For the UK, breaking free from what Brexiteers like to call the "bureaucratic shackles" of Brussels allows more flexibility to chart a British-controlled course towards prosperity. Britain is now free to set its own rules, develop next-generation industries like artificial intelligence, and strik...

Since the UK held its EU Referendum on June 23, 2016, we’ve seen two new UK Prime Ministers, countless resignations, failed meetings on the future of trade, fights over fish and much uncertainty on all sides. Now that a deal has been agreed, the UK and EU can begin planning it’s post-Brexit life....

Headteachers in England are taking legal action against the British government's Department of Education for planning to re-open schools.

With COVID-19 infections surging, teachers' unions in England want the British government to keep all schools closed for another two weeks.

This week the gov...

The UK began vaccinating its population with the Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot on Monday, the second vaccine to be approved by the country’s regulators.

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The French president met senior ministers on Monday as criticism grew over France's low number of COVID-19 vaccinations.

President Emmanuel Macron called the health defense council meeting a day after scathingly comparing the pace of the roll-out to a "family stroll."
The French National Academ...

The European Championships are set to take place this year in the original 12 cities planned before COVID-19 struck, says UEFA, but there has been debate about whether it is the right move.

Along with the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics until the summer of 2021, the 12-month deferral of the E...

🇧🇪 As countries across the world begin their vaccination efforts, Belgium is facing criticism as some point to the lag in distribution.

🇪🇺 The European Commission has also come under fire as a German minister told a newspaper the body was slow to buy vaccines and roll them out.

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UK business groups warn the government's $6.2 billion support package still won't be enough to stop many firms from going bust.

The country's finance minister, Rishi Sunak, announced plans on Tuesday to help businesses weather the UK's third national lockdown. The new measures mean retail, hospi...

Israel has triggered a third national lockdown after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the pandemic was "spreading at top speed," including some cases of the more transmissible variant of the disease first identified in the UK.

Prior to the new restrictions, Israel had been dominating glo...

Every French resident aged over 75 will be eligible for a coronavirus vaccination from January 18, Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced.

The broadening of the target group is part of a plan to speed up the immunization program, which has begun at a much slower pace than those of France's Eu...

"Since nine months of closure with three lockdowns, we are always gradually losing money," says Pascal Aussignac, who owns and manages Club Gascon, a Michelin-starred French restaurant in one of London's prime business districts.

The hospitality industry has been hit hard by COVID-19 restriction...

MG Motor are confident they can continue their recent impressive sales into 2021, boosted by customers increasingly turning to electric and hybrid vehicles.

Speaking to CGTN Europe, the company’s commercial director, Guy Pigounakis hailed the company’s performance in 2020 and looked forward to...