The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Eurotunnel freight traffic bounces back despite increased Brexit red tape

Eurotunnel operator Getlink say their new “Eurotunnel Border Pass” helped reduce disruptions at border checks

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2022

Jacob Rees-Mogg: What is the ‘Brexit Opportunities Unit’?

Thatcherite Tory MP to be in charge of reviewing regulations to scrap

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

France, Greece and Portugal relax Covid travel restrictions as half-term nears

Travel made easier to countries popular with UK tourists

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022

‘€20m for one village is too much’: Italian mayors agitated over rival’s win

Trevinano, with just 142 residents, beats 13 other candidates to windfall from EU’s post-Covid recovery fund

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

Travelling to Australia from the UK and other questions answered by expert Simon Calder

The rules for going down under from 21 February, plus changes in Portugal and tough restrictions in Manhattan

The Independent UK · 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

The French campaign seen from... Brussels: Candidates exploit EU rule of law debate

In October, a Polish court ruled that national law trumps European Union law, drawing a swift rebuke from EU officials in Brussels. But among those who welcomed the Polish decision were a number of candidates vying for France's presidency in April.

France 24 · 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

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