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EU Parliament Allows Catalans to Be Extradited to Spain
The European Parliament has paved the way for the extradition of three Catalan MEPs who want to detach Catalonia from Spain.
Parliament lifted their immunity, allowing Belgium to hand them over to Spain. That country wants to sue…
Austrian Prosecutor Investigates Mouth Mask Manufacturer
An Austrian producer of mouth masks is being investigated by the Public Prosecution Service in that country for suspected fraud.
In addition to economic crimes, the company is also suspected of labour law violations, according to…
The EU Objects to Travel Bans Germany and Belgium
The European Commission wants Germany, Belgium and other EU countries to revoke their travel bans. Such severe measures are not appropriate, the committee believes. She complained by letter.
Germany has ten days to respond and…
Five Dead in Fire in Romanian Hospital
At least five people were killed in a fire in a hospital in the Romanian capital of Bucharest. About one hundred and twenty patients and staff had to be evacuated.
The fire started at 5 a.m. on the ground floor of the hospital.…
Germany Wants to Amend Legal Texts From the Nazi Period
The German government wants to amend legal texts that date back to the time when the Nazis came to power. According to the government, this concerns at least 29 and possibly 40 laws containing texts from the period between 1933 and 1945.…
EU Country Cannot Stock Up on Additional Vaccines on Its Own
EU countries are not allowed to buy vaccines independently from one of the manufacturers with whom the EU has already concluded contracts.
They have agreed on this, says President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission.…
More Than 30,000 New Infections in Germany in Last 24 Hours
In Germany, 32,552 new infections with the coronavirus were detected in last 24 hours.
That high number means an increase of about 50 percent compared to the number of new infections reported on Wednesday by the Robert Koch…
Weekly Delivery of Corona Vaccines Delayed A Day in Europe
Weekly deliveries of Pfizer-BioNTech corona vaccines have been delayed by one day for eight European countries.
Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa said during a press conference on Monday that the delivery will arrive on Tuesday…
Health Minister: Mutation Coronavirus Possibly Already in France
The French Minister of Health, Olivier Veran, thinks it is quite possible that the new mutated variant of the coronavirus is already circulating in France.
However, according to Veran, the mutation has not yet been identified in…
Pfizer and BioNTech Request European Authorization for Corona Vaccine
Pharmacists Pfizer and BioNTech have applied for a license to market their corona vaccine in Europe.
The European medicines authority EMA will evaluate the first vaccines.
This assessment may have been completed before the end of…