Europe

The pandemic has tested almost every society on earth in a way that few could have imagined two years ago.

We spoke to Belgian MEP Philippe Lamberts about Sir David Frost’s resignation and how it is being received in Europe.

Amid a by-election disaster, a rebellion and a series of scandals, Boris Johnson has suffered another blow to his leadership, as it emerged the minister in charge of Brexit is resigning from the Cabinet.

Protesters in the Netherlands have taken to the streets and clashed with police for a second night over new Covid restrictions. 

We spoke to epidemiologist Catherine Hill, who’s based in France, and began by asking her if she thought that different rights for vaccinated and unvaccinated people raised ethical problems?

The European Union has accused the Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko of a “gangster-style” approach towards migrants trying to cross the Polish border and trying to force them to make an illegal entry into the EU.

While Boris Johnson faces a row over whether to introduce a vaccine passport system here, the French government have extended their scheme amid a surge in Covid cases there. From Monday people must show a Covid health pass to get into cafes and bars, along with trains and planes. It has brought thousands of protestors…

It was meant to be a day of post-Brexit deadlines but instead the sausage wars have lost their sizzle as the EU and UK agree to postpone a ban on chilled meats entering the UK from Northern Ireland.

Millions of EU citizens who live in the UK were given until the end of this month to apply for settled status. It’s feared that many people will fail to meet that deadline and campaigners want it extended. But even for those whose applications have been processed, there is no certificate to prove your status,…

We talked to the German MEP David McAllister, who chairs the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and began by asking him whether sanctions would do any good against a man described by some as the last dictator in Europe.

Germany’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the country’s politicians must act more quickly to reduce emissions.

As Europe’s vaccination efforts are finally ramping up, we speak to the German MEP Peter Liese, who’s also a medical doctor. Is this the turning point for Europe’s vaccination programme?

Christophe Hansen is a Luxembourg MEP who sits on both the European Parliament’s advisory group on vaccines and its committee on international trade.

Boris Johnson has warned European leaders that they could scare companies away from investing if they impose blockades on vaccine exports.

Véronique Trillet-Lenoir is a doctor and French MEP from President Macron’s party. She has been a member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Anthony Browne is Conservative MP for South Cambridgeshire, where AstraZeneca has its headquarters.