Europe
US-Germany rift as Berlin opposes plan to ditch Covid vaccine patents
Germany says waiver would inhibit private sector research as opposition to Biden plan threatens to deadlock WTO talks
Julian Borger in Washington and Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
06, May, 2021 @7:29 PM
EU accuses UK as France seeks to ‘rapidly defuse’ Jersey fishing row
France moves to calm diplomatic waters but Brussels says Britain has breached terms of Brexit trade deal
Lisa O'Carroll, Jon Henley and Daniel Boffey
06, May, 2021 @6:34 PM
E171: EU watchdog says food colouring widely used in UK is unsafe
European Commission to propose ban after finding that carcinogenic effects cannot be ruled out
Daniel Boffey in Brussels
06, May, 2021 @5:08 PM
French fishers’ protest over Jersey rights is over but the dispute will go on
New restrictions and deep cuts to allowances mean both French and Jersey boat owners feel betrayed by Brexit
Jon Henley, Lisa O'Carroll and Steven Morris in St Helier
06, May, 2021 @5:08 PM
Now is not the time to draw battle lines against France | Letters
Letters: Gunboat diplomacy in a fishing dispute is wrong when we need to work together to tackle a pandemic, writes Rev Kenneth Cross, while John Richards says this is not worth losing a life over and Peter Hepworth blames Brexit for the tensions
Letters
06, May, 2021 @4:05 PM
Amsterdam plans out-of-town ‘erotic centre’ as part of cleanup bid
Proposals for 5,000-sq-metre building detailed in document submitted to the council by mayor
Daniel Boffey in Brussels
06, May, 2021 @1:37 PM
EU wants to mass produce three ‘course-changing’ Covid drugs from October
Health commissioner says plan is to reduce hospitalisation and tackle long-term impact of Covid
Daniel Boffey in Brussels
06, May, 2021 @12:44 PM
French dictionary adds record number of new words as Covid shapes language
Asymptomatique and télétravailler, home working, among additions to 2022 edition of Le Petit Larousse
Kim Willsher in Paris
06, May, 2021 @12:42 PM
Despite his early exit, Pablo Iglesias radically reshaped Spanish politics | Giles Tremlett
The charismatic founder of Podemos ended the country’s stale party political duopoly but failed to halt a resurgent right, says Spain-based correspondent Giles Tremlett
Giles Tremlett
06, May, 2021 @12:00 PM
Germany to bring forward climate goals after constitutional court ruling
Government proposes net zero deadline of 2045 instead of 2050, but critics demand actions not numbers
Philip Oltermann and Fiona Harvey
06, May, 2021 @11:48 AM
What is behind the dispute over fishing rights around Jersey?
British navy patrol boats, protesting French fishers and Brexit – a summary of the escalating row
Daniel Boffey in Brussels
06, May, 2021 @11:17 AM
EU ‘ready to discuss’ waiver on Covid vaccine patents
Emmanuel Macron also supports US-backed proposal described as a gamechanger by WHO
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
06, May, 2021 @10:22 AM
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