The Latest Breaking News from Europe

UK and European scientists urge EU to allow UK access to £80bn fund

EU agreed to associate membership of Horizon Europe programme for UK but has not yet ratified deal

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022

EU joins chips race with a €42 billion bid to end its dependence on Asia

The European Union is setting itself up as a producer of semiconductors, or chips. In new legislation contained in the EU Chip Act, Brussels plans to raise tens of billions of euros to enable production in Europe and end the bloc's digital dependence on Asia.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 8, 2022

France to drop Covid test rule for vaccinated travellers from outside of the EU

France will soon drop its requirement for vaccinated travellers from outside the European Union to produce a negative Covid test on entering the country as daily infection numbers continue to fall, Europe Minister Clement Beaune has said.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 8, 2022

Kidney cancer patients waiting months longer than NHS target for diagnosis

Survival rates for disease in UK are among worst in Europe

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Putin’s Ukraine threats may backfire on Russia, says energy chief

Cutting gas supply to Europe would damage Russia’s reputation and cause EU to shift away, says head of IEA

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022

France's Macron calls for calm to resolve Ukraine crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron, the first leader of a major Western power to meet Vladimir Putin since Russia massed troops near Ukraine, said on Tuesday he believed steps can be taken to de-escalate the crisis and called on all sides to stay calm.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2022

Novavax underdelivers on COVID vaccine promises

Novavax Inc has delivered just a small fraction of the 2 billion COVID-19 shots it plans to send around the world in 2022 and has delayed first-quarter shipments in Europe and lower income countries such as the Philippines, public officials involved in their government's vaccine rollouts told Reuters.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2022

NGOs ask EU to stop Poland building border wall in primeval forest

More than 150 non-governmental organisations are asking the European Commission to intervene to halt the construction of a wall on the Polish-Belarusian border running through protected areas, including one of Europe's last primeval forests.

Reuters · Feb 8, 2022

Mali's Prime Minister accuses France of seeking to partition the country

Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga has accused France of working to partition his country through French military involvement in the Sahel, in a hostile new challenge to European diplomats in Bamako.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 8, 2022

EU's chip production plan aims to ease dependency on Asia

The European Union is announcing a $48 billion plan to become a major microchip producer to try to curb its dependency on Asian markets for the component that powers everything from cars to game consoles

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022