-fire EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen brands the race for Covid vaccine supplies the new ‘Cold War space race’ – days after her jab strategy was branded ‘really s**t’ by a senior German minister Brussels chief warned against ‘confrontational mindset’ in the vaccine rollout Vaccine rollouts on the Continent have been comparatively sluggish … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen accidentally made the case for Brexit while apologising to Europe for the slow pace of her vaccine roll-out today – admitting that solo countries will be quicker at getting things done. Attempting to justify why the EU signed deals for Covid vaccines weeks or months after the UK, she said on … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen accidentally made the case for Brexit while apologising to Europe for the slow pace of her vaccine roll-out today – admitting that solo countries will be quicker at getting things done. Attempting to justify why the EU signed deals for Covid vaccines weeks or months after the UK, she said on … Read more
Downing Street today slapped down Ursula von der Leyen after she accused Britain of compromising on coronavirus vaccine safety and claimed the EU’s slower approval process was the ‘right decision’. Number 10 said experts at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) had been ‘very clear that no corners were cut, no stones were left unturned’ … Read more
Her rise to the presidency of the EU Commission was confirmation of the old maxim that you only ascend the heights of Brussels politics after first proving your incompetence at home – and the six years Ursula von der Leyen served as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s defence minister were widely considered a disaster. But yesterday even … Read more
For thousands of years, humans had to hunt for food. Then when they didn’t – they carried on hunting anyway, apparently for the thrill of it. For those interested in delving further into the world of the hunter – and the hunted – there’s the unique and slightly macabre August von Spiess Museum of Hunting … Read more
Alexander von Schoenburg, Editor at Large at Bild newspaper in Germany Britons may understandably be feeling more than a little frustrated with their leaders right now during this new and more vicious phase of the pandemic. Covid infections are soaring in the UK, there are more patients hospitalised than at the peak of the first … Read more
Designer Diane von Furstenberg ‘owns her age’ in swimsuit selfie… three days after turning 74 By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 18:40 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 18:40 GMT, 4 January 2021 Fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg shared a swimsuit selfie during a seaside vacation on Saturday – three days after celebrating her 74th … Read more
‘To make an end is to make a beginning’: How Ursula von der Leyen quoted Shakespeare and T.S. Eliot to strike a sombre tone at EU press conference announcing Brexit deal European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen sounded despondent She quoted William Shakespeare, The Beatles and poet TS Eliot in her speech Her sombre … Read more