BRUSSELS
Belgium’s Consultation Committee, which includes representatives of the various governments of the country, is set to examine whether a ban on non-essential travel could be imposed in the absence of an EU-wide solution after the EU summit on Thursday. Read more.
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BERLIN
Germany wants to talk Nord Stream 2 with Biden administration. German Chancellor Angela Merkel aims to discuss the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with the Biden administration after US sanctions against companies participating in the project went into effect this week. Read more.
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PARIS
French health minister defends vaccination strategy. “Before the end of January, we will have carried out 1.3 or 1.4 million vaccinations, more than the one million we announced,” French Health Minister Olivier Véran said on TF1’s evening news Thursday in defence of his government’s vaccine strategy, which had been criticised for its slowness. Read more.
The owners of Bulgarian restaurants and nightclubs – which were forced to close months ago because of the pandemic – have threatened with civil disobedience and unauthorised openings of their businesses after police and health inspectors surprised a series of ‘illegal’ parties in restaurants.
“If within two weeks there is no decision about opening our sector, we will follow the Italian model. All establishments will open in one day and work from then on. We have nothing to lose. We will not wait any longer”, the Bulgarian Association of Restaurants’ chairman stated.
In response, Health Minister Kostadin Angelov said the option to open restaurants was not on the table. According to him, easing measures for the education, healthcare, and sports sectors remain a priority.
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SOFIA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) The Bulgarian Health Ministry on Friday morning reported a daily record high of 6,728 COVID-19 recoveries in the last 24 hours, takin
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