Ursula von der Leyen will tomorrow unveil tweaked powers to keep hold of millions of life-saving Covid vaccines produced at an AstraZeneca plant in the Netherlands. The European Commission President will use her draconian export ban to demand the lion’s share of
The German Chancellor admitted the EU “has a problem” with the Anglo-Swedish vaccine producers but supported the Commission President’s decision to ban jabs exports to the UK should it come to that. Mrs Merkel said: “I support Commission President Ursula von der
And the news has prompted Robert Oulds, director of the Bruges Group think tank, to ask: “Do they think we were born yesterday?” Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants in Europe (ALLRAIL), a Belgium-based group representing independent passenger rail companies, today circulated
A year ago the stock market was in crisis. Covid-19 was raging globally and investors could only watch as their nest eggs plunged in value. But 12 months after global markets fell 30 per cent, most investments have bounced back. It has
The European Commission is considering a ban on vaccine exports from the EU to the UK, in the latest threat to Brexit Britain coming from Brussels. But speaking on Monday, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said the move would be “counterproductive”. He
Vaccine row: Whately addresses prospect of UK retaliation With the UK and EU on the brink of a vaccine war, the Prime Minister is expected to speak to his counterparts on the continent and threaten retaliatory action if a ban on jabs
The blockade on life-saving Covid jabs is said to be driven by fears Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats could be decimated at the polls in September’s parliamentary elections. As a result of pressure from Berlin, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is
This year’s census covered every household in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and had an added element to it – gauging how the Covid pandemic had impacted people’s lives. Scots did not take part in the questionnaire, as Holyrood decided to push
Scottish Conservative councillor Tony Miklinski told Express.co.uk that if the SNP does not have a majority in Holyrood following the May 2021 election, they will not have a mandate for a second referendum on Scottish independence. Mr Miklinski added that this would