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Italian Premier Mario Draghi speaks to the media during a joint news conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, at the Cinecitta' studios in Rome, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
EU approves 191.5 billion euros in recovery funds for Italy

Jun. 22, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 26, 2021, file photo, lawyers for AstraZeneca Clemence Van Muylder, right, and Hakim Boularbah, left, wait for the start of a hearing, European Commission vs AstraZeneca, at the main courthouse in Brussels. Coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca is claiming victory in a court tussle with the European Union over allegations that it was not producing shots fast enough. In a statement Friday, June 18 they said the EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, had requested that the drug-maker deliver 120 million vaccine doses in total by the end of June 2021, but that a judge in Brussels ordered delivery of 80.2 million doses by 27 September 2021. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
AstraZeneca, EU both claim a win in vaccine delivery tussle

By Lorne Cook Jun. 18, 2021 08:32 AM EDT

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, look at a big screen, during their meeting at the Ancient Agora in Athens, Thursday, June 17, 2021. ( Louiza Vradi/Pool via AP)
EU endorses massive pandemic relief for recession-hit Greece

By Elena Becatoros And Derek Gatopoulos Jun. 17, 2021 06:52 AM EDT

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center, and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, right, join schoolchildren in a kitchen lab at the Center for Living Science in Lisbon, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. The president of the European Commission has started in Lisbon a tour of some European Union capitals to announce the initial endorsement of their plans for spending the bloc's massive economic recovery fund. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Let the recovery begin: EU chief OKs first virus plans

Jun. 16, 2021 07:47 AM EDT

A man charges his electric car at an electrical charging point in Rivas Vaciamadrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Spain is Europe's second-leading car maker but it is lagging behind when it comes to electric cars, a situation that the government aims to change by using around five billion euros of the EU pandemic recovery funds to kickstart the electric car industry. The government plans to spend big, to install a network of public recharging stations and to convince customers about the benefits of buying electric or hybrid vehicles. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Spain hopes to jumpstart electric car industry with EU funds

By Joseph Wilson Jun. 16, 2021 02:32 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2019, file photo, an Airbus A 350 - 1000 performs a demonstration flight at Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, east of Paris, France. The United States and the European Union on Tuesday appeared close to clinching a deal to end a damaging dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing and lift billions of dollars in punitive tariffs. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, FILE)
Airbus-Boeing deal eases US-EU tensions but conflicts remain

By Paul Wiseman, Lorne Cook And Aamer Madhani Jun. 15, 2021 03:32 PM EDT

Activists wearing giant heads of the G7 leaders tussle over a giant COVID-19 vaccine syringe during an action of NGO's on Swanpool Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. Leaders of the G7 begin their first of three days of meetings on Friday in Carbis Bay, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. Depicted from left to right, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A sense of relief over 'dear Joe' and post-Trump summit era

By Jonathan Lemire And Calvin Woodward Jun. 15, 2021 03:32 PM EDT

EU raises €20 billion in 10-year bond to fund virus recovery

Jun. 15, 2021 01:19 PM EDT
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission said on Tuesday it has raised €20 billion ($24.2 billion) through a 10-year bond as part of its plans to finance the 27...

U.S. President Joe Biden takes off his protective facemask prior to speaking with the media during arrival for the EU-US summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
The Latest: Pro-Navalny protest in Geneva on eve of summit

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2021 10:19 AM EDT

Senate President Ty Masterson, R-Andover, presides over a session of the Senate at the Statehouse on May 5, 2021, in Topeka, Kan. Top Republicans on Tuesday, June 15 ended Kansas' state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic, refusing to consider Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's arguments that it is still necessary for vaccinations and some testing for COVID-19. Masterson announced the cancellation of a meeting of eight legislative leaders set for Tuesday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
The Latest: Disney plans to restart fireworks shows at parks

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2021 04:05 AM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center, with from left, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the G7 summit in Cornwall, England, Saturday June 12, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)
The Latest: WHO chief says vaccine need outstrips G7 pledges

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2021 10:25 AM EDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
The Latest: Bidens to have Sunday tea with the queen

Jun. 10, 2021 05:30 AM EDT

EU announces 'unprecedented' Moldova recovery plan

By Stephen Mcgrath Jun. 02, 2021 11:54 AM EDT
BUCHAREST (AP) — The Republic of Moldova is set to receive an “unprecedented” 600 million-euro ($733 million) economic recovery package from the European Union...

European Council President Charles Michel speaks during a media conference at the European Council building, after taking part in an EU Japan Summit via video-link with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels, Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool via AP)
EU leaders express support for holding Tokyo Olympics

May. 27, 2021 06:37 AM EDT

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. European Union leaders gather for a second day of meetings to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and to assess new measures on how to meet targets to become climate-neutral by mid-century. (John Thys, Pool via AP)
EU leaders agree to donate 100 million doses of vaccines

By Samuel Petrequin May. 25, 2021 07:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, July 18, 2020 file photo a general view of AstraZeneca offices and the corporate logo in Cambridge, England. The European Commission will try this week to persuade a Belgian court to order the AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company to deliver millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccines to EU countries. The EU accuses the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker of failing to deliver the number of shots it agreed. AstraZeneca’s contract signed with the Commission on behalf of all 27 EU member states foresaw an initial 300 million doses for distribution among member countries, with an option for a further 100 million. The doses were expected to be delivered throughout 2021 but only 30 million were sent during the first quarter. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Courtroom showdown: EU takes on AstraZeneca in vaccine row

By Samuel Petrequin May. 24, 2021 06:00 AM EDT

The Italian and the EU flags are displayed outside Villa Pamphili as Italian Premier Mario Draghi and EU Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen arrive on the occasion of the Global Health Summit in Rome, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Vaccine makers pledge 2.3B doses to less wealthy nations

May. 21, 2021 11:16 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, May 1, 2021 file photo, people in the reopened Szechenyi bath in Budapest, Hungary. The European Union on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 took a step toward relaxing tourism travel for visitors from outside the bloc, with EU ambassadors agreeing on measures to allow fully vaccinated visitors in. They also agreed on easing the criteria for nations to be considered a safe country, from which all tourists can travel. Up to now, that list included only seven nations. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh, File)
EU lawmakers and nations reach compromise on COVID-19 passes

By Samuel Petrequin May. 20, 2021 01:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 file photo, a sign is pasted into an upper window at Pfizer manufacturing center in Puurs, Belgium. The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology, Saturday, May 8, 2021 by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023. The new contract, which has the backing of the EU member states, will entail not only the production of the vaccines, but also making sure that all the essential components should be sourced from the EU. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
EU signs new deal with Pfizer-BioNTech, Hungary opts out

By Samuel Petrequin May. 20, 2021 06:07 AM EDT

rench President Emmanuel Macron, center, salutes Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde, left, and Senegal's President Macky Sall at the Summit on the Financing of African Economies Tuesday, May 18, 2021 in Paris. More than twenty heads of state and government from Africa are holding talks in Paris with heads of international organizations on how to revive the economy of the continent, deeply impacted by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
Leaders agree in Paris on helping African economies revive

By Sylvie Corbet May. 18, 2021 09:38 AM EDT