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Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, wears a protective mask during a meeting in Brussels last week.

EU Moves Closer To Allowing In Nonresident Vaccinated Travelers

5:21pm May 03, 2021

by Scott Neuman

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is formally recommending that nonresident travelers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 be allowed to travel to the EU.

A man takes a picture at sunset with the Eiffel Tower in the background in March in Paris. The president of the European Commission says fully vaccinated Americans will be able to visit the European Union this summer.

Vaccinated U.S. Travelers Will Be Allowed To Visit Europe Again Starting This Summer

12:11pm April 26, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

The European Commission president says she expects all 27 EU member states will accept visitors who've received COVID-19 vaccines, but the CDC is still warning against travel to much of Europe.

Tareq Alaows stands in front of the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, in Berlin. Alaows came to Germany as an asylum-seeker from Syria in 2015. He launched a campaign to run in Germany's federal election in September for the Green Party but recently withdr

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Germany Grapples With Racism After Threats Derail Refugee's Candidacy For Parliament

6:00pm April 21, 2021

by Esme Nicholson

A Syrian refugee in Germany withdrew his bid for parliament over racist threats last month. The news came in the same week that a German comedian appeared on TV in blackface.

Boxes containing the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the company's Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit, are shown at a vaccination center in Los Angeles last week.

EU Regulator: 'Possible Link' Between Johnson & Johnson Vaccine And Rare Blood Clots

4:33pm April 20, 2021

by Scott Neuman

While emphasizing that the risk is low, the health agency said there should be a warning about the rare condition included in the product information for the vaccine.

Afghan Morteza Mohammadi, 21, sews his backpack in the ruins of the former Krajina Metal factory. He prepares for an attempt to cross into European Union members Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. Migrants and refugees here refer to the trip as "the game."

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For Migrants In Bosnia, The 'Game' Is A Perilous Journey To A Better Life

8:01am March 27, 2021

by Elisa Oddone

Bosnia-Herzegovina has become the main hub for migrants trying to reach wealthier European nations, a journey they call the "game." Among the risks: being beaten up and sent back by border police.

Carmen Monzón, one of the assistants at San Pedro church soup kitchen, organizes lunch bags in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

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In Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration

7:11am March 26, 2021

by Sophie Eastaugh

The Spanish islands saw a big increase last year of people trying to migrate to Europe by boat. After sheltering many of them in hotels, the authorities have set up camps and stepped up deportations.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with Bavaria's State Premier Markus Soeder (right) and Berlin's Mayor Michael Mueller, participate in a news conference following talks via videoconference with Germany's state premiers on the extension of the current COVI

'Basically In A New Pandemic,' Says Merkel, As Germany Extends Lockdown

12:00pm March 23, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The German chancellor announces an intensified coronavirus lockdown going into Easter, warning that new mutations raise the specter of a potentially deadly "third wave" of COVID-19.

Dr. Sabine Straus, chair of the European Medicines Agency's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee, said Thursday that the committee had concluded there is no increase in the overall risk of blood clots with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

European Medicines Agency Finds AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe And Effective

1:29pm March 18, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

"Its benefits continue to be far greater than its risks," said Dr. Sabine Straus of the agency's risk committee. It found no increase in the overall risk of blood clots with the vaccine.

Tourists arrive at Palma de Mallorca, Spain, last summer. The EU's executive arm has proposed a certificate to ease travel across its member states.

EU Officials Propose Digital Travel Certificates — Vaccination Not Required

1:50pm March 17, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Certificates with QR codes would serve as proof that a person has either been vaccinated against COVID-19, received a negative test result or recovered from the disease.

Radio journalists work in the studio at the headquarters of the independent Hungarian radio station, the Klubradio in Budapest on Feb. 9. It was removed from the airways after the national media regulator would not renew its license, raising new press fre

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As Hungary Cuts Radio Station, Critics Say Europe Should Put Orban On Notice

2:14pm March 08, 2021

by Rob Schmitz

Taking Klubradio off the air was the latest blow to press freedom in a country where the right-wing populist leadership and its allies have increased control and influence over the media.

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