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Kazakhstan’s Deputy FM says EU & US ties remain strong as Central Asia’s largest country emerges as regional power
In the three-plus decades since Kazakhstan emerged as an independent nation from the ashes of the Soviet Union's 1991 collapse, the Central Asian giant...
Europe & Eurasia
Poland is going its own way
The leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, continues to attack Germany, the main focus of his ire in Europe. Kaczynski...
Interviews
Italy sees close cooperation with NATO as key to Europe’s strategic defense
Europe needs to avoid, at all costs, any form of decoupling between EU defense cooperation and the transatlantic alliance.
Disinformation & Propaganda
Democracy in the Republic of the Internet is backsliding
The internet has become a powerful enemy of any authoritarian regime; one that these regimes have increasingly fought to weaken.
Democracy & Human Rights
Why Russia needs to be isolated
Vladimir Putin does not want, nor can he conceive, of Ukraine as part of the European world order. Proof of this has not only...
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Several EU nations halt AstraZeneca vaccine rollout over blood clot fears
Several nations in Europe have suspended the use of the Coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca/Oxford University over blood clot concerns, despite a statement by...
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Germany extends Coronavirus lockdown but eases some restrictions
Following a meeting with the country's 16 state premiers on Wednesday, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced an extension of the current lockdown measures until...
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EU orders extra 200 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
German drugmaker BioNTech on Wednesday announced that the European Union will buy an additional 200 million doses of its Coronavirus vaccine, that will be...
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Germany partially closes borders with the Czech Republic, Austria over Coronavirus variant
Germany partially closed its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria’s Tyrol on Sunday, reinstating temporary entry bans and border controls over growing fears for...
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Germany extends lockdown until March 7
Germany on Thursday extended lockdown measures from February 14 to March 7 in a bid to prevent a third wave in the country and...
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Germany, Poland, Sweden expel Russian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Germany, Poland and Sweden on Monday announced a coordinated expulsion of Russian diplomats in their countries, in response to a similar move by Moscow...
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German Health Minister says Chinese, Russian vaccines could be used in the EU if EMA approves them
Germany could use the vaccines developed by China and Russia if Europe's medicines watchdog approves them, the country's Health Minister Jens Spahn said on...
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Von der Leyen says AstraZeneca to deliver 9 million more COVID vaccine doses
British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will deliver 9 million more doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union in the first quarter of this...
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Germany floats grounding almost all international flights to combat new COVID variants
Germany is considering a ban on almost all international air travel into the country to stem spread of more infectious variants of Coronavirus, Interior Minister...
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Sanofi to help produce over 125 million doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi has signed an agreement with US drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech to help produce more than 125 million...
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Germany wants EU export restrictions on vaccine after supply shortage
Germany's Health Minister Jens Spahn has backed European proposals for the introduction of export limits on vaccines amid delivery delays of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot...
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Turkish FM Cavusoglu to visit Brussels for talks with EU, NATO
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is set to pay a two-day visit in Brussels on Wednesday, to hold meetings with EU officials and with...
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Germany extends lockdown until February 14
Following a meeting with the country's 16 state premiers, Germany has decided to extend a strict nationwide lockdown until February 14 as a "precaution" for...
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Navalny calls for street protests after 30-day sentence
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has urged Russians to take to the streets to protest against the government and salvage their future, as the...
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German FM suggests easing COVID restrictions for vaccinated people
Coronavirus restrictions should be eased for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Sunday.In an interview given...
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Kremlin critic Navalny arrested upon arrival in Moscow
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained by officers of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service upon his arrival to Moscow from Germany, where...
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Russian opposition leader Navalny will return to Russia on January 17
Russia's opposition leader Alexey Navalny will return to Russia on January 17, he announced on Wednesday from Germany, where he has been convalescing after...
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Germany likely to remain in lockdown until April
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday warned that a dramatic explosion in the number of Coronavirus infections that has mutated in Britain, could force...
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Merkel, Putin discuss possible joint vaccine production
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed cooperating on vaccine production during a telephone call on Tuesday, according to a statement issued...
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Germany set to extend lockdown by 3 weeks
The German government and the country’s 16 federal states have agreed to extend a nationwide lockdown until January 21, German newspaper Bild reported on Monday,...
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