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The EU’s coronavirus stimulus plan has hit a stumbling block after the German constitutional court raised questions about how the new debt is being taken on.

The European Union could open up a “Pandora’s box” if it restricts exports of Covid vaccines, said James Crabtree of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

The European Union has stepped up tough rules on the exports of Covid vaccines, while also piling pressure on AstraZeneca to deliver more shots to the region. 

The UK and the EU are trying to fix a dispute over Covid vaccine supplies, after EU officials announced stricter rules on exports of shots produced in the bloc.

The European Commission presented new plans on Wednesday to restrict the export of Covid-19 vaccines from the 27-member bloc.

“We need to speed up the vaccination, we need to speed up both vaccine production and supply,” EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis told CNBC.

Tourism-reliant economies, such as Greece, have pushed for a common EU system that would restore some travel in the region this summer.

France and Italy say they are ready to quickly restart inoculation programs with the AstraZeneca vaccine if regulators confirm it’s still safe to use.

Six European Union countries have raised concerns over how the bloc is distributing Covid-19 vaccines, after AstraZeneca cut its delivery targets once again.

The European Union has asked AstraZeneca to do more to respect its contract with the bloc, as concerns grow that the firm will miss delivery targets once again.

Amid a global shortage of semiconductors, as well as tensions between China and the U.S., the bloc believes it is time to improve its digital sovereignty.

Christine Lagarde, the president of the ECB, has said she hopes young women today don’t have to experience sexism like she did early on in her career. 

There is excitement around the potential of tidal power, but work needs to be done to ramp up capacity.

The EMA is using a rolling review to study the data for the jab developed in Russia.

The EU is threatening new legal action against the U.K. over differences on their post-Brexit arrangements.

The EU is threatening new legal action against the U.K. over differences on their post-Brexit arrangements.

The European Commission proposed on Thursday new tools to become a more “assertive” player in global trade.

Dutch Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra is confident the euro zone will start to return to “normal” in the summer.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is already transforming the political scene in Rome and boosting financial markets.

Russia has said it is ready to cut ties with the European Union, in the latest escalation in tensions between the two sides.